My custom LED gauge cluster
#1
My custom LED gauge cluster
I recently purchased my 03 CL-S and suffered from the dim lit gauge cluster as I did when I owned my 03 TL. So I purchased the LEDAutomotive gauge cluster wedge LED's and this is how it turned out:
I was not happy with how awful this looked so I decided to follow Phee and Ontarios DIY with my own flavor. I purchased a LED light strip from Advanced Auto for $30. Without any glue or soldering here is what it looks like now:
What do you think?
I was not happy with how awful this looked so I decided to follow Phee and Ontarios DIY with my own flavor. I purchased a LED light strip from Advanced Auto for $30. Without any glue or soldering here is what it looks like now:
What do you think?
#3
Not yet. I'll try to get some tonight. My Blackberry doesn't do these pictures any justice. Looks way better in person. Smooth install except for an error on my part. I originally swapped the tach and speedo needles when I reinstalled them(they are different sizes). I damaged the tach in the process and my speedo reads 4mph faster(says I'm going 54 when gps says 51). So I'm going to order a new tach and replace it.
#7
Whats up with RDX owners?
iTrader: (9)
Looks pretty good. Post some night shots.
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#8
SO much less work. Like I said, no soldering. I hooked up the ground to a chassis bolt and used a vampire connection for the power at the dimmer switch. The LED's won't dim though.
#9
You change your avatar more than I change my socks! lol
Here is the night shot with just the LED wedge bulbs:
I couldn't bare to look at this everyday. So this is what it looks like now. Keep in mind this camera sucks. It makes it seem that 20mph and 140mph are super bright when in reality they are not. The only real spot that is slightly brighter than the rest is the number 9 on the rpm gauge.
Does anyone have a night time pic of the stock gauges? I would like to do a side by side comparison.
Here is the night shot with just the LED wedge bulbs:
I couldn't bare to look at this everyday. So this is what it looks like now. Keep in mind this camera sucks. It makes it seem that 20mph and 140mph are super bright when in reality they are not. The only real spot that is slightly brighter than the rest is the number 9 on the rpm gauge.
Does anyone have a night time pic of the stock gauges? I would like to do a side by side comparison.
#13
Whats up with RDX owners?
iTrader: (9)
Did you retain brightness control?
#21
I removed all the factory bulbs. I did remove the needles. Only took a couple of hours to do. I ended up breaking the rpm gauge because I pulled the pin out of the motor. But I ordered a new one from Acura and everything works great now. I even adjusted the speedo to read more acurately.
#22
Burning Brakes
Considering buying a '03 CL-S in the future and this will be the first thing on the mod list as I will miss the LED gauges in the TSX (not selling it) and not liking the dim Amber colored gauges won't help either.
Found his thread, Nersh7. https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-1999-2003-98/instrument-cluster-led-mod-v-4-0-complete-diy-coming-soon-641701/
Sorry to revive and old thread.
Found his thread, Nersh7. https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-1999-2003-98/instrument-cluster-led-mod-v-4-0-complete-diy-coming-soon-641701/
Sorry to revive and old thread.
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