What is the style cluster sockets we use?


http://www.superbrightleds.com/instrument.html


They in that picture?

 

i believe its the NeoWedge series

 

^^nope not for the cluster. Both the speedometer and odometer use type #74 bulbs.

The last bulbs on the end of this page: http://www.superbrightleds.com/mini-wedge.html

You just twist out the bulbs, take off the bulb from the base and swap in the new #74 LED.

 

what about the other bulbs?

 

For???

 

fuel, water temp, mileage indicator lights

 

Both the speedometer (all 3 circles of the cluster) and odometer (reading mileage) use type #74 bulbs.

 

ok thanks alot

 

How many bulbs would we need to order to swap out the bulbs on the speedo?

 

I think the 74 bulbs on that site are too long to fit in the cluster. I want to get all white LED's in there and througout the car, but I know there is an easier way than adding all these stupid resistors.

 

when i took out my instrument panel light it was the NeoWedge

 

really? did you snap a pic?

 

5 bulbs for speedo and 3 for odometer.

 

so 8 74 total? got it

 

this might help a few ppl and will help me, can u circle which ones bulbs we need

 

All the gauge lights and the 3 LCD back lights. DON'T change anything else becuase LEDs tend to burn out more often than reg bulbs so, if there is like a check engine light that comes on, you won't be able to tell.

Oh you can also change the turn signal lights as well (same bulbs)

 

http://ledautomotive.com/OrderInfo/99-03TL/
on this site it says to use the wedges style bulbs

 

well whatever its called, a type #74 bulb looks like this:

 

ill take out my gauge cluster tomorrow afternoon and will post pics on how the bulb looks like.

 

http://ledautomotive.com/OrderInfo/9...lusterInfo.asp

What about this?

 

yup, those work too!

 

The 6 speed cluster requires 1 more than the auto

 

Here are a couple of quick pics:

 

Fire your photographer:

 

Its hard to keep the camera steady when it takes like 10-15 seconds to take a pic. I dont have a tripod either.

 

Set it on your armrest at the very back of it and set the auto-timer.
what bulbs did you use?

 

damn Volly that looks awesome man...better than havin to buy gauges and way brighter

 

Yeah but setting it on the armrest is too low to take pics of gauges.
I used the type #74 LEDs as mentioned above.



Thanks Zeus!

 

Which site did you buy them from? Link?

 

wow that looks amazing volly!!! makes me want to that to my ride. is it pretty easy to do?

 

Volly can I have your cluster?

 

bump

 

Volly, now all you need to do is convert the radio to blue led's. That would look sweet!

 

Thanks guys!


JEFFS_TL - it is very easy to do, taking apart the dash for me now takes 10 mins max. if it is your 1st time, you may take 1/2 hour just to be careful with everything.

JCharged - Sure, how many KMs ya got on it?

CL-Slick - I know ive been wanting to do that but you can;t buy PnP bulbs for the radio, and the radio is the hardest part to actually take apart. If I ever do the radio, I need my retrofitter friend to help me with it cuz i suck at soldiering.

 

these are the bulbs from my tl-p cluster
gauge light-red
lcd back light-blue

 

goodman i amsure i can figure out which ones we need from here! thanks again

 

alright now, before i make my decision. i dont see how a #74 led will fit in place of the stock bulb. i tried taking out the stock bulb out of the plastic holder and it just wont come out.

can someone post a link the the bulbs that i need and dont want to do any solder anything, looking for some blue leds

 

Really? Mine come out without any hesitation. Try again with a little more strength. a type #74 bulb WILL fit in there.

 

ok ill try later on today

 

it came out. i used some need nose pliers and was careful no to crush them, and they came out. now i see that a #74 bulb will work