Does ne1 have the DIY for the Tiburon Window Switch Mod. I am trying to do this 2day and I can't figure out how to get the motherboard off the black piece of plastic holding the LEDs on. Some1 please help.

 

There used to be a link from Spicy car, but the link don't work nomore, looks like their ISP was cut or something.

Anyway, to get the circuit board off the black Window switch unit:
You will see at one end of the circuit board, 2 solder points, kinda with like 2 forks holding the circuit board on. Unsolder that. Use a solder wick or soldersucker to help get the solder off.
Once the solder is off, the circuit board will pop off with a little pry from a flathead screwdriver if you pry it up by the solderjoints.
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[ December 01, 2002, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: KayJai ]

 

Thanks for the info KayJai. I'll try that.

 

When I get back to the states I'll take pics of the entire process and post the How to. Me and Majin Chithonan figured out how to replace every bulb in the tib, to include the ones that "Aren't replaceable"...

I gotta wait because the stuff is in storage and I never heard from whats her face that totalled her tibby and was sellin parts...

 

Arite, I did the window switch on the driver's side, I blew hte LED for the passenger side, but my next attack in the lights in the dash, recirc button, A/C button, rear defroster, and cruise. I hate that damn green it doesn't go with anything in the car. Everything will be turned to red. hehe If I had a digicam I would have taken pix of the process but no digicam for me, soon I hope.

[ December 05, 2002, 04:45 AM: Message edited by: biomknx ]

 

I've heard changing the lights behind the A/C controls is much more difficult. Do a search on a couple of the forums, and good luck!

 

It's easy
I have all the lights and covers, just haven't gotten off my butt to do it, and it's COLD now too!
The AC and recirc button has LEDs, use the same ones you use for the window switches. The Fogs, cruise and rear defrost are not LEDS, they have yellow or green covers respectively. Go to your local parts store and get them to order autometer 3207 covers, they come in blue, red, green and I think yellow. Can't really explain how to get to them, but I'll try
1. Take top of dash Completely off.
2. Unscrew the fogs, rear defrost, cruise, air, and recirc buttons.
3. for the fogs, rear defrost, and cruise. It'll look something like this: (this is the fogs, You don't have to take that front peice of the fogs off.)

The part that the red arrow is pointing to twists off which will then expose the bulb, still inside will be the green cover. Replace that cover with the 3207 Autometer one. The autometer one will look bigger, AND IT IS wink But just tuck the new cover into the hole and twist the bulb back on. Do the same for the cruise and rear defrost. Color is your choice.
4. For the air and recirc, they are very similar, except the recirc has 2 LEDs ( for the 1st gens) and the air has one. Unfortunately I don't have pix. But I'll try to explain it.
A. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS: there will be a bulb to twist off on both buttons, which lights up the AC and recirc picture. TWIST THAT OFF FIRST, IT'LL LOOK LIKE THE BULB IN THE FOGS PICTURE ABOVE, if you do not, good luck at the junk yard! wink
B. There are 4 "clips" (2 on each side) on the air and recirc buttons, with a small flathead, carefully pry it open, just becarefull and you should be fine. Of course if they snap, you can always used tape to tape the buttons unit together, since it's BEHIND the dash and no one will see it.

Anyway, good luck!