Y33 Analog Clock and digital climate control swap

The swap to the newer climate control and analog clock in the 00-01  Y33's is pretty straight forward you have to do come minor wiring ( Retro swap is plug and play). Pull the A/C vents, Radio/climate  control, center console/shifter section (its been covered in other  posts). 

The only wiring that you have to do is for the analog  clock. You can see it in the picture below. Everything else is plug and  play. All you have to do is tap (I used wire taps, but you can cut and solder for cleaner look) the same colored wires from the clock to the same  colored wires in the white plug to the right of the clock in the image. The wire colors are black=Ground, yellow= constant 12v, red w/blue  stripe, red w/white (illumination). 

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Mine didn't come with the clock wiring so I had to make a run to the local junk yard to find a suitable replacement. Clock plugs from older Q's or J30's will work. 

At this point you can swap out the light bulbs for some led's. I had already done this to my digital climate control so I swapped them into the newer one. [URL="http://i.imgur.com/VBu3I.jpg"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VBu3I.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

You can finde these at superbrightleds and a bunch of other places online
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Now plug everything back in check to see if the clock is functioning and everything else illuminates. Boo ya finished product below: 

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What size are the leds for the climate control,  clock,  etc? 

Tapa'Talkin on my Galaxy Note

The clock bulbs are 
T1.5 series LED Twist Lock Lamps 

The climate control leds are 
T1-1/4 Twist Lock Base Mount Neo Wedge Bulbs

Ok awesome ive been saying i need to do this project.. Sorry to ask so many questions but do you remember how many you needed? 

Tapa'Talkin on my Galaxy Note

Nice work.  And I have the same LED's (except blue for the HVAC) from the same place in mine and I love em. For those looking to do it, just remember that the little LEDs for the HVAC only work when in the right way, if they do not light up, take them out and do a half turn and put them back in.  This should also tell you that you should check them before you stuff everything back in and bolt it together haha.

Hahaha! Good tip!

Anybody know what bulb type it is for the gauge clusters?

^ I think they are also T1-1/4 or Neo-wedge but I haven't confirmed this yet.  I need to take mine out and do those next so keep us posted if you find out for certain

Lookin forward to the update it would be nice to upgrade to a crisper white this dingy white sucks plus half my buttons dont light up at night :what:

Tapa'Talkin on my Galaxy Note

[QUOTE=BossMaxima;456398]Ok awesome ive been saying i need to do this project.. Sorry to ask so many questions but do you remember how many you needed? 

Tapa'Talkin on my Galaxy Note[/QUOTE]

No problem. The clock uses two bulbs. The hvac if I remember correctly uses 5 bulbs.

[QUOTE=PANCAKES!;456502]Hahaha! Good tip!

Anybody know what bulb type it is for the gauge clusters?[/QUOTE]

The main ones that light up the gauges are 194's I did mine a while ago ( four of them). The smaller warning light and gear indicator bulbs are smaller T1.5 series  bulbs