Climate control Help Options

[rentaspace]

Okay so I bought a spree complete dash kit, and it finally arrived and I am attempting to install it.

I have got the climate control out, sort of... The two control wires are connected at the rear but not to the car allowing me to slide the unit out.
I can only see one of the light bulbs which I assume is the top row buttons on the unit. I wasn't given any instructions for this kit, despite clearly being told that I was going to.
I also do not know which LED goes where...
Any help would be appreciated

[The_enD]

I'll be doing to whole process myself soon and I am sure there are other threads with info, but some more is never bad.

[rentaspace]

I'll be doing to whole process myself soon and I am sure there are other threads with info, but some more is never bad.

I'll walk you through the process now, and add some photos later (If I get a chance)

Basically I followed this:
Tools Used:
Long Nose Pliers
Flat Head Jewelers Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver to remove Trim Screws.
Panel Removal Tools (Optional)

LEDs Used:
x3 8mm Neo Wedge (I THINK these are what they are, I may be wrong)

Method:
1) Pop the hood and unclip the CC Control Wire from the firewall and then push the hook out of the pin. (Use long nose pliers)
2) In the drivers side near your feet (For me it was on the left hand side), there is another control wire, detach it.
(Everyone was posting photos of a black and blue control wire, but I had black and white >.<)
3) Get to work removing the centre panel, easy to do this. Unclip the shift surround, unscrew the screws and remove the large centre panel.
4) Unscrew the CC unit, and slowly bring it forward. Remove the two Wire Harnesses from the rear.
5) Unscrew gold/copper coloured screws: 3 screws on top and 3 on the bottom and then remove the heat knob and detach the rear part (this will allow you to have the CC out of the car, and the Contol Wires still in the car.
6) On the rear of the CC unit, there are 3 twist sockets with little bulbs with green condoms. Untwist ONE using long nose pliers. It is very important you do one at a time or you may get confused about which has been done, and how to get them back in.
7) using a flat head jewelers screwdriver (or any small flat head) unclip the feet of the bulb from the twist socket, and then pull the bulb up (It may be easier to remove the condom fist)
8) Remove the SMD LED from its plastic surround and feed the feet through the twist socket following the same pattern as the OEM bulbs, leave a bit of slack in the top of the SMD feet so that you can angle it into the socket, the SMD I had was slightly too large, but angling it in worked
9) Re-twist in the new SMD socket, and then go to the car, plug the Harnesses Back in and make sure the LED works. If not, untwist it and reverse the polarity. If it still doesn't work, you may have damaged the LED (Very Easy to do by accident).
10) Repeat for the other two lights and viola! It is now LED back lit.
11) Re-insert the CC unit and make sure the Control Wires are alright and still in the correct place. Then attach them.
12) Screw the CC unit back in and then TEST the heat knob and fan speed knob, if they are hard to turn or impossible to turn, you have to redo the Control Wires as they are not in the correct place.


To replace the Green Coloured Button LEDs I believe that you have to further disasemble the CC unit and actually solder on new LEDs... I didn't attempt this yet, but I may soon since I have the LEDs laying around from my Window Switch Blue LED Conversion.


EDIT:
Also give yourself around 2-4 hours to do this. Even though it is very simple, it is daunting the first time and you must be very patient when reinserting the new LED twist socket. Removing the trim and the CC unit took me 30mins; fitting the LEDs too me 5mins each socket; but, reinserting them took a good 30mins for the first one and around 20mins each for the other two
If you run into problems this time may be blown out. I also too a lot of breaks as I am generally an impatient person and get pissed at the car very easily; when that happened I walked away and got a coffee inside, then came back when calm.
Including the breaks, the whole process took me 4 hours total.

This post has been edited by rentaspace: Jul 1, 2013 - 1:50 AM