LED Gauge Mods - Update
10-19-2004
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looks very very nice... and congrats on job well done... i will sit down and do mine eventually i want to use the same color u used.. it looks awesome 
10-20-2004
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Rep Power: 271 wow, I never thought you ever going to finish Sometimes i hope I took soo much time to do mine, but I'm happy with my results.
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Sometimes i hope I took soo much time to do mine, but I'm happy with my results.Congrads
11-14-2004
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I just found out my 03 ex has nutn but leds in the cluster and they re all white.I was gonna do what u did but I already have leds.any idea on how I can change them to blue
03-07-2005
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is there a step by step of this?
for us LAZY or less electronic whiz, would you make it and sell it? if so how much? LEDs/insterts and labour and shipping
is there a step by step of this?
for us LAZY or less electronic whiz, would you make it and sell it? if so how much? LEDs/insterts and labour and shipping
07-08-2005
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Rep Power: 0 Making LED gauge inserts and selling them did cross my mind. However, I figured the idea wouldn't be all that practical because there are quite a few variants as far as clusters go. Acura EL, auto/5speed, civic, civic w/o a tach, etc. In order to do it right, I'd need to get a cluster first and then engineer it from there.
For mine, I took it apart, photocopied the actual gauge mylar and built up my inserts from there. Unfortunately there is no easy way around it if you want to do it the way I did mine. I also had to do some serious Dremel tool work to cut the existing clear plastic light guides.
I had, however, thought about selling my modified cluster. I bought a second cluster at the Toronto meet back in may, and I have that one in my car right now. But, the cluster I did it up with LEDs has about $70US worth of LEDs and probably over 100 hours of labour in it. I don't think I could get a decent offer on it -
For mine, I took it apart, photocopied the actual gauge mylar and built up my inserts from there. Unfortunately there is no easy way around it if you want to do it the way I did mine. I also had to do some serious Dremel tool work to cut the existing clear plastic light guides.
I had, however, thought about selling my modified cluster. I bought a second cluster at the Toronto meet back in may, and I have that one in my car right now. But, the cluster I did it up with LEDs has about $70US worth of LEDs and probably over 100 hours of labour in it. I don't think I could get a decent offer on it -
06-22-2013
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Re: LED Gauge Mods - Update
Have not looked at my gauge cluster yet But I'v started replacing the switch lighting in my 01 The center of the dash is done but the led bulbs I got for the left side cruise and sun roof switch's are too tall they have the right base there just taller ordered from SUPER BRIGHT LED'S.Any sugestions?
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