repugnante

The guy who did this never shared his "HOW TO". He apparently wanted to keep this to himself. You may need to do a google search

FrankT

I'm thinking for the radio, dash and switches it is a Neo Wedge type bulb. I have seen them on other Toyota applications for interior illumination.

From THIS post the bulbs in his 99 LS contains (10) Neo Wedge T4 bulbs.

Percy

The blue screen look of the temperature LCD can be done by doing the following. Replace all of the stock bulbs with blue LEDs. Since he isn't citing a source, you may have to go custom. Measure the voltage and polarity of each contact for the bulb "pad" that's on the printed circuit board. You can then use the LED resistor calculator to figure out which load resistor you'll need.

http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz

As for the LCD screen, all you have to do is take the front cover of the screen (polarized film) and invert it or reverse it. Quite easy to do.

If you buy your LEDs at a Radio Shack, they'll list the forward current, mcd, etc on the package. You might have to experiment with different mcd (milli candela or 1/1000 of a candlepower) for the desired effect and intensity that you want. Example, a 2000 mcd is about 2 candlepower roughly. Anything below 500mcd is not recommended since the light has to fight through the thick plastic.

bigguppy

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http://www.superbrightleds.com/

I think they are NEO4-W or NEO3-W is a direct fit for the AC climate and radio. I do not remember exactly which one but they have a good return policy. Just order as much needed for each and return what you do not use. But I really think its the NEO4-W. Dont get **** at me if I am wrong. But update us. There will be some led which is not a plug-n-play. Those will required some soldiering. You can find out yourself by opening your unit or search here for pictures and count them yourself.

They do offer a "high power" version which I do not recommend since they too bright at night.

bigguppy

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Percy, what result in inverting the LCD screen? Thanks

Percy

If you take one of the front filters (polarized plastic sheet) and flip it around, the numbers / letters will be completely opposite of what you see. In other words normally dark letters and numbers, but when flipped (front sheet only!) they will be light letters and dark background.

A LCD (liquid crystal display) has two sheets of polarization material. One is on the back of the display and is usually coupled with a reflective backing. The front is the other polarization sheet and this is what helps to make the characters visible. The center LCD section is usually composed of glass with the liquid crystal layer which is electrically sensitive. Put a small amount of alternating current and you have the LCD in it's simplest form.

If you have an old calculator with an LCD display, you can try taking it apart and flipping the front polarization sheet. You'll see the cool effects.

YxUxMADDDD

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somebody else done this on a gs before and i believe the lcd screen display in question is from a toyota prius or one of the toyota cars that replaces the lcd unit itself. correct me if i'm wrong but i'm for sure i seen it belongs to another car. i'll search and see if i can find it again.