MrFluffy

So im finally doing the led conversion but a little different than other people have done in the past.

Ive done the radio, Climate control, shifter, shifter gate, window swithches, and have also ATTEMTED the cluster but I only had like 7 leds so it was defintly not bright enought , so any ways have finally ordered 200 leds so I will have enough now to do it Im just waiting on the delivery.

I just have one question for the guys that have done it , Like I siad Im trying somrthing different but I wanted to see pics of the back of cluster during the install, so I can see if my idea will
work and buy my supplies before the leds get here. If I dont think it will work im going to have to do it the "traditional" way But If You Have Pics please post them thanks in advance

BTW im going to do a write up after im done with pics if everything goes well I think I will be able to simplfly the install for everyone wanting to do this.

distortedolskool

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phee

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lookin good. used waaay more LED's than u had to.

phee

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with under 20 LED's

u have to remember to shave the diffusor paint off the back of the guages

MrFluffy

They both look really good and that helps me out alot

Im good with doing everything but shaving the diffuser I was planning on using nail poolish remover and a q-tip

jaMezBOI

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Looks good, very nice work. The look of the LEDs is alot better and cleaner that the reverse glow gauges.

Heres a pic of my cluster:

MrFluffy

How the hell did you do White and blue

StreetKA

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i think he put some kind blue film in there on the glue i did that once

distortedolskool

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i used 14 additional and then the 6 stock locations. trust me i tested this plenty to make sure i have even distribution.

and i did take the diffuser paint off the back of each gauge. just take your time.

phee

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thats going to take forever. take a blade and shave it off. those guages are strong

fsttyms1

I was able to take it of faster with a q tip and remover than with a blade (the stuff just wiped right off. Plus it was easier to leave some of the blue

civicdrivr

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I may take my cluster apart and remove the diffuser, but this is mine using all stock bulb locations:

richardparker

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^ and I'd have to say: Yours looks sick

evan03CL

seems like there is mixed opinion on whether just the stock locations are bright enough or even enough as far as light distribution. Anyone have a side by side pic? How are some people putting LEd's in just their stock location and turning out better than others?

MrFluffy

I used the stock locations and it defintly did not work for me but I was using blue which in dimmer, did you sand down the tip of the bulb to get better light distribution ?

I goning to see if I can fit a piece of plexi glass back there and instal them in to that because im planning on making it so I can change colors ie double the leds so I need to find a way to make it a little less complicated hence the plexi but I am going to have to cut some stuff so Ill post pics in a couple of (or when ever my leds get here)

civicdrivr

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I didnt sand anything, I just popped the new bulbs in and went.

MrFluffy

What kind of leds did you use 20mm lol the ones that I used in the stock location were 3mm and I couldn't see a thing at night!! Im getting 5mm bulbs now so hopefully they willl disperse the light a little better. Im also going to sand the tip of the housing I heard this helps to disperse the light as apose to focus it??

evan03CL

Yea, civicdrivr i'd like to know what LED's you used? I would prefer the swap to be as plug n' play as possible...

Are brighter non-LED bulbs available that would just disperse the light better?

VoLLy

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heres mine using stock locations:

trackvaulter01

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how did you do the windows and the shifter/shift gate? i havent seen anyone do that on a CL yet, im doin this mod soon and realized the memory seats/window lights wouldnt match the red led lights i already have installed.

MrFluffy

^ Once you get it a part it is pretty straight forward

BTW the post of there dash lit up , not helpful

Telling us what bulbs you used to make it that bright, would defiantly be helpful

As for another light that would be possibley a better fit with more light distribution,

120 mm round CCFL/30mm CCFL

Benifits ----very bright, fits well
down side-- possiblly too hot, would not be an exact match to radio, and price is around $10 a light would be $40

My cost for leds was $5 for 200

Just in case you guys want way to much information LOL

evan03CL

yea seriously, what bulbs are these. because i'm ready to buy them immediately.

trackvaulter01

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260 on the dash and all... lol and yea those lights are the best ive seen, the kits i bought are all from ledautomotive, i hvnt got to installing them yet though they dont have specifics on some parts but in general ive heard good things about their kits

civicdrivr

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I got mine from LEDautomotive as well. The entire plug and play dash (no soldering) ran me about $160. If you do get the kit from them, remember that all the switches (Cruise, seat heater) use the same bulb, so it doesnt make sense to get the ones made specifically for that switch since they have different prices for everything. Just count the bulbs you need and order that amount for the cheapest switch (if that made any sense).

trackvaulter01

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oo wow i didnt know that, i wasnt sure how many bulbs were in each switch though..the seat heaters are 3 leds? and did you do the window switches to civicdrivr?

CL-S progression 01

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I would just like to say BIG UPS on the WHITE and BLUE

that shit is HOT! like damn son...

that's tedious, meticulous and most of all fucking NICE, the end justifies the means

MrFluffy

^^I may do that now that saw it looks good

evan03CL

for the white/blue contrast people are just using that film right?

CL-S progression 01

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buddy should make a kit for all CLs/TLs with all necessary hardwar, and a little instruction guide with pictures. And w/e you use to get that sweet looking blue/white rpm combo..

JEALOUS I AM, VERY


I smell $$$$$

civicdrivr

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The blue and white does look nice.

trackvaulter01-

I haven't done my door switches yet. I will be diving into those around Christmas though.

Im not sure how many LEDs your CL has as its an auto. The 6MT has different switches. I have 2 in mine.

trackvaulter01

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oo ok, i thought they had the same switches, ill probably send an email to ledautomotive about it but well see once i get into this project

MrFluffy

That has got to be film

I actually have some of that film lying aroun

evan03CL

yea, i used some of it on my 4th gen prelude to change the color of the EL gauges...

friesm2000

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got any pictures then, so we can see how well it worked

MrFluffy

I finally got my leds in and will be installing them tommorow or the next day, but in a intrestingly different way , I will post pics and try to make a DIY

While I was on ebay I also bought some huge 12mm LEDs I take pics

MrFluffy

So I finally finished every thing went great, took 2 hours and 28 leds start to finish.
But I have two questions for the guys who have done it

One, the needles are not light up very well is there a way to point the light at it or something??

Two, my gas gauge is not working very well probably because it didnt push the tabs down hard enough, but Could I just soder them instead of trying to push tem down completly flat ????

BTW total install cost $40 and I have enought leds left to do my floor which I am in the process of doing so I can change it from red to blue to purple and off

MrFluffy

A couple of pics

3 hrs or sodering, 200 leds




Finished

friesm2000

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tach does not look consistent in the lighting of it
and hey i want some boose too

MrFluffy

Yeah I have to go in and fix it a little

That was full when I started

drkbatman

where can i get the film to do the blue and white on the gage cluster?