First, I want to thank and give credit to Peter a.k.a. Illusion. Most of the pictures and information came from his web site (WITH HIS PERMISSION), and I would not have even started this project if it weren't for him. Click [here] to visit his site.

The first things we need to do are getting the console off and get the climate control, and clock apart. Firmly grasp the clock on both sides and pull it straight out. It's a little tough but there's just clips holding it there. Remove the two connectors from the clock and set it aside. Now there's a little screw behind where the clock was. Be careful when taking this screw out, If it falls, you may never see it again.

There are two screws under the bezel for the climate control. I have the factory wood stereo bezel so yours may look different but the screws are in the same place.

Pull the center console out, be gentle, it takes a decent tug but don't muscle it because there's wires connected to the climate control. Remove the two connectors from the climate control and take the whole assembly somewhere where you can work and put a soft cloth down so you don't scratch your bezel.

Remove the climate control from the bezel. On this picture there's 4 screws marked with red arrows, remove those screws. You should be able to separate the Climate control from the bezel now. Using that same picture there are 4 screws marked with blue arrows, take those out along with two on the top that are where the top two red arrows are, I forgot to mark those in the picture, sorry. The white back will come off. You can take the bulbs out now, just remember where they go. There should be 6 bulbs, 3 3mm and 3 5mm. The bulbs will come out with a quarter of a counterclockwise twist, and then they lift straight out.

Take out the screws that hold the circuit board down, marked with red arrows on this picture. Make sure you touch something metal to ground yourself before touching the circuit board. Static electricity could ruin the circuit board.

Gently pull the circuit board straight up, and I mean gently, the harnesses for the controls are attached and cannot be removed. You'll see a clear wavy looking thing (diffuser) with a tab on either side, bend the tabs out and remove the wavy thing. Underneath is green filter (pictured below.) Take out the filter. It's tricky, just take your time, it's stuck down with double sided tape. Tweezers work good to grab the filter.

Look where you removed the filter, and you will see 2 square holes. Cut 2 small rectangles of electrical tape to cover these holes. (Red arrows.) This will prevent light from shining from through them. (The factory filter does this, but we removed it, and they need to be blocked.) Tweezers work good to put the electrical tape into position.

If you also purchased the Indicator kit, it is a good time to look at those install guide to minimize your work. Click Here

Now put the wavy thing back and gently slide the circuit board back in, don't force it, it should slide in with just a little help. Remember straight in; don't angle it to the side.

Put the 4 screws back in the circuit board, and put the plastic cover back over the circuit board to protect it. You'll notice some black tabs going all the way around the climate control, take a small flat head screwdriver and lift one tab at a time while separating the bezel. When you get this done the front should come off, and the knobs will fall off.

Lift up the two top buttons from the bottom and remove the green filters.

Put the buttons back down, put the knobs back on (if they fell off) and put the front plastic piece back on.

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.

These pictures show which side is + so you know where the anode (the lead with the resistor,) of the LED should go.