Sending this out to JFT, jag_genius and other techs, how do Iremove the steering wheel controls? I hope I don't have to remove the air bag.

 

Well hate to say it, but yes you have to remove airbag. Simple process.

 

son of a motherless goat...... so how do you remove it.

 

1st move steering wheel out and down with controls.. then disconnect the battery as jag says.. lol i never do.. turn wheel quarter turn and with a torx 27 or 30 stick in rear of steering wheel .. there is a little hole .. there is a torx in there.. loosen then turn wheel opposite side and loosen off the other torx.. then airbag comes... out.. becareful with airbag connectors..
(i use a torx set that are long .. they look like a allen key set)

 

takes 5 minutes to do

 

It is a 30 torx. I dislike the X-Type airbag bolts. Always fight me on the way back in.

Definitly easy job. I wouldnt even unplug the airbag. Just unbolt it and disconnect the steering wheel controls.
Why do you want to do this incidentally.

 

i hate the x type airbag too...

 

Long time I haven't posted, been pretty busy, put the reason is that I am changing the colors inside the vehicle. I stop I while back after changing the window switches and the parking brake because of other projects I had to do first ( bad cat). I just odered the smd's that will need replacing so I am back to working on the lights.

 

Well 5 months later and I had time to o it it actually uses non surface mount ones and I didn't have to solder anythiing on those switches ..... it took me about 30 minutes.

 

So how about a summary of your LED project...its been so long, I lost track of what you have actually done. And pics too...

 

Well here is a pic snapped w cell phone, I need to start on radio and the the instrument cluster and I'm done

 

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it looks nice, but does not white get annoying to the eyes. A blue would have been much nicer. just my opinion......... do not lash out at me!!!! Anyways, looks better than stock!!!

 

not really i was going with the blue but it looked cheesy.

 

It looks like the white is really bright, compared to the original green. You have to keep them dimmed down you think?

I see you saved the tough ones for last - inst cluster and radio.

 

thats right the radio is done but I ran out of smds... have to wait for them to arrive from Hong Kong i couldn't find a us maker.... weird. need alot of blue for the screen and some white for the buttons