First, we need to remove the trim panel around the climate control and radio. Use a flat head screwdriver at the edges to gently pry between the dash and the plastic trim piece. Pull the trim piece off (this may take some force.) The trim panel is held in with 8 clips (shown below.)

Now that we have the panel off, remove the 4 screws that hold the climate control unit in place.

Pull the climate control out enough to access the wire harnesses and unplug them. Next we have to remove the cable that is attached to the temperature slider. Remove the screw on the brass "clamp" shown below:

Remove the end of the cable from the climate control. When reinstalling, put the end of the cable back over the plastic post. You will see marks in the black part of the cable where the bracket was located. Just line up the marks where the bracket will go, put the bracket back on and install the screw.

Remove the climate control unit from the car. Next, remove the 3 bulbs shown below:

To get to the filters that need to be removed, we first have to remove the buttons. Use a small flat head screwdriver to pop them off. They should come off easy by gently prying them off. Just remember what button goes where so you can put them back on in the correct order.

Use your fingers or your small flat head screwdriver to remove the filters. They are just stuck on a clear plastic light bar that is inside the climate control unit.

Put all the buttons back on (make sure they are in the correct order.)

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

To make the buttons light up a little brighter, leave a small space between the plastic bulb holder and the bottom of the LED. (The blue arrows are pointing to the space that was left.) You might want to leave a bit more room than shown in the picture.) Do this for the 2 LEDs on the top of the climate control. (Not the one for the back.)

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.

For the 2 top LEDs, figure out which way the LED is to be installed. Put the LED assembly (the LED and base) in the button and see if it lights up. If it does not light up, take it out and rotate it 180 degrees. Once you know which way it goes in, then bend the LED toward the front of the climate control unit and reinstall it. You may want to play with the angle that you bend the LED to get the climate control to light up as bright as possible. You will probably want to bend it more than it shows in the picture below.

*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.

Be sure to test the LEDs to be sure they are in correctly. Do so by inserting the LEDs in the climate control and connecting it back up to the car, and turn on the parking lights. Do not leave the parking lights on very long, just long enough to see if the LEDs are lighting up. If it is not, simply take the LED(s) that are not lighting up and rotate it 180 degrees, so the anode will make contact with the opposite contact that it did to start with.