installing leds into a gauge cluster

[niko]

does anyone know if it is possible to install leds into a gauge cluster? and if so, does anyone know of a site or anywhere else where i can find out how to do this? thnx, niko.

[Dousan_PG]

iirc, led beam patterns wont give you very good lighting on that. the bulbs should disperse out, use normal type bulbs. take out your gauge cluster and look. my extra hud one, the bulbs are easy to change.

led would be a bad choice. yes brighter, but the light wont spread out, just certain areas will be super bright and others just dim

[HaLo]

Been there, Done that!

As Dousan says, leds do not spread light properly. It's pretty bright where the bulbs are and dim in the other areas.

What you can also do is install some blue plastic sheets behind the speedo, tach and other gauges and put some xenon bulbs. Looks less colorful, but it's much brighter and it has a uniform light pattern.

[Joe_M]

Originally posted by dousan36
.... my extra hud one, the bulbs are easy to change....

Got an extra HUD cluster? Want to sell it? Mine is dead.

Joe

[Dousan_PG]

its from an 89/90
i need a 91 up though for ease of installation, cuz i'm lazy
just needs rewiring and the 91+ RPM installed.
i heard it works but parts might now, havent done anything
just no time.

i say check your wiring on yoru current one and the connections on it. which part of it doenst work?

[Joe_M]

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When I turn over the ignition it will light in the little window on the cluster, but kinda dimmly. Then if I start the car, it will go completely out. It sort of "fizzles" out, not just blanking out all at once, but almost like a "pixelating" effect, and does not come back on at all, regardless of temp.

It just started doing this all of a sudden out of the blue. Possibly the solders gone bad/cracked?

Joe