fusionnv

I just gotten them in last week, but after looking at pics I was like hey. You mileage, trip meter, and needles don't seem to light up in the pics. The mileage and trip meter I think is because most of you all taken the bulbs behind it out. I planning to get different color LEDs so that probably dixes that. But the needles, how do they light up? Is it just from the lighting in the back? Or do they light up and the pics don't show them that well. Oh btw I bought the nice s7 gauges from ebay. Can't wait to have them put in.

xrunner86x

The needles only light from the back

viperkv

the needles light comes from the top of the guage cluster. it shines down on to em. i got the s7. i left all the bulbs in just turned down the dimmer switch.

DanMan1464

Mine light up with a blacklight

fusionnv

So basically I Leave them in and I can see the needles. Do they looks nice or should I look to change the bulb color or something?

fusionnv

I saw a little while back, They look nice , but I think I want to not deal with that.

DanMan1464

haha its really easy to do

well i guess if u have experience

I'm selling my setup if you're interested. I can set the mileage to anything you want.

I'd prefer to sell the gauges w/ them since they're a perfect fit. The lines and numbers line up perfectly since I bought a gauge setup to match the white faces. It looks completely stock.

viperkv

fusionnv should do a search for pics. but here is the link http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...hreadid=138172

Kiljaedoen

I collored my bulbs that shine on the needles

used a black perminate marker and colored in about 1/2 of the bulb

that wat i can still leave the dimmer al the way up so i can see my ac buttons and stuff but the lingt on the guages is only wnough to read the needles

fusionnv

That is Y i started another thread. In almost all the pics, the needles look non lighted / dark.

dustbuster4

Same with mine. I just can't take/get a good pic to post.

viperkv

you can see the needle fine cuz the blue light it gives off make the needle easy to see even though the needle looks black. i dont have any problems seen it.

fusionnv

Ok after some searches I found out some info so that Y some people say different things. 97 the needle don't light up. I didn't know that. 98-99 the bulbs in the back light up the needles. So this sounds good to me (I have a 98). I just need a bit of info, how many led bulbs I need to only light up the mileage and trip meter? I want to leave the bulbs into light up the needles but also light up the trip and mileage in a different color. I also found from searches that the stock guages take 4 bulbs all together. Also I found out it is 194 bulbs. Just to make sure.

DanMan1464

4 194 bulbs
1 74 bulb

i did an extensive report on the gauges

fusionnv

I looked up on top, and there is a light under there that beams down on the needles. Do you know what bulbs those are?

DanMan1464

both of those are insturment panel size 74

fusionnv

Wheels are clicking in my mind. How about using 74 UV light and them painting the needles with some nice coating. I think i got some left over from my computer modding days.