CLIMATE CONTROL KIT INSTALL GUIDE
01-04 Honda Civic

This install guide is intended for use by LEDautomotive.com customers and winners of eBay auctions by entcee. We cannot guarantee a successful LED conversion with items not purchased from us.

*Please read this all the way through before doing this install!*
We will not be held responsible for any mistakes, problems, or damage done to any part of your car. Follow this install guide carefully and you should have no problems. If you are unsure about ANYTHING, please email us. We will help you out to the best of our ability.

Here Is What You Will Need:

- A fine point, low watt soldering iron ($8 - RadioShack part number: 64-2051)
- Silver-bearing solder ($4 - RadioShack part number: 64-035)
- Phillips head screw driver
- Flat head screw driver
- Crescent wrench


Let's Get Started

The first thing we need to do is to get the power outlet part away to reach screws holding central console (climate control and radio). Firmly grasp the dash part from the inside and pull it to remove it (5 attach are retaining it) . Be careful not to tear apart the power outlet's cable.


Remove the two screws retaining the frame of the console with the phillips screw driver. Beware, do not drop those screws in the hole behind the power supply, or you wont see them again.


Pull the console from the dash holding it using the hole under the radio. You can help yourself pushing the frame from the inside (you will find it just over the metal bar where you removed the screws previously). The console will come in a block with a lot of wires behind it.


Unplug every cables from the console. Remove the knobs from the climate control.


Use a needle or something small to pry off the red filters from the back of each of the 3 knobs.


You'll find the two bulbs of A/C controller behind the console under the radio. You can remove them using the flat head screw driver turning 1/4 turn to the left.


Remove circled screws to pull out the button panel.


Remove the button panel from the climate control.


The button covers are held on by clips on each side. Use a small screwdriver and wedge it between the button cover and the panel, then twist the screwdriver to unclip it. Do this on both sides of each button to release the button cover.



After removing all the button covers you see three red filters.


To remove the red filters, use a pair of tweezers. Stick them in between the red and white parts, then lift the filter out.


Here are the buttons without the red filters.


Next, remove the three screws holding the module that contains the 3 knobs. In the picture below there are 2 arrows and a circle. These are the thee screws to remove.


Use a needle or something small to remove the filters from around the knob holes.



You'll find the two bulbs of vent controller on it side. You can removed them using the flat head screw driver turning 1/4 turn to the left.


Bulb To LED Conversion

Now we need to take all of our bulbs and convert them. Remove the stock bulb from the base by unwinding the two contact leads. You might need a used staple or something to pick the leads up from the grooves.


Now pull the bulb out of the plastic holder and insert the LED through the holes.


Note which side is the anode and which side is the cathode. Unlike regular bulbs, LED's are polarized and will not work if you plug them in the wrong way. The anode is the + lead and is longer than the other.


Bend the negative (-) lead so it goes into the groove. Bend the positive (+) lead 90° from the other groove and cut both leads so that they do not stick out past the bulb holder. It will help if you can bend the positive (+) lead slightly toward the end. (See right picture.)


Solder
one end of the wire (included with your kit) to the the negative (-) lead and wrap the wire around the bulb holder in the groove. The wire will go where the contact leads on the stock bulb were before you removed the bulb. Cut off any extra wire an put the end of the wire in the groove.


Take another piece of wire (included with your kit) and bend it in a "U" shape an put it on the bulb holder as shown in the left picture. Cut one of the ends short enough so it will fit down in the groove, and bend the wire into the groove. Next cut the other end of the wire and fold it into the same groove. It is OK if it overlaps the other end of the wire as seen in the picture on the right.


The left pictures shows what it should look like. Place a resistor (included in your kit) between the LED lead and the wire you just wrapped around the bulb holder and solder both sides of the resistor.


Here is a diagram that shows the layout of an LED correctly installed.

*Important!* - While soldering, do not hold the soldering iron to the LED lead, resistor or the solder joint for more than 3 or 4 seconds. If the solder does not make a good contact, wait until it cools before heating it up again. If you hold the soldering iron on the solder joint too long, the resistor and/or the LED will become useless. The resistor will go out before the LED will, we have included extra resistors in case you need them.


A trick to help you solder the tiny resistors on the bulb holder is to use your pliers to hold the bulb holder. Put a rubber band around the handle so it holds the bulb holder and use your tweezers to hold the resistor into place with one hand while you solder it with the other hand.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at Nate@LEDautomotive.com.



 
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