The quest for better interior lighting revisited (inst. for Direct Replacement LEDs)
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Originally posted by Ventral
Cani do this mod in to a GC8?
Cani do this mod in to a GC8?
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great info, although i really want even brighter. bright like the red is (i have an sti) and emits a bright blue glow from the cluster. like the aftermarket gauges you have on your steering wheel. any tips on how to get the gauge cluster closer to those?
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Originally posted by googe
great info, although i really want even brighter. bright like the red is (i have an sti) and emits a bright blue glow from the cluster. like the aftermarket gauges you have on your steering wheel. any tips on how to get the gauge cluster closer to those?
great info, although i really want even brighter. bright like the red is (i have an sti) and emits a bright blue glow from the cluster. like the aftermarket gauges you have on your steering wheel. any tips on how to get the gauge cluster closer to those?
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awsome write up Sisqocqk.
my leds came in this afternoon.
so far ive done the fog switch, the ic spray, and the keyring.
tomarrow night is the hvac.
ill pop off a shot of a mostly red sti quite soon.
/cheers.
my leds came in this afternoon.
so far ive done the fog switch, the ic spray, and the keyring.
tomarrow night is the hvac.
ill pop off a shot of a mostly red sti quite soon.
/cheers.
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Originally posted by DISCOPOPE
awsome write up Sisqocqk.
my leds came in this afternoon.
so far ive done the fog switch, the ic spray, and the keyring.
tomarrow night is the hvac.
ill pop off a shot of a mostly red sti quite soon.
/cheers.
awsome write up Sisqocqk.
my leds came in this afternoon.
so far ive done the fog switch, the ic spray, and the keyring.
tomarrow night is the hvac.
ill pop off a shot of a mostly red sti quite soon.
/cheers.
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Has anybody done this mod to the guage cluster on an 04 WRX. I would really like to do this mod, but I am concerned about the brightness of the cluster. The needles are red on the 04 guages, and I think a blue backlighting with red needles would look so sick. Has anybody done this to there 04 and could possibly post pics? Any idea on how bright you think the needles would still be after the LED switch? Thanks
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Originally posted by GetawayInBouldr
Has anybody done this mod to the guage cluster on an 04 WRX. I would really like to do this mod, but I am concerned about the brightness of the cluster. The needles are red on the 04 guages, and I think a blue backlighting with red needles would look so sick. Has anybody done this to there 04 and could possibly post pics? Any idea on how bright you think the needles would still be after the LED switch? Thanks
RK
Has anybody done this mod to the guage cluster on an 04 WRX. I would really like to do this mod, but I am concerned about the brightness of the cluster. The needles are red on the 04 guages, and I think a blue backlighting with red needles would look so sick. Has anybody done this to there 04 and could possibly post pics? Any idea on how bright you think the needles would still be after the LED switch? Thanks
RK
Anyway, it should be the same exact thing as the MY02-03. Besides the position of the Tach and Speedometer of course. If you look on the first page you'll see how the red needles turn a different color like a fiber optic. The only way to keep this from happening (if you don't like that effect) is to paint the needles with a thick coat of paint by hand so less light can escape. Or somehow block the light from traveling up the needles at the base.
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parts express out of stock?
hi,
i have been waiting for partsexpress to get some of the RED condoms in, and they are still out of stock.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=070-080
know of anywhere else i can get these?
i have been waiting for partsexpress to get some of the RED condoms in, and they are still out of stock.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=070-080
know of anywhere else i can get these?
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Re: parts express out of stock?
Originally posted by netzr0
hi,
i have been waiting for partsexpress to get some of the RED condoms in, and they are still out of stock.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=070-080
know of anywhere else i can get these?
hi,
i have been waiting for partsexpress to get some of the RED condoms in, and they are still out of stock.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=070-080
know of anywhere else i can get these?
Might as well forget the bulb condoms and go LEDs.... afterall, it's the topic of this thread
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04' Red Needles
First off... awesome mod and thanks for the tips!
After I did my 04 TS in blue led for the cluster, I couldn't see my needles anymore because the blue was too dim to overcome the red tint on the needles. I had to pop the factory bulb back in to the harness that lights the needles.
So now I have this kinda cool gradient effect going from blue to green starting at 100km or so and around 3-4k RPM.
I wish I could all blue gauges and red needles though... not sure how.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
After I did my 04 TS in blue led for the cluster, I couldn't see my needles anymore because the blue was too dim to overcome the red tint on the needles. I had to pop the factory bulb back in to the harness that lights the needles.
So now I have this kinda cool gradient effect going from blue to green starting at 100km or so and around 3-4k RPM.
I wish I could all blue gauges and red needles though... not sure how.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Hey great post. I can't help but notice on your galary that the needles on all the gauges are blue as well is it possible to change them to red or something just curious. Thanks man:banana: :banana: :banana:
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have you compared the leds from superbrightleds.com ? and also for the hvac.. have you tried the "oval wide angle lenses"? how do they compare with the "opaque focused lens" you say to use?