Hey guys i finished all my LEDs a little while ago and just thought i'd finally post. Its mostly white LED's, but since the gauges are blueish, i did a mixture of colors. looks better in person than pics. my camera isnt that great. But tell me what u think. (PS. some of the pics are older when not all the LED's are installed yet)

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...25974805&idx=1

 

also, howcome it wont let me post pics on these forums? this is what it says on the bottom of the page:

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i like ur dash.

 

Looks very nice must of been a bitch to do.

 

Nice!!!!

 

it WAS a bitch---- took forever. and alot of angling

 

THAT LOOKS NICE!!!! is the volume knob different color than the rest of the dash? it's a nice touch...contrast backlight. can you tell me how to do it? and where and what bulbs you bought? thanks

 

nice job man! yeah.. i know it takes forever to do that, but great job.

 

The circles around the volume knobs and around the A/C knobs are blue, except for the white LEDs in the A/C knob notches. The blue circles match with the lettering on the circular gauges and the rest of the LED's are white all over. I bought them off ebay. I think theres a total of 50-60 of them throughout the dash. Lots of work, but looks awesome.

Mostly 3mm LED's except for the blue ones which are 5mm. ill post some clearer pics if my camera can take them.

Thanks for the comments guys.

 

Damn thats sick!

Here are the pics for you lazy bitches!

 

looking real clean there. what was the total cost?

 

$10 for the silver paint, $20 for gauges, $25 for marble grain in the center console and doors, and $35 for the LEDs. Plus shipping.

 

damn that stuff looks hot...wonder how would they look on amber??

 

imagestation is

 

very nice!! Great Job

 

thanks guys for the comments. ill try and take some better pics tonight. But the forum wont let me post them? does anyone know how or why not?

 

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i used imageshack.us

btw...looks good

 

i like it, i would do that to my A/C knobs, which LED's u've used? thanx for the info in advance.

 

the blue around the a/c knobs and stereo knobs are 5mm led (which are really hard to fit) or u can use 3mm ones which are smaller and an easier choice. i just didnt have any. the rest are 3mm too. Thanks for the comments guys.

 

how hard was it to do?!

 

Sign up with photobucket.com or imageshack, create an account, post pictures on their server, copy image tags, paste image tags on your post, click preview and you should have pictures. Read this thread for more info. BTW, that little blurp on the bottom about not posting attachments does not refer to posting pictures.

 

If I were 2 put neons in my car I would want theme to look like that.GOOD SHIT

 

Looks good. I want to finish mine but to lazy.

 

hey guys i posted some more pics of the LED's when its dark at night. can someone please post them on this forum. I put them on imagestation again. Thanks

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...05&slideshow=1

 

nm. i put em on imagestation.


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dude, that looks sweet. Kinda wish i was eighteen again.

hold up ..........shity car, no girl, no money....... nevermind

 

Honestly, this is got to be the nicest 2nd gen dash I've seen. Somehow other's that I've seen did looked that bright... Outstanding!

 

May I also add... only if there was a NAVI screen...

 

Honestly that is AMAZING!! Definatelly not but

LEDs in my center consel is goin to be my last LED project (Or so I think)
so far i got LEDs- in dome light, doorlights, map lights, added LED rods to light up footwell, and LED rod in trunk.

YOU got PM

 

Thanks guys. It looks even better in person, i wish i had a clearer camera.

haha. yah i wish i had a screen. Im either thinkin of buying OEM navi or installing a foldout screen in that CD tray above the Deck.

installing LED's is relatively easy and cheap. just alot of work. And you have to angle them properly to eliminate dark spots. Some places i have two LEDs sautered into one resistor and facing opposite ways....its the only way to make them look good.

 

Have you put your hand on the LCD screen of the Bose headunit after the lights have been running for a while.....does it get hot?

 

i am doing this also.
i am almost done.

how did you get the red on the temp control?.

 

LEDs dont get hot at all. they run very cool and dont start fading when u turn ur subs up either. No it doesnt get hot at all.

The red on the temp control is actually a red LED right behind the red part only. i seprated the lighting by black tape, so the red only shines in that one certian area. I have a blue one on the other side which is brighter blue, and then darker blue around the rest of the circle.

 

wanna come to FL and do it for me

 

that shits hot i was thinkin about orderin the kit off of ebay but i doubt wit will be as bright as yours that came out beautiful i have the same gauges and i have some blacklights in the footwells imagine if i have that dash conversion lol good shit man how long did it take you to do that????

 

Shiffy: ill come if you make ticket arrangements.

Those kits are preety expensive, dont know if they're worth it. I have two of those boxes attached to my gauges, one for the outer two, and one for the middle gauge (set on half power). I had only one box before and they were so dim, now they're soo bright, they're just as bright as the LEDs and look 100 times beter.

 

if there is anybody in socal that is willing to do the same to my 2nd gen CL please PM me..i would love those LED's in my car.. our stock lighting is so dim

 

That looks real good!

 

You dont need a clearer camera....everybody will get blurry pics with a digital camera when the flash it off. With the flash on the camera can refocus itself right before the shot but if the flash is off and it is really dark, the slittest movement with your hands can make it blurry.


The trick is to rest you hands and/or camera on something and take the picture. Steady those it. You can also try changing your exposer timeing (if the camera has that function) to less then zero...(maybe -2).

***try putting the camera on your center armrest and take the picture***

hope this helps and let me know if it worked or not.