l.e.d. upgrade questions
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l.e.d. upgrade questions
i have a 93 f150 that i am wanting to the replace instrument and climate control lights with red l.e.d.s. would a red l.e.d. show red through my green filters. i really want my interior lights all red but i dont wanna order the lights if they wont show red. thanks
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Don't quote me, but i think there's like a colored film that's on the backside of the gauges. On another Ford vehicle i worked on i had to pull the cluster and sand down the colored film to get the white light to come through the gauge face. PITA it was having to remove the needles and re-install them in their original positions.
Basically, if there's a color filter there you'll need to get rid of it somehow.
Basically, if there's a color filter there you'll need to get rid of it somehow.
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i am ordering my leds from superbrightleds.com and they have a note saying that it will probably wont show red through the green filter. a friend of mine told me to get a new paceplate but i dont think that will change my original filter. but im not sure. the green filter just blocks all but the green light. and im tired of the green light. and another friend told me they will show red because the leds are so bright. i dont know. i dont wanna drop $100 into it without knowing for sure.
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i just replaces my stock non tach cluster with one with a stach on it and i dont remember what the back of the gauges look like. i will go outside in a min to take it apart and find out for sure.
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ok so i took my cluster out and unpeeled the face plates on all four sections and just sanded all the green filter off the numbers and lettering. i went ahaid and reinstalled it while i am waiting on my red leds to be delivered. it looks alright now i cant wai till i get my red lights so i can put em all in. thanks skaterbro for the advice.
