Instrument Cluster Light Bulbs
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Instrument Cluster Light Bulbs
I've done a search without any luck.
Does anyone know of brighter bulbs that can be substitued for original ones?
Light bulbs, not LED's.
Does anyone know of brighter bulbs that can be substitued for original ones?
Light bulbs, not LED's.
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Originally Posted by NSXNEXT
LEDs are your only option
you need to remove the stock filtering on the back of the gauges then position a shit load of leds to make it light properly
here is the mess i had to make, to make the leds work
this is what happens if you don't remove the stock filter
this is what mine looked like after hours of work
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That looks tight as hell but what about the rest of the dash ie. the clock, the ac controls etc. did you change those to or did you leave it stock, and if you did how does it look with the guage cluster one color and the rest of the dash then stock greenish color.
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Originally Posted by Drgnchild
That looks tight as hell but what about the rest of the dash ie. the clock, the ac controls etc. did you change those to or did you leave it stock, and if you did how does it look with the guage cluster one color and the rest of the dash then stock greenish color.
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Originally Posted by rezurex
DAMN that LED set up looks nice!
rbf ya think you can hook me up? how much would u charge to do the LED install for me? that looks tight
rbf ya think you can hook me up? how much would u charge to do the LED install for me? that looks tight
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That looks fucking sick you think I can get that done as well I been wanting a new look that greenish s*@t color inside the car now. Hook me up Please. I take you can do it in any color since LED's come in various colors how would the blue look would it be too dark you think. Yo you drink I'll bring the beer!!!! Let me know whats up, Hey are you going to the meet next week at the park I would love to see it in person.
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Originally Posted by Drgnchild
That looks fucking sick you think I can get that done as well I been wanting a new look that greenish s*@t color inside the car now. Hook me up Please. I take you can do it in any color since LED's come in various colors how would the blue look would it be too dark you think. Yo you drink I'll bring the beer!!!! Let me know whats up, Hey are you going to the meet next week at the park I would love to see it in person.
i'm not gonna be at the meet, but i also put it back to stock last month cause i thought i was gonna sell the car
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Do you still have in mid that you are going to sell or did you change. Can we work out something so that I can have this done on my ride. How long is this take to get done.
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Originally Posted by Drgnchild
Do you still have in mid that you are going to sell or did you change. Can we work out something so that I can have this done on my ride. How long is this take to get done.
i can do it for you, thats no problem. it took me almost 3 weeks, only cause it did it slowly and tested everything. the entire car can be done in about 6-8 hours depending on how fast i can work
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You let me know all the details I will definitely give you a hand to help things along if you a spot to work at I'm sure we can do it at my Brothers shop just let me know all the details like I said before and we can take it from there. Thanks Man!!!
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Originally Posted by NiteQwill
rbd351:
How did you get your clock to show the time that big on your Navi? I hate squinting to see it in the lower, right corner....
How did you get your clock to show the time that big on your Navi? I hate squinting to see it in the lower, right corner....
1 is just leave the navi alone when you start the car and it goes there by itself
the other way is goto setup and shut down the navi, then press the clock with your finger and it moves back and forth from the corner to the center
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Originally Posted by NiteQwill
Argh, mine doesn't do that.
Different software? I guess I'll live with squinting.
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why couldnt you just paint the existing bulbs in the cluster with a transparent color of choice? whould this not work. Isnt this what the makers of aftermarket bulbs do for headlights to change the color besides changing the watage of the bulb.
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Originally Posted by jproy
why couldnt you just paint the existing bulbs in the cluster with a transparent color of choice? whould this not work. Isnt this what the makers of aftermarket bulbs do for headlights to change the color besides changing the watage of the bulb.
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Originally Posted by jproy
why couldnt you just paint the existing bulbs in the cluster with a transparent color of choice? whould this not work. Isnt this what the makers of aftermarket bulbs do for headlights to change the color besides changing the watage of the bulb.
what they do is put a filter on the actual gauges, in the CL it is blue, so when you light a regular bulb which is kinda yellow in color and shines through the blue filter you get green, the filter is also to shine the light evenly, so sticking new brighter bulbs in will not work
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niteqwill,
painting a bulb would indeed be ghetto! I was refering to something a little more sophistocated like dipping. As far as wattage is concerned i was reffering to a dimly lit bulb appearing a little less white than a well lit bright bulb.
RBF351,
thanks for the reply. I did not know they had a filter on the guage. Your install looks great either way and I wish i was on your side of the country to check it out and possibly do it.
JIM
painting a bulb would indeed be ghetto! I was refering to something a little more sophistocated like dipping. As far as wattage is concerned i was reffering to a dimly lit bulb appearing a little less white than a well lit bright bulb.
RBF351,
thanks for the reply. I did not know they had a filter on the guage. Your install looks great either way and I wish i was on your side of the country to check it out and possibly do it.
JIM
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