Hello guys,

i have got several messages from many 3rg gen Orgers asking that how did you make your speedo meter look blue and that bright since LED bulbs doesn't make that kinda light output because they works like a laser, their light beam goes straight and makes several hot spots on speedo meter which doesnt really look good. We need blue 194 bulbs which spreads their light 360 and unfortunately Only LED 194s comes in such colors....so lets come to the point....

I used 194 LED bulbs yes LED but i used 194 4-SMD WEDGE LED bulbs which has 4 small leds on each bulbs instead of ONE and they spread like 360 not exactly but they works and over top of that they dont make hot spots on ur speedo and light output on ur speedo is even and nice looking. On the other hand, they dont use much power and stays cooler than normal or stock 194 bulbs u buy from local auto parts....o yeah they LAST LONGER WAY LONGER THAN stockys...heres the link where i got these bulbs from and heres the picture of them and plus my speedo meter picture....

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2pcs-BLUE-4-SMD-L...QQcmdZViewItem





PICTURE TAKKEN AT NIGHT


VIDEO MADE AT NIGHT


http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTRBBLtBoM

 

Great post i always thought it was photo shopped lol

i am assuming that you did this with your 92 se, will this set up work in the GXE

 

yeap...no SE or GXE restrictions unless u got DIGI SPEEDO THO :P

 

and the needles show up blue as well? i just wanted to check cause my gxe lights are greenish or im color blind.

more important will they Dim??

again great post

 

u can see it ur self ....and o yah they DIM as normal bulbs u can adjust them to DIM or fully bright with the dimmer button .

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTRBBLtBoM




everything is BLUE lol needles, numbers, Gearbox light, heated mirror button tiny light and power comfort mode button both C and P r blue but u cant see it in video cuz it jus appears some shiny blue thing duno why probably too small? AND that climate control lights all blue lol...i jus love blue

 

looks good, man, my only worry is whether or not the blue really ****s with night vision (I have the worlds worst, so I stick with white, and nobody seems to be able to give a scientific based output on the matter)
if it isnt a concern, this is one mod that can be done pretty cheap (but $3.50 each? seems like I could build 'em cheaper than that, idk) and gives the car a new look at night.

 

i wouldn't recommend to ppl who has really BAD night vision but again it comes to the choice who want this and who doesnt want....totally up to whoever wanna do this....i have been driving with this since 4 months and have no problem

i have pretty good night vision and i think i have TAPETUM LUCIDUM in my eyes

 

Do they really look like they do in the picture? I am asking because I have wide lens led in my se cluster. They are not very bright and the end of the tach is dim almost like yours and so is the odo. But, if I take a pic, they look great in the pic. It's like dig cam compensate and make a bright visable pic. So mine look great in a pic but a bit disapointing in person.

 

not sure if the price was changed, but i followed that link and it was 3.98USD for a pair. thats not too bad 1.99 each is cheap enough!

Im ordering a set tonight!

Thanks for the post!


EDIT: i take it back. 3.98 + 5.99 shipping!! from China! ouch! $5 each is a bit pricey! anyone seen these cheaper stateside?

Any idea if these will work as well? free shipping but u have to buy 20 for $18USD. but the price point each is a LOT better!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-x-...Q5fAccessories

 

thats why i posted the video link to YOUTUBE dude...


http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTRBBLtBoM

dont buy those....u wont get any good output...and will have more light on some spots on ur speedo ( hot spots which doesnt look good )....i have tried millions of bulbs (including which u posted) searching for perfect led blue bulbs and those r the ones i finally got and have even 360 light around the speedo and u should consider lucky that i have done the search and found the perfect bulb which will %100% work and even they r pricy but they r worth the money cuzz they r gonna last u years without dimming out or fusing...

 

Were all the LEDs you used the same size? or did you use different sizes for different modules?

 

Is there a way to get blue gauges and red needles?

 

kinda. a red sharpie over the needles, and some blue cellophane stuck behind the gauges, then use white LEDs.

