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wow 106k miles where do u go everyday?

 
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hey utahbmxer... did you sand down those LEDs before putting them in your cluster??

 
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Its 107k now, Both work and the girl-friend (2 years) are about 20 miles away. I drive back a forth a few times a day. It sucks to, cause I am riding on the stock struts and they're getting pretty bad. I can feel the wheels bouncing off the road over bumps. I hate the roads here.
I was going to buy some KYB GR-2 struts this week but I just got home from BestBuy. Bought the lady a iPod video for the heck of it. So those will have to wait til next week. My poor car has been through hell. 2 bad accidents (should have been totaled between the two adding upto about $9,200 in work). Messed up alignment from body shop which screwed my tires up (never reimbursed for new). Cracked exhaust manifold that stinks up the heater. Rebuilt the 5spd. There is alot more, but this isn't the right thread, so I'll stop now. LOL

I used a dremel with a super fine (almost polishing) bit. Just flattened the head so there is pretty much a 90 degree edge. I also took the little lip off the base of the LED so it would fit in the socket thing.

 
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so utahbmxer your needles are blue cuz you used the leds in the back the cluster to light them right? or did you put some in specially for the needles cuz i am still deciding what i want to do

 
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with your setup (cleared needles), you would just need to put leds below the needles or into the light guides.

 
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cool. i will have to find me some red ones and get some white glass paint. i just colored them red right now adn they are fine but not bright enough

 
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All I replaced is about 5-6 LEDs in the back of the cluster that light the faces and needles. I was thinking about adding some LED's behind the needles (in the guides) but after I sanded the needles and put white paint on the back of them, they were actually pretty bright.. so I haven't put any behind the needles yet.

 
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sweet bro good job

 
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im not putting on sleeves to dim the light.....will i become blind? i got the bulbs 13 of them.....thats correct for a manual car right? theyr all the same??! please say yes becuasei got 13.... and climate control kit they will be one soon along with double pod cluster

 
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i have no idea what you just said

 
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i think he doesnt want to use the cover, but then it will just look stupid not blind. and yes it is the same for manual or auto cluser

 
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if you don't use the covers it is pretty bright. with them its a little more dissipated than before and a little dimmer, but not by much

 
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what cover??

 
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the bulbs covers for the leds in the gauges

 
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i'm still lost. you mean covers he bought and put on the leds he stuck in?

 
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yah on the ones in the gauge cluster to dim the hot spots and lights some. i believe this is what hes talking about cuz thats what diskreet suggest on this thread when he wrote this

oh and gear, i dont have my projectors but to just test my H1 Osrams, can i hook up a positive wire to that little plate the wire goes on to try it? but what about a ground cuz i know its on the side of the hole where it mounts in the projector.

 
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i thought the power is the spade terminal and the ground is the base of the bulb. I know cause when I had it plugged in and trying to stick it in the hole, it kept touching the chassis and lighting up.

 
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hmmm, not sure. but its cool. i guess i will just wait till i get my projectors back

 
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it will look stupid? u tried it ? i didnt buy bulb covers....but if i dont put covers on and make my guages clear will the brightness make it so its not so noticeable with dark spots? i wanna see a pic if anyones got please showme

 
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just use paper pieces over the hot spots to even out the light.

 
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i didnt try but, but it just seems that if its too bright then it would look blue and not too clear. just imo.

 
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Hello there, your post is very helpful and good and very much appreciated. May I ask... My honda civic is 2005 model VTI-S, dimension body with led illumination already. It was flooded all the way up to the dashboard...(sigh) when i have started it after some repairs and parts replacement, the RPM in no longer illuminated, only the KPH and FUEL/TEMP gauge are lighted. My question is "How to remove the needle in order for me to replace the LED inside" will it be the same that I only have to pull the needle up? I have tried to pull it up but it's very tight ang I was afraid that I might broke it or I can never return it.
Please help...
Thank you very much in advance.

 
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the newer clusters will break if you try to dismantle it by pulling the needles out. the only option is look for another replacement part. do you have a pic of your cluster?

 
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Hello, I don't have pictures but it's the same model civic 01-05 7th gen. Only that it is already LED lighted. Please help me on how to open the gauge at the front and replace the led's. I can not afford to buy a new gauge bec I have already drained my pocket with some parts like ecu, airbags, fuse box, etc. I want to repair my gauge.
thanks

 
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Hello< I have atteched here picture which I got from the internet. This is the same as mine. Please check if I can remove the needles by pulling it up. Thanks

 
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yeah those are the ones that cannot be opened. i tried once on a spare, and the needles would not go back in. the fuel and temp were very loose and would not work at all, the tach and speedo went back in but would not read properly and were jumpy. so it wont work taking it apart. and even if you do, you need special SMT (surface mount) leds which are very small and expensive. i have seen those clusters on ebay for $50-65 shipped. i dont think thats too expensive, it might be hard finding one with similar mileage but just take a look. you can try opening it for fun, but like i said it will be useless once you try and reassemble it.

 
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Wow 3 years. So let me get this right. I put the bulbs in with the sleeves and sand the needles down, then apply glass paint to the needles, and i'm done?
Please explain any steps i missed. Thanks. Nobody will probably answer but i tried.

 
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That's all I did. Haven't owned that car in a few years but I remember this well. Was a fun project.

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