LED Gauge Setup

[240silvia]

Here's my new setup. White LED's in the cluster. I painted the needles red with a transparent paint. There is also a white led in the autometer gauge...

pics...

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/4cedKoop/1989%20240%20Koop/CIMG2965.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/4cedKoop/1989%20240%20Koop/CIMG2967.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/4cedKoop/1989%20240%20Koop/CIMG2969.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/4cedKoop/1989%20240%20Koop/CIMG2973.jpg

[katbak]

Looks great. As most people note the white comes out slightly blue. What brand LED did you use?

[SoSideways]

You used the "disperse" type LED right? Looks good, man.

[240silvia]

lol, China special. It was a pack of 10 off of E-Bay for like $12.00 shipped.

[240silvia]

yea, I did use that type. Turned out pretty well i think.

[Irukandji]

Looks nice. There's a thread for gauge cluster lights though.

[240silvia]

There is a thread for everything dude, seems like you've been around enough to know that. You know just as well as I do, no one pays attention to those threads, and I wanted people to see this. But thanks for the compliment.

[smokey240sx]

looking very nice. Are you using single led bulbs?

[Ninjabread]

Shit i gotta get myself some wideangle LED's cos the ricer ones i got from CT look like shit behind my cluster...

[SwiftS14]

i tried white leds in my s14 kouki cluster and it came out purple. i rather have it come out blue as yours. oh well.

[markyboi]

dats a lot of miles..LOL!


nice work tho!

[180sExy]

looking good!

[240silvia]

dats a lot of miles..LOL!


nice work tho!

LOL, SOHC WARRIOR!!!!! lol, the DE is being built now...

[Manhitbytran]

wow that looks better than i thought it would. ive been waiting a week for my leds i ordered on ebay.

[Clawhammer]

That's the color I was going for but now that I see it, it looks really bright and distracting. How's driving with it at night?

I used the wide angle LED's from superbrightleds and with the blue backing on the guages it came out that "icy blue" as people call it. I don't know if I'd really call it purple...When you first see it it looks white but after a while you start to notice the blue tint. Did you find a way to get the blue off or are those just like LED's with the power of a small star lol? Anyways I like the way it turned out for me, it's really easy on the eyes. I'm contemplating trying blue like you did in that other thread, well I'm pretty sure it was you too lazy to look haha. But the super white looks awesome, and you got your redline back! haha

Camera phone pics at night don't really do it justice (makes it look really blue) but...

http://www.thehoneymustardbandits.org/clawhammer/240/cluster1.jpg

http://www.thehoneymustardbandits.org/clawhammer/240/cluster2.jpg

[RalliartRsX]

Hmmm, looks like. Can I get more info on the bulb types, color, company etc you used?? I think I wanna pick up a set.

Thanks, Chris

[Clawhammer]

Ok so I went and looked and it's not the same. Same digital HUD and the guy said he was going white next which is why I thought it was you.

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showpost.php?p=875776&postcount=47

[undesiredshoe]

yea that looks nice but not as nice as stock bulbs with the blue condoms pulled off

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

[Anto]

Nice Job!

A question though - Does the Gauge Cluster retain the dimming ability?

[TipStylez]

What kind of bulbs did you use?

[Ninjabread]

^^
"blue condoms pulled off"

I did it and it's not nearly as orange as the pic shows, but it is easier on the eyes than white.

[TipStylez]

i wasnt talkin to you!!! haha.

[Ninjabread]

lol, still got your anwser didn't you? hah.

[s13silvia03]

A question though - Does the Gauge Cluster retain the dimming ability?
Yeah, you can still dim it with LED's installed.

I had mine with the regular bulbs with the blue condoms pulled off, and like Matt89 said, the pics make them look more orange than they actually were.

[chmercer]

just get orange bulbs, theyre like 2 dollars

[undesiredshoe]

whatever you do, i dont recommend using blue leds or bulbs. I tried it, looked at it for a second, and couldnt make out anything. Red or amber all the way. Oh yea, by the way, i colored the bulbs alittle with a dying red permanent marker. That is why they are more orange. I did it to my buddies cluster and used a fresh marker and his is red.

