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Old 06-01-2009, 07:29 PM
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Finished My LED Dash

I finished up the fog/cruise/sunroof/dimmer LEDs today as well as replcing some of the burnt LEDs on the radio, here are some pics:

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From outside:


Entire (sorry a lil blurry):


The LEDs I did today:




Climate:


Shift Plate:


Random Shots:




And a pic of the ride:
Old 06-01-2009, 07:37 PM
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nice one color would have been really nice
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wow...that shiz is bright! nice work
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good job....
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nice! did you have to solder all the leds?
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car looks very nice.

where did you get the chrome shift gate ?
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*faint* Ive always loved your car and this just makes it that much better. Clean
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looks nice i still need to do mine..
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Where did you get the Chrome knobs for the fan?

This shot is SEX

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And a pic of the ride:
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Write up please!!!!
Damn..I didn't even know the sunroof switch lit up..LOL

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Car looks fantastic. Good work with the LEDs.
Old 06-01-2009, 09:58 PM
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Thanks guys! Im not gonna touch the radio, its too much work, if I do do it, im gonna let someone else do it for me.

damn i just noticed i still had my camera in macro mode for the random shots...oh well.

Originally Posted by iv4hcx3l4
nice! did you have to solder all the leds?
no soldering, all pnp.

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car looks very nice.

where did you get the chrome shift gate ?
I had my OEM shift plate chromed by a shop.

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Where did you get the Chrome knobs for the fan?

This shot is SEX
I got the polished aluminum knobs used from someone in BM.

I know, i love that shot too!

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Write up please!!!!
Damn..I didn't even know the sunroof switch lit up..LOL
haha, yeah sunroof switch lites up, time to replace ur bulbs!

It was fairly easy to do, I bought all the bulbs from autolumination.
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Great work. Where did you get the pnp bulbs from?
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which bulbs did you get? i want all red
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dammit.. i need to get off my butt and do this.. x_x
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PNP now thats what Im talking about no soldering at all....
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yo this looks good n all...but looks like a pain in what sits on my toilet
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very nice
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looks pimp bro
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i like that a lot, great job, if i do that it will match my after market radio which lights up blue.

about how long will it take to do all that?
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Thanks!



Originally Posted by '03TL-S
Great work. Where did you get the pnp bulbs from?
I got them from autolumination.com

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which bulbs did you get? i want all red
I got the type #74 bulbs from autolumination, here:
http://autolumination.com/74.htm

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yo this looks good n all...but looks like a pain in what sits on my toilet
huh?

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i like that a lot, great job, if i do that it will match my after market radio which lights up blue.

about how long will it take to do all that?
Thx, im not sure if it will match, but if its blue, it should be pretty close.
It took me many tries to get it right, altogether i think 3-4 hrs in a span of like a yr. took a lot of experimenting with diff bulbs.
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#74 worked in all the switches? Or did you have to mess with them to fit? Cuz I know the foglight switch bulbs and cruise switch bulbs are a little dif from each other..don't know bout sunroof switch cuz didn't even know it had bulbs..just thot Acura had cheaped out on the last switch..
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NICE JOB. !!!!!! whats it any sordering involved
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when you're driving at night, do the console led's hurt your eyes? cuz they look like they're a bit excessively bright, but they look hot.
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did you buy the first ones on the site or which ones
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like i said before, your gauges look awesome. matter of fact all of it looks awesome.. especially for PnP.

this is definitely getting done this summer
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Originally Posted by '02_TL-S
#74 worked in all the switches? Or did you have to mess with them to fit? Cuz I know the foglight switch bulbs and cruise switch bulbs are a little dif from each other..don't know bout sunroof switch cuz didn't even know it had bulbs..just thot Acura had cheaped out on the last switch..
yup, but you need different sizes, take out the OEM bulbs and measure them.

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when you're driving at night, do the console led's hurt your eyes? cuz they look like they're a bit excessively bright, but they look hot.
Nope not too bright at night, i think its perfect.

