LED in Keyhole HELP

DarkElegance919 · Jan 6, 2008

i'm trying to replace the led in the keyhole, i got to the chip that has the led but i just can't seem to unplug the darn thing so i can do the soldering in the house. anyone here unplugged it before? if so, wats the trick?? i don't wanna break it.

I4 CG5 · Jan 6, 2008

The led is soldered onto the circuit board. You will have to use de-soldering braid to get it off. Here are some instructions fro ledautomotive.com Click

DarkElegance919 · Jan 6, 2008

haha yea i got that part, but the thing is, it's pretty hard to solder it in the car, i was just wondering if the lil chip could be disconnected somehow so i can work on it in the house. thanks though!

HomerJay · Jan 6, 2008

There's an install guide at LED Automotive:

http://www.ledautomotive.com/HowToGuides/98-02Accord/KeyholeHowTo.asp

This is the last LED I need to switch out. I'm not looking forward to it. Although, the "AUTO" in the window switch was probably a lot worse and I pulled that one off...

GoldnKnight22 · Jan 7, 2008

yeah bro, I've done it. could you post a pic though? I can't remember off the top of my head exactly what the trick was, because I seem to remember having a little trouble getting the circuit board out too. i'll try to help u though if you're still stuck.

DarkElegance919 · Jan 7, 2008

haha i'm still stuck on this part, here's the picture.

that black part where the wires are connected to would looks like it'll just unplug...but it doesn't! haha i cracked a tiny piece though....

GoldnKnight22 · Jan 12, 2008

errrrr, why don't i remember?

what about right where it meets the circuit board? either that or further towards the steering column... one or the other!! I cant really pull mine apart to help you right now.