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Old 08-10-2012, 11:59 AM
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The company I bought it from sent me one wrong bulb so the speedo is half white. When I get the bulb next week it will be done and I'll have pics posted!
Sorry bout that guys
 
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My dome light is about as effective as a candle. Those LEDs look nice and bright. I might have to try this. I think I would probably use colored bulbs for the main light and white for the map lights though.

Looks great. Can't wait to see the speedo pics.
 
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Sorry it's so late guys.


 
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Looks really good, how involved is it? Is there a DIY somewhere?
 
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Love the dash!!
 
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Old 08-25-2012, 11:07 AM
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There are 4 I wanna say 7mm bolts holding the gauges on. You remove those and pull on it to pop it off ** be sure and pull the gear indicator out before yanking on it if you have an automatic**
After that there are the connectors for all the wires on the back. You have to pop those out and the whole thing will come out.*



Now to install the bulbs you have to twist and pull out the 5 black bulb holders and te one smaller one on top. The black ones hold a 194 bulb. I highly suggest one with a 360 degree radius or you WILL have dim spots. And the one white adapter holds a 37?? bulb. I'll check up on that.



Now this is the beginning of the PITA. Mark where each needle for your indicators are and then proceed to pull off the needles. I used a kitchen fork and popped it off of each holder connector. *be sure you have some help because since mine is a 99 the speedo jumps from 0-10 mph so in order to calibrate that I had to have a friend drive while I read my speed off my gps and placed he speedo needle. After that carefully peel off the film with all the readings and all on it. I did mine with a box blade and wound up messing up right above the trip indicator.*



After you remove it take 220 grit sand paper and sand off all the green spots where you are replacing with a different color. Be careful because I took a little of my cruise control indicator off and it's partly white. Once you sand all that down and off take super glue and glue it back down in spots where it will not block any indicators and adjust your needles to the right position. And your done. Took me in total about 3 hrs but I had to wait for all different bulbs to come in because I did go into it blind.*

 
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:17 PM
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I love the blue dome lights. Do they hurt your eyes at all when they are on or is the light soft enough where it is not bad.
 
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Great info here. I'm going to purchase some LEDs for the interior but will probably leave the dash alone.
 
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:51 PM
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It's really not bad. But if you plan on having to read anything you can forget about it
 
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Originally Posted by Tanner2255
It's really not bad. But if you plan on having to read anything you can forget about it
copy that!
 
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Where did you get the dome light bulbs and how much $?
 
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I bought them online. Depending on color and degree of lighting it's anywhere from $1-$6 a bulb
 
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Old 08-25-2012, 04:31 PM
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I bought them online. Depending on color and degree of lighting it's anywhere from $1-$6 a bulb
Do you have a link? I would love to have some white ones like you have in the domes.
 
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Is there a rule of thumb on color? Do you use the same color led behind a matching color lens? I'm thinking of doing a simple white in the interior.
 
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Old 08-25-2012, 06:25 PM
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I got them from
LED Lights, Bulbs & Accessories - SUPER BRIGHT LEDS
They have a vehicle configuration and will tell you the bulbs they need. And it's ok to put blue LEDs with the clear interior lens or white or whatever color you want.
 
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