Hey Guys,
Does anyone have any info or remember anyone's webpage who had done this? I remember seeing it when I first got my Black 93se and was going to do it but never got around to it. Now I'd like to do it to my 92's gauges, but I'm not too sure how to go about doing it. Do I just need to buy some LED's, resistors and just wire and aim them properly, possiably defuse them?

Thanks guys!

 

I've seen it done before too... Let me pull up this one site for a 4th gen. maxima to make sure I am talking about the same thing you are.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...issan%20Maxima

this guy has done a lot, and I like his modifications.

=->Evil Twin<-=

 

wow thats a nice max. do all fourth gen trunks open like that? crazy

 

no they do not. that is trunk flip-flop mod. it can be done to any car.

 

you can do that on almost any trunk by adding a little extra hardware (hinges and stuff)

search here or google for "flip-flop trunk" or something like that and you'll find tons of info

 

...and to answer your original question, Mr Gone, I have a sorta-kinda write up I borrowed (with permission) from a guy I was introduced to on altimas.net. He did some things with his gauges that, IMO, are waaay better than even MY Import Intelligence needle kit. Probably cheaper too, in the long run. You should find what I got on my "other" website:

http://www.msnusers.com/blackmalescarpics

Just click on the "Documents" link and it should be there.

 

...oh, and good to see ya, Craig! I haven't seen enuff of you lately!

 

I belive the proper way to do it is get reverse indiglow gauges, and backlight the console with red. Also, you can backlight with blue bulbs and purchase intelliglow needles, which have their own light source. I personally love the intelliglows, and they show some great examples.

Linky:

http://importintelligence.com/FMPro?...ID=Iglow&-Edit

 

Spipedong- I remember seeing that link a long time ago, this is what I was looking to do first:

but have the red be toned down abit.

Now I'm thinking more of a White/Blue combo like this:

but again, tone down the blue abit.


Looks like I'll have to find some LED's and resistors and hack apart a spare gauge cluster.
I experiemented with coloring the bulbs with a blue sharpie last night but they dont have the intensity or shade that I was looking for.

 

Shawn - you gotta BUY those needles! From that same site. They're PHAT!

 

why buy them if I can make them

 

cant you just use those replacement 194 LEDs? like on http://www.superbrightleds.com/led_prods.htm

 

Yeah, I could use those, and there alot cheaper than I expected, but I still will need to wire single LED's for the needles. Thanks for the link!

 

That's sick.

Quick question. What are the best bulbs to get for behind the instrument cluster? I'm thinking those 4-led 168/194 bulbs. I bought 6-led 168/194 bulbs and tried them in my corners unfortunately they are more blueish/purplish than the "hyper white" that they were advertised as so I'm not gonna take a chance of getting pulled over for blue blinkers/corner lights. They are very bright though. Unfortunately the 6-led 168/194 bulb is too big to fit in the instrument cluster.

So which is the best to get for having the brightest instrument cluster? The 4-led ones?

 

do you have a spare cluster? if not, I have two if you want one...they are from a VG SE though, so you'd only be able to use it as a template.

oh...nm, I have a 92-94 VE cluster with my VG speedo if you want that...

 

Hey piggie how about a write up on that potentiometer mod for 125 to 145 faces.

I got all kinds of parts Nubian wants and he's got a set of indiglows for me.

 

hmm you know, I may just take out my gauges tonight for fun and do that. I got the good camera, but it' regular 35mm so I have to get the pics developed...I'll PM you with the final write-up minus pics once I get it done and send you the pics when I have them

 

importintelligence.com is a lot cheaper than this site's needles. i know where i am buying mine at.

http://www.importcarpartsplus.com/Needles.htm

 

LittlePiggie - do you mind PM'ing me too on the write-up?

nubiannupe - do you still have the gauges? can you pm me a pic of what they look like at night. i can't find any pics on the web. maybe i am not looking hard enough.

 

John, just make a new thread, then you can link people to it when they PM and email you questions about your setup . Oh yeah, Thank you for the offer on the gauges, I also have a spare set of VE gauges with a VG speedo

Nupe- post pics

 

If you are going to get the ones from superbrightleds.com, you should probably use the single led bulbs. The 4-led ones concentrate the light in one spot, so your gauges will be brighter in some areas than others. BTW I bought some of the blue ones from there for my gauges and they look very nice. Ill try and get pics up soon.

 

What I'll do, peeps, is take some pics of my gauges sometime tonight and post 'em.

 

Good lookin out.

 

How do those needle kits work anyway? The site doesn't do a good job explaining how they work. Does something slide over the needles? How does it get wired up? What parts of the cluster need to be disassembled? The front plastic piece taken off I'm guessing?

 

There are, like, 4 little surface mount LED's on a plastic ring which, in turn, are connected by copper wire to a transformer. The rings have to be put around each needle and mounted flush with the gauge face. That involves taking the actual needle off. It's kinda complicated.

Oh, and for those who wanted to see those gauges, I posted a pic of them on page 4 of my website.

 

thats kick ****
lemmie know what ya use to do it!

 

If you're talking about the needles, I got 'em from Import Intelligence. Gauges are from CustomMaxima.

 

how much were the needles? are the vehicle specific?
<--95 nissan pathfinder. was just curious to see if they would work in mine as well