 L.E.D.'s for my Speedometer |
 Sep 27, 2006 - 11:15 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 23, '06 From Nashville Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%)  |
Ok well i ve search but im still not sure...
Whaat is the best led bulb for my guages..im wanting blue ones to match my autometer cobalt gauges? also ive read that i can use a 5 watt 195 bulb.. what about a 5 watt led? i need help and i want it bright... Thank for any info... pics are welcome... This post has been edited by Shocker: Sep 27, 2006 - 11:25 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 10, 2006 - 2:34 AM
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QUOTE(celiracer @ Oct 9, 2006 - 5:11 PM) [snapback]489589[/snapback] yea thats how you get the green off the back i guess. If i go to paint the numbers red. What kind of paint do i use to make it glow when the lights turn on? SvenRG when you sanded them. Did you take all the needles off? if so i know how to reset the spadometer and the RPM but how would you reset the gas and heat needles? Let me know thanks.  I'm thinking of using deep red, mixed with clear finishing paint for more transarancy. When I sanded the back of the dials, I did not take them off.. but bended them slightly. Slowly working around it. You will hear the glue pop off now and then, but that's ok. Just be careful not to bend too far. I've had no problems there, and the faces did not stay bended or anything when i finished. |
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Oct 10, 2006 - 11:56 AM
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QUOTE(SveNRG @ Oct 10, 2006 - 12:34 AM) [snapback]489849[/snapback] QUOTE(celiracer @ Oct 9, 2006 - 5:11 PM) [snapback]489589[/snapback] yea thats how you get the green off the back i guess. If i go to paint the numbers red. What kind of paint do i use to make it glow when the lights turn on? SvenRG when you sanded them. Did you take all the needles off? if so i know how to reset the spadometer and the RPM but how would you reset the gas and heat needles? Let me know thanks. I'm thinking of using deep red, mixed with clear finishing paint for more transarancy. When I sanded the back of the dials, I did not take them off.. but bended them slightly. Slowly working around it. You will hear the glue pop off now and then, but that's ok. Just be careful not to bend too far. I've had no problems there, and the faces did not stay bended or anything when i finished. Nice! You got the solution to our concerns! -------------------- |
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Shocker L.E.D.'s for my Speedometer Sep 27, 2006 - 11:15 PM
Bitter www.superbrightleds.com Sep 27, 2006 - 11:55 PM
Shocker QUOTE(Bitter @ Sep 27, 2006 - 11:55 ... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:16 AM Bitter generally the wider the angle and the brigther the... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:24 AM Zimluura i've had lots of luck with the 194 5-led matri... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:47 AM WannabeGT4 Stick with the 5 LED Matrix style. I've used b... Sep 28, 2006 - 7:12 AM xelan I have the Matrix bulbs and I really like them. Th... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:45 PM Akira_g4 yea id go with matrix. ive got 3 white ones in mi... Sep 28, 2006 - 1:25 PM My2Celi im working on putting 3mm led in each number and c... Sep 28, 2006 - 7:32 PM Shocker QUOTE(My2Celi @ Sep 28, 2006 - 7:32 ... Sep 28, 2006 - 8:24 PM trdproven I got non LED amber Raybrig bulbs, nice clean ligh... Sep 29, 2006 - 6:05 AM P5ycho u can use 5w sidelight/parking light bulbs. in the... Sep 29, 2006 - 6:39 AM KB-2 thats hott Sep 29, 2006 - 7:30 AM P5ycho thankyou, all done using 5w bulbs. even glow and b... Sep 29, 2006 - 7:41 AM Predator i've used matrix's but all four i first or... Sep 29, 2006 - 9:24 AM Zimluura ahh, predator that might explain why mine have bee... Sep 30, 2006 - 2:41 AM Shocker What do you guys think of tis kind of led?
Pick m... Sep 30, 2006 - 2:52 AM DomGT QUOTE(Shocker @ Sep 30, 2006 - 3:52 ... Sep 30, 2006 - 8:11 AM Zimluura i've tried the inverted lens led, it's ok.... Oct 1, 2006 - 12:47 AM QuintinGT Ive got superstar LEDs I love them, but from what ... Oct 1, 2006 - 1:09 AM SveNRG Fitted my gauge cluster with three LEDs just last ... Oct 3, 2006 - 4:45 PM tomazws Greenish is unavoidable. It's part of the pla... Oct 3, 2006 - 7:24 PM My2Celi I would have a pic of my cluster with my superstar... Oct 3, 2006 - 7:56 PM SveNRG Pics!
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After! Oct 4, 2006 - 4:17 PM WannabeGT4 ^^^^^^^^^^^ That, my friends, is why you have to b... Oct 4, 2006 - 6:18 PM SveNRG I diasgree, yours appear to have a similar spread.... Oct 5, 2006 - 7:29 AM WannabeGT4 Are we looking at the same pictures?, your's l... Oct 5, 2006 - 10:41 AM SveNRG QUOTE(WannabeGT4 @ Oct 5, 2006 - 10... Oct 8, 2006 - 7:58 AM P5ycho before i fit my custom dials and bulbs i was using... Oct 8, 2006 - 9:06 AM Predator seems to me that the greenish look is just due to ... Oct 8, 2006 - 9:28 AM P5ycho if u look at the refracter/matrix type led bulbs t... Oct 8, 2006 - 9:56 AM nixxx Man.....this tread should have been written earlie... Oct 8, 2006 - 10:07 AM celiracer Well My new idea with my guages are gonna be just ... Oct 8, 2006 - 11:27 AM SveNRG Work in progress!
The sanding really paid o... Oct 9, 2006 - 4:38 PM chacha sanded? how do you do that? sand the dials with sa... Oct 9, 2006 - 4:59 PM celiracer yea thats how you get the green off the back i gue... Oct 9, 2006 - 5:11 PM celiracer Thanks what is the paint called? And how are you g... Oct 10, 2006 - 11:19 AM SveNRG Fitted some refractor leds to fix the hotspots. It... Oct 16, 2006 - 4:32 PM WannabeGT4 You might wanna try swapping a couple of them arou... Oct 17, 2006 - 7:22 AM Magic Few photos from my speedometer...
Sorry for t... Oct 17, 2006 - 8:08 AM kCed QUOTE(Magic @ Oct 17, 2006 - 8:08 AM... Jan 5, 2007 - 1:36 PM SveNRG Damn, my xenon white refractor leds (cheap chines ... Jan 5, 2007 - 3:34 AM |
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