Comments on: Blue LED Car Radio Mod http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: SANDY http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-28616 SANDY Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:26:16 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-28616 I have a 2001 Chevy Blazer with a Delco CD Player. My battery went dead and now the radio is locked and I don't know the code. How can I get the code to unlock or is there another way around it? Please Help!! I have a 2001 Chevy Blazer with a Delco CD Player. My battery went dead and now the radio is locked and I don’t know the code. How can I get the code to unlock or is there another way around it? Please Help!!

]]> By: Jason http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-28542 Jason Sat, 17 May 2008 01:12:11 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-28542 Hi Nick, From what I remember, the buttons were pretty standard, you should be able to find a replacement. You'll need to be comfortable soldering though. They'll need to be de-soldered from the circuit board and a new one in it's place. Regarding the theft deterrent feature... if you have it enabled, you just need to make sure you know the code for it. If you disconnect power, it will require the code when you plug it back in. Hi Nick,

From what I remember, the buttons were pretty standard, you should be able to find a replacement. You’ll need to be comfortable soldering though. They’ll need to be de-soldered from the circuit board and a new one in it’s place.

Regarding the theft deterrent feature… if you have it enabled, you just need to make sure you know the code for it. If you disconnect power, it will require the code when you plug it back in.

]]> By: NickV http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-28541 NickV Fri, 16 May 2008 15:08:17 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-28541 Hi Jason - I have a Delco radio just like the one you've updated wiht blue LEDS. I need to replace (1) button (P-Scan) on the radio (not lights). Can you offer me any "how to" advice" for removing the old button and installing the new one - including any need to address DELCO's Theft Deterrent feature. If you're able to provide pics for explanation purposes - it would be much appreciated. Thanks. Hi Jason - I have a Delco radio just like the one you’ve updated wiht blue LEDS. I need to replace (1) button (P-Scan) on the radio (not lights). Can you offer me any “how to” advice” for removing the old button and installing the new one - including any need to address DELCO’s Theft Deterrent feature. If you’re able to provide pics for explanation purposes - it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27931 Kyle Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:49:41 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27931 Well, the lights in my 98 Silverado are still good, but boring! And most of the lights in my dad's identical truck are out, so I smell a father-son soldering day this weekend! I LOVE the look of the blue, and was thinking about all the other lights in the cab, they can be replaced as well. Replacing them would probably be easier than the whole radio thing. I might do them first to get the hang of it, but I'm pretty good with soldering. My only worries would be getting the polarity right (voltmeter time) and resistors (sites you linked to). I would like the lights to match though... Should I go for blue dash and head liner lights, or do red all around? I'm leaning towards red because that won't ruin your "night vision" when they come on. I have a feeling a bunch of white LEDs coming on after a ride in the middle of the night would result in blindness and lots of cursing and stumbling to the door... I know they have multi-colored LEDs, and I'm thinking there are LEDs that slowly change between colors, now THAT would be a pretty sweet effect if they all changed at the same time, if not, it'd look kinda stupid, in my honest opinion. Either way, GREAT writeup! And I kill you for doing what I'd been thinking about for ages! ;) Kiddin man. Well, the lights in my 98 Silverado are still good, but boring! And most of the lights in my dad’s identical truck are out, so I smell a father-son soldering day this weekend!

I LOVE the look of the blue, and was thinking about all the other lights in the cab, they can be replaced as well. Replacing them would probably be easier than the whole radio thing. I might do them first to get the hang of it, but I’m pretty good with soldering. My only worries would be getting the polarity right (voltmeter time) and resistors (sites you linked to).

I would like the lights to match though… Should I go for blue dash and head liner lights, or do red all around? I’m leaning towards red because that won’t ruin your “night vision” when they come on. I have a feeling a bunch of white LEDs coming on after a ride in the middle of the night would result in blindness and lots of cursing and stumbling to the door…

I know they have multi-colored LEDs, and I’m thinking there are LEDs that slowly change between colors, now THAT would be a pretty sweet effect if they all changed at the same time, if not, it’d look kinda stupid, in my honest opinion.

Either way, GREAT writeup! And I kill you for doing what I’d been thinking about for ages! ;) Kiddin man.

]]> By: Keith http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27699 Keith Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:45:33 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27699 Jason, Way cool mod! When I read about the LED failure I wondered if you "know" the bulb/LED voltage source is 12V? Automotive systems push sytem voltage as high as 16.1V in could weather. Granted the radio could have a clean regulated source for sensitive electronics, but would anyone at DE ever try to attach that to the bulbs? I think they are really on a who cares circuit from the dash dim pot on a rig like yours. Therefore there is some chance that an additional 4V is enough to push your LED to the wall. If I was to pick an average running system voltage on car I would pick 14V. Just my 2Volts. Keith Jason,
Way cool mod! When I read about the LED failure I wondered if you “know” the bulb/LED voltage source is 12V? Automotive systems push sytem voltage as high as 16.1V in could weather. Granted the radio could have a clean regulated source for sensitive electronics, but would anyone at DE ever try to attach that to the bulbs? I think they are really on a who cares circuit from the dash dim pot on a rig like yours. Therefore there is some chance that an additional 4V is enough to push your LED to the wall. If I was to pick an average running system voltage on car I would pick 14V. Just my 2Volts. Keith

]]> By: Jason http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27689 Jason Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:30:09 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27689 Juan, I don't think heat was really an issue. LEDs can withstand a lot of heat. I think it has to do with the quality of the LEDs and the current driving them. If you decide to give it a try, please let me know how it goes. Send a picture too! Juan,

I don’t think heat was really an issue. LEDs can withstand a lot of heat. I think it has to do with the quality of the LEDs and the current driving them. If you decide to give it a try, please let me know how it goes. Send a picture too!

]]> By: Juan http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27681 Juan Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:31:33 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27681 Hi, stumbled upon your entry here and had a question about heat. I have the same radio that I took out of my 2000 S10 and I want to use it as a garage radio. This would be something cool to do to it too. My only question, though, is how the LED's stand up to heat. When the radio was on, it would get really hot. Do you think that is why your LED's burned out? Hi, stumbled upon your entry here and had a question about heat. I have the same radio that I took out of my 2000 S10 and I want to use it as a garage radio. This would be something cool to do to it too. My only question, though, is how the LED’s stand up to heat. When the radio was on, it would get really hot. Do you think that is why your LED’s burned out?

]]> By: joe http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27355 joe Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:15:23 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27355 hey jason all of my lights are burnt out acceped the seek button and i have the exact same radio in my chevy s10 and hav expiriance in auto body,painting and some soldering but not sure how id get the raidio appart is it really hard?by the way my little light were the cds go in is out to is it replacable? hey jason all of my lights are burnt out acceped the seek button and i have the exact same radio in my chevy s10 and hav expiriance in auto body,painting and some soldering but not sure how id get the raidio appart is it really hard?by the way my little light were the cds go in is out to is it replacable?

]]> By: Troy http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27192 Troy Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:20:30 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27192 On a 98 Silverado, how do I remove the trim to access the radio? On a 98 Silverado, how do I remove the trim to access the radio?

]]> By: Slow Train » Blue LED Delco Radio Mod http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27094 Slow Train » Blue LED Delco Radio Mod Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:07:40 +0000 http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/02/35#comment-27094 [...] few of the lights went out on my Delco radio in my ‘98 Silverado, so after seeing this page I decided to give it a shot. While I was at it, I put red LEDs behind my [...] […] few of the lights went out on my Delco radio in my ‘98 Silverado, so after seeing this page I decided to give it a shot. While I was at it, I put red LEDs behind my […]

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