LED's

[s13speeddrft]

First off, I searched for this and had't come up with an answer so i am posting this question. I was wondering how many LED's to purchase for the gauge cluster and which bulbs would be the best to use (single led's, or the 5 or 6 projected beam etc.) I am looking at superbrightleds.com for the bulbs. Sorry for the dumb question but I am currently at school and dont have my car with me to look for myself. thanks.

[!Zar!]

Cluster light setups (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=57215)

There you go.

[s13silvia03]

I have the single wide angle LED's in mine (pic is of when I had blue in, I would suggest another color though as this was hard on the eyes, way too dark, I know have amber and they are perfect). I used 3 for my cluster.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/502000-502999/502218_71_full.jpg

[nrg]

don't use LED it's way too dark. just use reg halogen bulbs.

[s13speeddrft]

thanks guys...anybody have those import intelligence needles kits and if so how did the installation go and how do they hold up compred to the pictures?

[Shadytrixta1]

I do, you have to be careful with them.Other than that hide the little box.I hid mine in the crossmember that holds the steering column up since I wasn't going to be adjusting them.But I was happy with the turn out on my white se gauges.I had the blue colored needles, and just so you know its a little ring that goes around the bottom of the needle.

[chmercer]

FYI if you put the white led wide angle 164s in the gauge cluster it comes out looking like purple

[s13speeddrft]

thanks for the replies guys i will keep all in mind when i purchase

[Ninjabread]

and make sure you get wide angles... i got straight ricer led's wasted some money, but it was better than 2 burned bulbs.

[undesiredshoe]

if you cheap like me, just take out the cluster and pull the blue condoms off of them

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/undesiredshoe/DSCN3725.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/undesiredshoe/DSCN3795.jpg

[Ninjabread]

^^WTF!!! i didn't know it would do that! i'm pulling my led's and putting the stockers back in... and i also pulled the condoms off the other random bulbs for fun

[Shadytrixta1]

mercer do you have any pics of the purple bulbs in the cluster?

[chmercer]

they arent purple bulbs they are white, they just end up looking kinda purple through the filter, i wouldnt reccomend it as somone has already said it is pretty dim, personally i just used amber 164 bulbs, looks cool, like stock bmw

[s13speeddrft]

I kinda like what undesiredshoe did with the stockers...they look sick to me

[initial_drifter]

here's what it looks like when you have red led bulbs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/n7ck/S14TypeR2-1.jpg

[HalveBlue]

Unless you're going for aesthetics over function stick to amber/red lights.

Best for night time driving.

[TheTimanator]

if you buy colored bulbs...buy them import intelligence. I first bought the cheap ones from autozone and they faded within 6 months. I've had the red import intelligence bulbs for 1.5 years and they still look great.

[chmercer]

just get orange sylvanias

[Shadytrixta1]

Never had a problem with mine at night vision wise.Stock S14 SE white face cluster stock bulbs blue needles.