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Well im too lazy to add LEDs to the gauges like gearbox, so I figured I would put up with a little less diffusal of the light, and same myself ALOT of his work. So you know it doesnt look this bad in person, but there is still a noticable difference in brightness across gauges.
On, night. shows trip odometer.
On night, showing turn signals and high beam indicator. Dont ask why my camera focused on the turn signals only.
On day
Off day
List of what was changed:
*Gauges changed to blue
*Needles cleared to glow blue
*Trip odometer changed to blue
*Key icon (with chip) changed to blue
*Turn signal indicators changed to blue
*High beam indicator now backlit with blue (lighter, brighter blue now)
*Cruise control indicator to blue (not shown since car was off)
How I did it (the simplified version):
1. Removed gauge cluster
2. Removed needles
3. Removed gauge faces
4. Scraped filter off gauge faces with sharp knife (back of gauge faces)
5. Cleaned excess filter/dirt off gauge faces with nail polish remover
6. Disassembled needles
7. Sanded needles on all sides to be clear
8. Reassembled needles, use superglue if needed (inside the needle ONLY)
9. Reattached gauge faces
10. Attached temp and gas needles
11. Turned car to 'on' and installed rpm, speed needles
12. Put cover back on gauge cluster
13. Removed all bulbs
14. Covered LED replacements with bulb covers **
15. Installed LEDs *
16. Tested, fixed, tested, fixed..... etc.
17. Take pics
18. Make this thread!
Links:
*LEDs were bought WITH plastic holders, which means 100% plug and play, from SuperBrightLEDs.com. LEDs are listed as "T1.5 Instrument LED bulb". At $1.79 each its a steal. I got 13 of them and have 1 or 2 left over, but I know I WILL find a use for them.
**Bulb covers help diffuse the light a LITTLE bit more than usual. I got them from PartsExpress.com. A single 10 pack, for only $1.70 +shipping, is enough. These really helped diffuse the light a little more.
NOTE
Bulb covers are useless on: Turn signal, high beam, cruise, and immobilizer (key icon) indicators since they will look exactly the same and don't need to be diffused. So 1 10 pack is enough if you want to go the extra little bit.
Post comments/questions here and Ill be happy to reply with answers.
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well if you do I can give you a very detailed set of directions to get it done. its pretty simple, just time consuming and tedious. If you are good with electronics (like i am...) you could put the LEDs in the cluster and take out the bulbs. But if you are ALSO lazy (like me but with me its cause school for computer engineering is exhausting) then you can just get those replacement bulbs for a good price and deal with a little less defusal of the light.
I can walk anyone through it. the electronic knowledge you need is basically 0.
If you can:
turn a screwdriver, unclip plasitc clips, and pull something straight up without breaking it (needles, not hard) you can do it.
Im going to start to write a DIY now cause its bothering me. notepad, here i come.
well my DIY is written and basically ready. Im going to grab some pics from other threads and get it all together. ill put a link in here when its posted in a little while.
