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After installing the Cetus rims
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With the original wheels
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With the wipers and cowl removed. The cabin air filter goes in that black box on the passenger side.
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Here's how to do the door lock switches. Positive on the left, negative on the right.
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Here's how to do the window switch on all but the master. Positive on the left, negative on the right. Cut the old LED wires just under the LED on the tower, then bend the left tab forward to solder the resistor to.
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The master switch. The polarity on the window switch LEDs is the reverse of all the other switches. Cut both LED s off near the top of the tower, then bend down the tab closest to the recess so you can solder the resistor down there.
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Another view of the master switch
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All installed. The camera lies; it's more red than this but still has a slight orange tint.
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The two bulbs you'll find in the switches
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Unwind the wires and pull the bulb straight out of the holder
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Insert the new LED to right at this height, then wrap one of the legs around the base like the old bulb and trim it to length. Wrap a resistor leg around the other side of the base, then solder the resistor to the other LED leg. You can get it nice...
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One with the resistor sticking up. This is easier to do than make it lie flat.
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The back of the climate control unit panel. To get here, remove the radio, then reach behind the ECC and push it out towards you; it pops right out. Remove the four screws that hold the face on, then there are three tabs to release.
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Disassemble these bulbs just like the switches
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I got better at making them look nice and sit flat
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The one at the right is scuffed with 200 grit sandpaper; the one on the left is not. You'll want to do that to diffuse the light.
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Here are two finished dash switches next to an original so you can see the difference
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The climate control turned out a lot better than it looks in this picture; there are no hot spots and the light distribution is even. The whole unit is readable while driving, but I think I'm going to move to some bigger bulbs. These are 3 mm and I...
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I added four LEDs in the square holes at the top of the climate control and wired them individually to the existing lights. To anchor them, use a hot soldering iron to melt the LED wire into the plastic.

I originally tried to do all four LEDs in ...
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I added four LEDs in the square holes at the top of the climate control and wired them individually to the existing lights. To anchor them, use a hot soldering iron to melt the LED wire into the plastic.

I originally tried to do all four LEDs in ...
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Now it's a bit too bright on the top. I need to move the LEDs on the right side back a bit to even it out and it'll look perfect.
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The timing belt tensioner failed, feeding the intact belt out the cover
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The belt sliced neatly through the cover
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Bad tensioner on the left, good one on the right
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What you get in the box from Clearwater Cylinder Head, complete with cams.
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The bottom of the upper head on an NA
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