[Clawhammer]

It'll fade to orange eventually.

[Drakon]

Anyone tried getting it to be green? like Greddy gauges? I've been wanting to do that

[kawika219]

the red 194 bulbs from walmart work GREAT...i had pics but i lost them, the amber ones look really nice too

[EchoOfSilence]

Yeah, i pulled off the 'blue condoms' a while ago, forgot i did it till i saw this thread again.

i suggest changing the white... eye fatigue is no joke if you're driving at night for a really long time. instead of the transparent paint on the needle, you can put a red LED in the hole where the driving shaft goes from the motor to the needle (inside the guage)

[Ninjabread]

Anyone tried getting it to be green? like Greddy gauges? I've been wanting to do that

I can tell you my DD neon has green gauges from the factory, more teal, but anyway its really hard on the eyes when you are doing a long drive at night. I wouldn't suggest it.

[bob marley]

what brand transparent paint are you using and where did you get it?

[TipStylez]

just get leds, its the same price as a can of paint. Just x3

[blitz240a]

I can tell you my DD neon has green gauges from the factory, more teal, but anyway its really hard on the eyes when you are doing a long drive at night. I wouldn't suggest it.

My WRX comes stock with green backlighting and it is very easy on the eyes, even after long drives at night, although im sure there is a "slight" difference in the quality of gauges between Subaru and Dodge. :keke:

[240silvia]

wow, I haven't checked this thread in days and it's taken off, lol. The paint that I used is from a local hobby shop. It's called Transparent cherry red. It's in a spray can. So I took a few white pieces of computer paper, put them on top of eachother. Sprayed the paint on the paper, and painted the needles with a brush.

Now, for the brightness.... My Digi cam has like 20 different modes to choose from. Each mode has a different shooting environment which I'm sure you all know. The one I chose to take the pics of the gauges is called "candle light portrait". So, the gauges look A LOT brighter in the pic than they actually are. They ARE easy on the eyes. I've already done the amber gauge thing. I really liked it, I just wanted to try something new. Here's some pics of the amber setup with red needles...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p6c27c16a902b158bccbe7ed73a96f950/efe3e23c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p8dd0c53271e7736539adea1bcc197293/efe3e227.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p32850c5bc52653dfea0646aaacf178e8/efe3e234.jpg

I chose to go with white because I personally think the color flows better with the HUD. I've seen amber with HUD, and it looked horriable.

[S14DB]

Link to the seller on eBay?

[240silvia]

Here's a link to his store... http://stores.ebay.com/BestHongKong

Here's a link to the LED's I won... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160061745376&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=006

[180sExy]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p6c27c16a902b158bccbe7ed73a96f950/efe3e23c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p8dd0c53271e7736539adea1bcc197293/efe3e227.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p32850c5bc52653dfea0646aaacf178e8/efe3e234.jpg

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Wow this you gauge set up??? looking good man!

[nrg]

the OP's pictures are false. It's not really that bright in person. I've tried WHITE LED on my gauge cluster, it's too dim and it's more purple than white.
If you exif the pictures posted by the OP, you'll see that the exposure time is 1.6 sec.

[Clawhammer]

I moved the pictures from my other post but this is what nrg is referring too:

http://www.thehoneymustardbandits.org/clawhammer/240/interior/cluster1.jpg

http://www.thehoneymustardbandits.org/clawhammer/240/interior/cluster2.jpg

[GTChampion]

How do they get so bright i took mine out and replaced with a bulb to go white maybe i am jsut used to it now but mine dont look that bright..also how did you get the clock so bright ?

[Ninjabread]

No pics, but i decided to replace my stock bulbs with some LG ones, just regular #194 12v, and they are oh so much brighter than my old bulbs. Worth the 6 bucks IMO. No led's for me.