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did you buy the first ones on the site or which ones
I bought the frist ones from a member here, but i bought brighter ones on the site.
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looks sick.. i did it with the bulbs from autolumination too and they ended up dying in a few months.

i'll sell you my oem led hu if/when i get a double din
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Great mod...hope your LED's last.

I bought another gauge cluster to mess around with and then "chickened" out.

Project is on hold now.
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are you planning to do a writeup, volly? i think a lot of people will be interested
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gaping46n2 over on the CL side did a DIY for pnp bulbs. if anyone wants a diy check there, but its easy to take apart the dash. two screws above the steering wheel and pull.

then everything else is easy as pie
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Looks good! I hope they don't burn out on you soon. A bunch of mine have.
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Looks really nice! Are there any hot-spots on the speedometer?
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Originally Posted by jjashaa
dammit.. i need to get off my butt and do this.. x_x
x2 !! specially now that i got an indash and it makes all the yellow/green lights look like shit!!

can you still use the "dimmer" switch after putting LED's or will they just stay at 1 brightness at all times?

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Love it. Still haven't got around to doing mine.
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Originally Posted by Me0w
looks sick.. i did it with the bulbs from autolumination too and they ended up dying in a few months.

i'll sell you my oem led hu if/when i get a double din
Yeah I have that problem as well, ive taken the dash apart so many times i can do it now in like 5 mins or less :p

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Great mod...hope your LED's last.

I bought another gauge cluster to mess around with and then "chickened" out.

Project is on hold now.
yeah, they usually last for a good 4-6 months b4 they start to flicker and burn out, but recently i learned a tip, put the dimmer half way and they dont burn out as often.


Originally Posted by iv4hcx3l4
are you planning to do a writeup, volly? i think a lot of people will be interested
Subtledreamer already has a DIY writeup out, i just copied him.


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gaping46n2 over on the CL side did a DIY for pnp bulbs. if anyone wants a diy check there, but its easy to take apart the dash. two screws above the steering wheel and pull.

then everything else is easy as pie
yup him as well, hes got the writeup and his radio in LED...im jealous.


Originally Posted by AMGala
Looks good! I hope they don't burn out on you soon. A bunch of mine have.
yeah these LED are a problem, but try putting the dimmer to 80% or less, it should keep them from burning out often.


Originally Posted by CL-Slick
Looks really nice! Are there any hot-spots on the speedometer?
Thanks, there are no hot spots.

Originally Posted by NoLimitDeC
x2 !! specially now that i got an indash and it makes all the yellow/green lights look like shit!!

can you still use the "dimmer" switch after putting LED's or will they just stay at 1 brightness at all times?
nope the LEDs still adjust accordingly with the dimmer switch.


Originally Posted by JCharged
Love it. Still haven't got around to doing mine.
thanks. do it up, real easy mod.
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Originally Posted by VoLLy
nope the LEDs still adjust accordingly with the dimmer switch.
hmmm... maybe ill see how urs hold up and then jump on it.. about how much did all the bulbs cost all together?
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Originally Posted by VoLLy
yeah these LED are a problem, but try putting the dimmer to 80% or less, it should keep them from burning out often.
That might work for the gauges, but not for the buttons (sunroof, TCS, etc.) and maybe not the HVAC buttons
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Originally Posted by VoLLy
yeah, they usually last for a good 4-6 months b4 they start to flicker and burn out, but recently i learned a tip, put the dimmer half way and they dont burn out as often.
Thanks for the tip.
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Originally Posted by VoLLy
Subtledreamer already has a DIY writeup out, i just copied him.
Originally Posted by MurdaZ
gaping46n2 over on the CL side did a DIY for pnp bulbs. if anyone wants a diy check there, but its easy to take apart the dash. two screws above the steering wheel and pull.

then everything else is easy as pie
cool, thanks for the info guys


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