 My Custom Gauge Lighting, Just thought I'd share... |
 Nov 18, 2004 - 2:57 PM
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So I took a look at the how-to on replacing the gauge lights. I proceeded to order some LED's off eBay, they arrived, so I installed them... wasn't all that impressed, they made the gauges look sort of blurry and weren't bright at all. So I decided I'd try a different route. I drilled 3 holes in the bottom of the bezel and popped the LED's in. I just wired it into the bezel itself 'cause I didn't really want to splice into the harness or anything else. I just did it this afternoon so I haven't seen it at night yet but from what I can tell inside my garage it looks pretty good. I now have no lights behind the gauges themselves but the LED's I installed are UV so I'm hoping it makes the gauges glow pretty nice. Here's some pics:
 The lights look blue in the picture but they're not really at all blue.  I thought I had measured the spacing out pretty good but as you can see the rightmost LED is a little too far to the right... I'll live with it for now but if it starts to annoy me later I'll probably fix it. Let me know what you guys think... |
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Nov 22, 2004 - 8:36 PM
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Ok so here are the gauges as I have them now with the stock bulbs put back in as well as the LEDs...
 Not sure if it's as obvious in the picture but everything has a sort of purple glow around it, and I think the needles look pretty neat too. The one guy (my cousin) who had said he didn't like them before with just the LEDs said he really likes the orangey/purple combination now. |
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946thGenGT My Custom Gauge Lighting Nov 18, 2004 - 2:57 PM
Blakout16 how about some pictures in the dark Nov 18, 2004 - 3:07 PM 946thGenGT To come.
Like I said, I just did it this aftern... Nov 18, 2004 - 3:20 PM C3L1CA I want some night pictures Nov 18, 2004 - 3:31 PM tim86 they look cool from what i can see now... all futu... Nov 18, 2004 - 4:39 PM 6gcs3nz Hey that looks awesome! Will definately love ... Nov 18, 2004 - 6:28 PM 946thGenGT QUOTE(6gcs3nz @ Nov 18, 2004 - 11:28 PM)Hey t... Nov 18, 2004 - 7:48 PM tim86 wow i like the look of them... but yea id maybe pu... Nov 18, 2004 - 8:15 PM chucho I think led's right there would be too bright ... Nov 18, 2004 - 8:40 PM
946thGenGT QUOTE(chucho @ Nov 19, 2004 - 1:40 AM)I think... Nov 19, 2004 - 8:02 PM 6gcs3nz I had a question... how did you wire the led's... Nov 21, 2004 - 5:36 PM Digndoug Man, I think that would piss me off when i were dr... Nov 21, 2004 - 5:50 PM 946thGenGT I actually just soldered into the bulb holder (ran... Nov 21, 2004 - 11:54 PM C3L1CA Like it Nov 22, 2004 - 8:39 PM 6gcs3nz Hey! Finished mine... I can see what you mean... Nov 24, 2004 - 3:34 AM doGGy The Old gold pic.... this picsture is like 2 years... Nov 24, 2004 - 4:25 AM 946thGenGT Looks pretty good 6gcs3nz.
And I like yours too d... Nov 24, 2004 - 11:53 AM doGGy I dont have this lightning anymore Cuz it was lik... Nov 24, 2004 - 12:44 PM playr158 i woulda put the LEDs in the top of the bezel woul... Nov 24, 2004 - 9:23 PM 946thGenGT QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 25, 2004 - 2:23 AM)i wou... Nov 24, 2004 - 11:50 PM playr158 you could be creative and do it in the piece of th... Nov 25, 2004 - 2:31 AM 946thGenGT QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 25, 2004 - 7:31 AM)you c... Nov 25, 2004 - 4:17 PM redtcel QUOTE(946thGenGT @ Nov 25, 2004 - 9:17 PM)QUO... Nov 28, 2004 - 3:19 PM |
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