New LED gauges (pics)
03-13-2006, 12:50 PM
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New LED gauges (pics)
So i took out my reverse gauges and decided LED's are the way to do it. The needles dont look bright because I have the dimmer set on half cause the gauges are too bright. I'll adjust the lighting later on. Sorry for the bad pics from my phone, will take some later when i find my digital cam. Here they are:
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03-13-2006, 12:53 PM
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oh and the numbers are white, and the notches are all blue. except for the redline. Needles are still red. It looks amazing at night. I have white LEDs everywhere else.
03-13-2006, 12:56 PM
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How did you get teh #s white and the lines blue?
Also looks like the lower portion of the cluster isnt lit (like the 240 and the E in the fuel)
Also looks like the lower portion of the cluster isnt lit (like the 240 and the E in the fuel)
03-13-2006, 01:21 PM
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These pics are taken during the daytime. I'll post night pics tonight. The needles match the brightness of the gauges, but when the dimmer is turned down, they look a little less brighter. i'm going to fix it later on this week, i just ran out of bulbs.
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03-13-2006, 02:50 PM
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Hey Varun....nice work man...thats gotta be one of the nicest, if not THE nicest LED setups i've seen in the TL. Can't wait to see ur night pix....now I really can't wait to try to do this setup in my car this summer. I'm coming back to Calgary later this week for spring break, might be up in E-town next week, if i'm up there definitely gonna try see if i can meet up with u and see the setup in person.
Once again man....nice work
Once again man....nice work
03-13-2006, 04:55 PM
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HOLY SHIT, DEFF THE BEST LED CONVERSION IN THE TL IVE SEEN YET!!!! THAT LOOKS FUCKEN AWSOME, ITS PERFECT. So the numbers are white, notches are all blue, and the needles and red line are actually full red and not partially lit red???? THATS AMAZING. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO DO THE GAUGE CLUSTER?? Where did you get the LEDs from and are you a pro at soldering or did you just decide to give it a shot and use some common sense??? Oh and how much did it cost you for all the LEDs?? If its around 100 im doin it for sur. Let me kno.
03-13-2006, 05:14 PM
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Thanks guys. Yah Jack just let me know when ur here, we'll meetup. Here's a few more pics, again with the camera phone. These are from inside the garage. U can see the needles are fairly bright, but again, i'm gona have to brighten them a bit more. My phone camera isn't very clear, but because of the way it picks up light, the gauges look too bright. They're not that distracting.
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03-13-2006, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dvsxlt247
HOLY SHIT, DEFF THE BEST LED CONVERSION IN THE TL IVE SEEN YET!!!! THAT LOOKS FUCKEN AWSOME, ITS PERFECT. So the numbers are white, notches are all blue, and the needles and red line are actually full red and not partially lit red???? THATS AMAZING. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO DO THE GAUGE CLUSTER?? Where did you get the LEDs from and are you a pro at soldering or did you just decide to give it a shot and use some common sense??? Oh and how much did it cost you for all the LEDs?? If its around 100 im doin it for sur. Let me kno.
03-13-2006, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by varunverma23
Yup. and the red line is full red. I made the longer notches on each RPM number bright, and the ones around are slightly dimmer. Same with the Speed gauge and the other gauges. Its almost identical to the new TL gauges. It took about 5 hours to do. Fairly easy, just a lot of patience. No i'm far from pro, i just gave it a shot to see if i could do it. Altogether this whole mod cost me about $55.
Also, how did you make certain parts of the gauges more dimmer then others?? And how did you make certain things a specific color from the rest of the parts without having the other colors spill over into the other parts of the gauges??? I'm deff gona need full instructions.
03-14-2006, 12:23 AM
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Looks good! Reminds me of the '04 RL and 3rd gen TL.
03-14-2006, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by varunverma23
Thanks guys. Yah Jack just let me know when ur here, we'll meetup. Here's a few more pics, again with the camera phone. These are from inside the garage. U can see the needles are fairly bright, but again, i'm gona have to brighten them a bit more. My phone camera isn't very clear, but because of the way it picks up light, the gauges look too bright. They're not that distracting.
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03-14-2006, 10:00 AM
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so exatly how many LED's did you use, and maybe you could post pictures of what it looks like behind the gauges the next time you have it apart 
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03-14-2006, 09:12 PM
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well well well, looks like someone doesnt want all of us having the same mod done to the rest of our TLs lol. Would be nice if we could get a real explanation on what we need for the mod etc.
03-14-2006, 09:33 PM
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haha. ok ok. Its all 5mm LEDs in the gauges. what i did was take the needles off, and use nail polish remover to take all the blue filter off the back of the gauges so teh white doesn't shine blue through it. I sanded the top of the LEDs with a dremel so they're flat and glued them right up to the back of the face of the gauge to keep them in place (there is a clear plastic piece that's under the gauge face, i guled to that). And after taht you just have to sauter them together and attach the resistors. I put one LED behind each number, and one LED behind each notch that's above the numbers.
this made the notches above the numbers brighter, and the others in between slightly faded. Looks just like the new TL gauges. I'll post some better pics.
this made the notches above the numbers brighter, and the others in between slightly faded. Looks just like the new TL gauges. I'll post some better pics.
03-14-2006, 10:10 PM
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ok one last question cause im about to buy a shitload of led's on ebay... does every LED require a resistor or which ones do? and what resistance.. also can u inform me about the led's on the radio and such? mainly 3mm right? and do they require resistors? thanks so much for ur help.. u did a great job, i did this on my RSX except i needed to SOLDER each bulb.. PITA.. this should be easier.. great job varunverma
03-14-2006, 10:12 PM
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You gotta post some better actual digital cam pics for us all. You did a really great job and we all appreciate your work cuz its like a contribution to the community you know, but the way you said you did the mod sounds like it was easier then the way the other DIY has you do it. Is it possible to oversand and sand too much off the surface of the LED??? What is the mcd your talking about between the 5K and 7K??? Also, what color does the display at the bottom center of the speedo light up as??
03-15-2006, 10:38 PM
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thats very nice very very nice.... post a pic on how u did the resistor cuz when i did my dash led mod, i had to use resistors too, but it was ez to put on since its a flat back socket holder for the bulbs, for the gauge bulbs its the push in, quarter turn, wit it sticking out...thats really nice tho man....someone else did one here too, wit a WDP tl, forgot who...
03-16-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Malayalee King
the A comes stock last i checked
varun - didn't you have a screen in your car?
varun - didn't you have a screen in your car?
negative.. and hes talking about the chrome part.. older 2g's dont have chrome A's
03-16-2006, 09:31 PM
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as for the "A": https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133030
