DIY: Automatic VDC off @ your own risk!

Mitco39 · 06-15-2013, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

I'd love to turn off the VDC light, TPMS light and the air bag light...

Pull the cluster apart and remove the leds?

Sh0velMan · 06-15-2013, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitco39

Pull the cluster apart and remove the leds?

That's what it's going to come down to. It's not all that simple though, they're likely to be SMD LEDs on a printed circuit board, likely in a permanently sealed enclosure... It's a big project.

JARblue · 06-15-2013, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

That's what it's going to come down to. It's not all that simple though, they're likely to be SMD LEDs on a printed circuit board, likely in a permanently sealed enclosure... It's a big project.

The biggest thing is taking the dash apart - I think you have a lot to remove to get to them. But I don't believe they're sealed up, and they're not too difficult to remove with the right tools. Digi did a DIY and replaced every LED in his car IIRC.

Sh0velMan · 06-15-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

The biggest thing is taking the dash apart - I think you have a lot to remove to get to them. But I don't believe they're sealed up, and they're not too difficult to remove with the right tools. Digi did a DIY and replaced every LED in his car IIRC.

heh.. Yeah taking my dash apart isn't a big job. Trust me on that one.

Maybe I'll look at opening the cluster today, see how big of a job it is to do it cleanly.

Mitco39 · 06-15-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

heh.. Yeah taking my dash apart isn't a big job. Trust me on that one.

Maybe I'll look at opening the cluster today, see how big of a job it is to do it cleanly.

And make a DIY? hahaha

Mitco39 · 06-15-2013, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

That's what it's going to come down to. It's not all that simple though, they're likely to be SMD LEDs on a printed circuit board, likely in a permanently sealed enclosure... It's a big project.

Or just take a dab of black silicone and put it on top of the LED. That way you dont even have to touch the board and it should black out if not almost completely keep the light from getting out.

SATX_NISMO · 06-15-2013, 11:12 AM

I thought about that. I'm looking around for a round black sticker, like the ones you find on cheap furniture to cover up screw holes.

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Originally Posted by Mitco39

Or just take a dab of black silicone and put it on top of the LED. That way you dont even have to touch the board and it should black out if not almost completely keep the light from getting out.

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