Replacing Steering Wheel Controls With LED On A GM Chevy Trailblazer. 

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Exactly what I did. Thanks. 😁

Make a video

I thought about pulling the wheel to see what that did for me but it was dark and I don't have the right puller. Since you do gauges and clusters where can I get the correct led's and new servos? Do the led's need resistors as well? I have a few noisy servos I would like to replace. You can email me if you don't want to get into it here.

@@The_Active_Region any X27.168 stepper motor will be safe to buy (white with that part number printed on it). I like to use old school 5mm LED's. A lot of the pre-packaed 12v automotive led lights are too bright and use unreliable LED's. You'll want flat top, not dome focused lens, diffused prefered. I use 5mm with built in dropper resistor, makes for a clean install. But I purchase direct from a manufacturer in Shenzhen. But there are some cube LED's floating around the state's that work nice too.

Thanks. If I decide to do it someday I might contact you with a few more specific questions if you don't mind. I have no problem doing the work. I just hate reinventing the wheel when it comes to research on components if someone has already gone thought the process many times.

@@The_Active_Region I'll throw some blue LED's in the mail for you. No charge for you. You don't need to make a review video or anything. Send me a email when your ready 1mr.repairman@gmail.com

Thanks Jeff.

How much did that cost you?

Yes they dim with the dimming switch. www.ebay.com/str/gmgaugerepair/GM-Steering-Wheel-Controls/_i.html?_storecat=5294336017

No, it turned out I broke the retaining clip to the airbag connector. I replaced it and it went out.

The mileage is about 184,000 miles.

hehe, mine is 282044 miles (470000 kms). But I cheat little bit, my car is from 98. Nice mileage! In fact it's lot of work to keep our car alive (mostly mine).

Yes I hear that. I have put a lot of work in to keep it rolling. Mostly suspension components.

I believe I left the link in the description.

www.ebay.com/str/gmgaugerepair/GM-Steering-Wheel-Controls/_i.html?_storecat=5294336017

I did one better. I put an empty picture frame around it and call it art.

@@The_Active_Region The wall needs fixing , stop being lazy and just fix it

Nah. Not lazy. Just don't care.

This truck was made in 2007. Leds were not all that common in vehicles at that time. Incandescent don't last forever. It is pretty common across all vehicles when they get up there in age.

@@The_Active_Region I wouldn't call it a defect problem, but engineering choice problem. They decided to use 3mm lamps. That small of a incandescent isn't going to have a long life.

@@The_Active_Region - you said you replaced your last button about 1 1/2 years ago. I have a 15 year old BMW with the original buttons in it. The controls are still legible and the lights work fine. If you think that's acceptable, then apparently I'm the first one to tell you that higher quality materials exist. Sorry if I sound arrogant but this one is too blatant to let it slide. That's just junkie American made car materials. Even Japanese economy cars have more reliable control surfaces than that.

I thought you meant the bulbs. You mean the plastic wear. Yes that does seem a bit premature. And yes they could have made the materials thicker so that even wear would not much affect it. You are also comparing BMW to a GM product. Two different worlds when it comes to quality vs price when manufactured.

I mean the quality of the button from a practical standpoint meant to include finish and deliver the features intended when manufactured. There are 2008 - 2012 edition BMW where the interior trim finish wears off prematurely and looks ugly. I mentioned economy Japanese cars as well in anticipation of the BMW vs. GM argument. Since you're entertaining the topic.... Do the controls wiggle or creak when applying a side to side motion 90° to the direction of intended movement on the old and new controls?

never mind I see it

It's called RU-vid not cable TV. Stop acting spoiled.

@@The_Active_Region You must be really new to YT, it's clarity is as good as cable TV. Nonetheless, still a really poor quality vid. With your enthusiasm and knowledge you could create outstanding vids and increase your followers substantially.