VXOC Astra-J/GTC

For anyone that wishes to change the colour of the SMD LED in the gear surround.

Tools required
Stubby Philips s/driver
Small flat blade s/driver
Fine tip soldering iron
Qty 2 4040 smd led from top-quality-tools | eBay

Start by removing the following parts. 1. Rubber mat 2. Plastic cover 3. Gear gaiter


I removed the gear gaiter completely by pushing in the 2 black tabs and lifting the blue collar. You can remove the 2 screws holding the centre console surround


Then carefully remove the centre console surround, there are several clips and a small amount of force is required. This pic shows some of the clips


Then remove the AUX/USB unit, this has a plastic clip on each side and requires a small careful bit of force( I did this to make access easier to the elec connector)


Disconnect the elec connector(This is showing the connector from non EPB models)


I removed the 2 metal screw clips to avoid damage to the led housing tube. Unclip the qty5 led housing tube clips


Slide the LED housing tube forward slightly to de-locate from front mount point


This is the elec connector form EPB models


Unclip qty 10 clips to separate the clear tube from the black plastic


This shows to 2 parts seperated


To get access to the LED PCB unclip qty 3 clips on each end of the cabling





This shows the LED PCB inside the housing


This is the PCB removed.


De-solder the LED and replace with new LED and rebuild everything in reverse.

The finished item showing it being bench tested and installed into the car



Min brightness


Max brightness


Interior light off


Interior light on