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How-To add LED Lights to STi Window/Lock Control Panel
Info:
The 04/05 STi from the factory only has one window switch control that
lights up. The driver side AUTO switch. Adding LED's behind the other
switches and the door locks makes them light up. The passenger window
controls do not have clear button icons, so they do not light up.
I saw this mod on a few Subaru forums, but most of them were not how I
liked it so I made my own method up.
I'm not sure, but this may work on the 06's also if they don't have
lights.
What you need:
1. Thin Wire. (I used a 40wire IDE cable from a old computer and pulled
one strand off)
2. Soldering Iron.
3. Solder.
4. Electrical Tape.
5. 3 packs of Red LED's from Radio Shack Part# 276-330 (Comes in pairs)
6. 100 ohm resistor. (Able to handle 0.067 watts)
7. 5-min epoxy.
How-To:
You basically tap off of the harnesses 12 volt connection. This gets
power when the key is in the On position, not the ACC position. The
LED's go off when you press the window lock button also. The LED's are
going to be wired in series with a 100ohm resistor because they require
1.8 to 2.4 volts and the car puts out 12 volts. That will enable each
LED to draw 2 volts and have a very long lifetime. Here's a good website
on wiring LED's if you need to know more.
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
1. Take out the window control unit. Take off the three screws, and then
pry under the tabs and pop the button top cover off.
2. Place electrical tape all over the top so you wont get any shorts.
3. Cut the electrical tape where the switches fit into the board holes.
4. You cut a small hole over the solder point for the ground which is
the 3 hole from the right on the top in the row of solder joints.
(Circled Brown)
5. You cut a small hole over the solder point for the 12 volt source
which is the 4th solder joint from the right on the bottom row. (Circled
Red)
6. Make a small dot where each LED will shine up into the top of the
switch casing.
7. You wire the resistor from the 12 volt source to the anode of the
first LED then the Cathode of that LED to the Anode of the next LED
until you finish them all and the last LED to the ground solder joint.
8. Position and epoxy the LED's while you solder them. (I glued each
one, then soldered it)
9. Plug into harness in car, cross fingers, and test.
10. Enjoy the new LED's.

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