 

just ordered a set right now but in white. i got tired of blue.

 

nope same 194 size for 4 speedo meter LED bulbs and gearbox LED bulb as well and climate control bulbs r so dam tiny and had a hard time lookin for them and they r T3 led bulbs

 

you could get the intelliglow needle kit. they used to cost about $80; i'm not sure what they go for now. they used to sell them in the group deals forum. you'd have to remove the needles to install the kit, though.

 

Gotta compliment you on your masterful use of caps lock button.

 

http://www.virtualvillage.com/items/...LAID=257384092

more LEDS for the dash. are they any good?

 

those look suspiciously like the ones burhan negated earlier in the thread... in fact, almost exactly like them

 

noted and i DO appricate your post and will be buying the ones you recomended,, but one more quick question (cause i havent even bothered to find out how many i need to buy) .. how many pairs do i need to buy to do the whole dash pannel?

 

194's: total of 4 bulbs...

 

Many thanks ill place order in the mornin!

(stupid holiday messdup paycheck deposit)

 

with that u r gonna have even more bigger hotspot on dash cuz they dont spread the light at 360 degree as i mentioned earlier in this post that these kinda bulbs only are good for a single button like gearbox light not if u wanna spread light on something big.....u need SMD LEDs and they spread the light around very nicely....

 

u need 2 pairs as ben stated but i ordered 3 pairs...1 for backup..

 

you can have whatever color of the rainbow you want!

 

doesn't the current mustang use some RBG tri-color LEDs and just vary the voltage to each color, in order to make 127 different colors?

 

do you have any pics of how you changed the leds in the A/T shift switch?

 

pop the black plastic cover thing off, then you can worm your hand under there and untwist the bulb socket. I have never done it but that's how it's done. You might have to remove the center console entirely (no biggie, 6 screws) to get enough room to get in there.

 

thanks cape. oh and you are right about the new stangs LED set up

 

Sounds cool actually. That's the same type of idea that goes into the displays that ring around the entire top level of sports arenas. All they are is a sequence of red green and blue LEDS but have the ability to display hundreds of thousands of colors, not quite as versatile as an LCD, but cool none the less. And cost effective.

 

My climate control doesnt light up what could cause this problem?

 

Nice work Burhan. It's hard to believe, but I did this mod about 8 years ago! (as you can tell from my mileage). The center needle never lit up properly though. But it didn't light up properly before I did the blue lights either.

 

hey those looks gud and thanks dude i got the decals, they r hot...i ma put them after i m done painting my car soon...and 8 years ago i was 13 and probably didnt even know wat the heck is speedo meter

 

it cant be all fused bulbs....so its either wiring from the climate control harness or climate control it self....tap on climate control or pull/push wires around on the back if it lights up then u have found the problem if not then i guess gotta get confused with wiring diagram and find the needle in dark...

 

Glad to know your happy with the decals.

Yeah, that picture of my gauges was one of my first signature pics here on the org lol. It was my first mod ever.

 

ha ha thats hilarious. I watched the Youtube video and because it is titled Blue Speedo, al the related videos are dudes in speedos lmao.

 

changed to BLUE DASH

 

well, just got the bulbs in today from Japan. didn't get the blue ones like i said earlier instead i got the white ones. installed them and what a difference!!! i love it but for some reason i emits like bluish hotspots and other areas just in white. could the gauge faces cause this or the bulbs? i will try and change the bulbs position from left to right of cluster. i'll try and post a pic of it so you guys can see what i mean.

 

I wouldn't expect the cluster itself to be the issue. If anything the bulb would give off a bluish hue.
Not sure what you mean in terms of changing bulb position from left to right of the cluster, unless you mean spinning the bulb in its socket so it emit light from a different angle?
Did you replace all the bulbs in the cluster?

 

what kind of bulbs did u get? can u post the pic of ur bulbs and dash?...i wonder if u just got the normal LED bulbs which have the ability to make hotspots right at where they go into cluster....