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.

In the picture below, there are 3 different colored arrows. The blue one lights up the temp knob, and is optional to change. If you do not change it, the blue and red temp reading will light up as it always has, if you decide to replace it with an LED, the blue will light up more "blue" (and will match the rest of your dash.) but the red will not light up at all.

The red arrows are bulbs you will want to remove. The green arrow is where the supplied wedge bulb goes. The bulbs will come out with a quarter of a counterclockwise twist, and then they lift straight out.

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

This next step is optional, but will improve the lighting of the fan speed knob, and even out the lighting.

Turn the unit around, and pull the knobs straight off. They should come off pretty easy. There are some black tabs going all the way around the climate control that clip in the black face. 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.

Put some tin foil around the fan speed know area as shown.

Here is the before and after. The foil makes a big difference!

Next, remove the buttons that have blue boxes around them.

You want to lift the button out and pop it out of the hinges, be sure to lift the button up all the way and pull straight out to not break break the plastic hinge.

Once removed, take the plastic cover off the button. To do so, turn it to one side and pry the two halves apart with a small flat screwdriver until it pops out over the tab that is holding it down:

The piece pictured below has a filter in it. Use your finger and push the filter from the inside until it pops out. (Note: if you want to put it back into place, all you have to do is line it up and snap it back in with a little pressure)

Here is what it it will look like.

Put the 2 halves of the button back together, and pop the button back onto the climate control by snapping the hinges back into place. Re-attach the front plastic cover.

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.

If the fan speed area fails to light, try turning the wedge LED around 180 degrees, and trying again.