First I replaced the LED with a ultra bright red LED from Agilent and drilled a hole next to it for another ultra red LED from LEDtronic.com. At night you can spot the flashing warning LED as far a 50 feet. Very nice!

Check it out: http://www.thewebworks.com/nuke/modu...bum.php&page=2

 

LOOKS TIGHT!!! great job!!
I wanna do the shock sensor on my 99TL then do what you did!!

 

Still playing with the bulbs??? j/k

Looks great!!!

 

hey, how did you do your gauges and dash lights like that? was it just replacing the bulbs or more then that? i know its a bit@h to take out the whole instrument cluster and all but how long did it take and do you have instructions? i really want the blue instrument cluster lights

-thanx

 

WOW:wow:

Explain please....

 

hey hchhon . . . looks good . . i got some gallium nitride nitro blue leds in a couple days ago . . . and im goin to find some time this comin friday and do the same as u but im just gonna drill the hole where the stock bull xiet one that barely visible ones are . . .hehHE im placing them on both front doors.
IMO . . . i like what u did but the bulb u use does not look clean . . you say thats it bright and visible so thats KoOL i guess . . . .

 

Dimsumo,

You are Khmer right? I am. To do this you need to remove the door panel. Once the door panel is removed you will see that the LED security. Just removed it and find the LED that you like and solder it in there.

 

bnaderi,

I used super cool white LEDs for the gauges. Each gauge has 30 to 40 LEDs. Removing the instrument cluster is easy but you need to know what you are doing otherwhile you scratch you dash. Believe me you will! To remove the instrument cluster here is what you should do:
1. Use masking tape to cover the area that you think it may get scratch during removing the dash panel.
2. Lower your steering column all the way down.
3. Remove the tow screws loated above the steering column.
4. Pull the dash panel toward you as hard as you can with your hand!
5. Once the dash panel is lose disconnect all those connectors behind the dash panel. Try to take out the dash panel and put it a side.
6. Now the easy part. Now you can see the instrument cluster is held by for screws. Once you remove these screw disconnect the cable on the back of it.
7. That it. Now you can do whatever you want with your instrument cluster. If you don't have basic electronic skill I would not try to open the instrument cluster apart! Good luck!

 

Are you talking about the security light that's on the door lock of our cars? If so, tell me how it goes cause' I was thinking about replacing the stock led with a blue one and also putting on on the passeger door as well. Looks like someone thought of the idea before me. heh.

 

hehe i did, it's kind of a biatch to hollow out the factory housing, but it's worth it. i'll send you pics as soon as my ride gets out of the shop.

 

hehehe, w0rd. One question, what'd you use to hollow out the factory housing and how did you make a hollow housing on the passeger side. Provide pics ASAP!!!! :p

 

Oh yeah, one more question turboTL, what size led did you use?

 

what bulbs did you use part/model number, and did you just take the original ones out and swap them for the new ones? if you can give me a list of how many of what bulbs i will need to make the instrument cluster and odometer readings all blue that will help alot,

-thanx

 

oh yea, where did you get them from, online? and so do i need a total of 120 LEDS? is there only one size and power rating or do i need to know that too when ordering?

 

You need at least 120 super white LEDs for the whole instrument cluster. This is the part # LF200CW6K-27 and I bought from http://netdisty.net/ds/l200cw6kb/
You need some resistors and breadboard. Solder one 370 ohms resistor in series with two LEDs on a breadboard. Try to stuff these LEDs and resistors as many as you can behind each gauge. You need to cut instrument cluster internal plastic to make it possible. I warn you this project is easy! You can smoke your entire instrument cluster if are not careful.

 

hey hchhon . . when u wire your blue leds . . . did u wire them to your ignition or your exisiting stock alarm? . . .

 

i seen something really kool.....its the new thing,,,,u put the led inside of ur headlight housing on the reflector,,,,,looks really kool and lts people know ur armed

 

Been planning to that when I clear my lights in a couple of weeks. The only thing I am debating is to use a ordinary alarm LED or one of those Bright ass LED's.

Too much attention may not be a good thing you know...

NsX Pilot, installing LED's into light housings have been around for a loooong time now. Can't count the years with two hands.

 

IM SURE THE IDEA OF LED LITES IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE BUT IVE BEEN SEEING ALOT MORE IN THE LAST YR