Im looking to do my Gauge bulbs in my dash.. I have the new sony explod radio that illuminates RED and WHITE. I know alot of people have the BLUE and WHITE on their dashes but i would like to know if anyone has RED.. If so can you please post pics so i can see before i purchase them?

Thanks

 

many have red, it looks good I wish I had a pic to post but I've seen some red.

 

You can do Red, I think Igobuk has Red Gauges. If the Xplod is Red & White, you should just do White Gauges and Red Needles with Red Idiot Lights, Red Cruise Control and Red Overdrive Off.

I had all my window switches done in white except for the Window Lock and Door Lock on the Driver's side, which were done in Red and I love how it looks.

 

is there any easy way to make red needles? the write up for that sounds super hard.

 

i had red, however, red gets VERY old VERY quick. go with white or blue.

 

Not to jack your thread or anything but I did white led's in the switchs hazards defroster heater control and cd head unit looks amazing IMO I like the white not to far from the stock look. looks clean and really sick at night just my own 2 centz though he is my thread if you wanna see the pics of what i did Ill prob snap a couple picks tonight of the whole dash because I didnt get a chance to last night after I finished the head unit but any ways here


http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=397012

 

the write-up is my sig

 

Red and white, nice combo.





PM me and I'll mail you higher resolution ones if you like.

 

I recently switched my gauges to red from blue which I was sick of. I like red better.

 

Dont we already have red needles stock.. Question, how many bulbs are behind the dash to illuminate the cluster, not including needles..

Are the needle bulbs 194 as well??

 

194 is what you need and there are 5 bulbs that illuminate the clutster, speedo, rpm, gas, temp.

there are a whole lot more for turn signals seat belt light, cel, air bag, abs, etc.

 

Im still debating on what color to do.. My Xplod Radio has a blueish whitesh screen and all the buttons light up red.. I know my stock needles are red but i dont know how it will look if i do them blue.. my interior is tan and brown.. I think red is my best best since red is sort of a light bright shade of brown somehow. lol..

 

I'd do the bulbs behind the gauges first. If you like the red then you can move on to the harder controls that use leds.

If it's your first time, changing the gauge bulbs shouldn't take more than an hour.

I've done it so many times it only takes me about 10-15 minutes now.

Once you do the leds in the other controls (climate, window, etc.) there's no going back.

BTW, if you have the manual climate controls, the bulb in the slider **** in the front is real easy to change. Pull off the ****. Use tweezers to pull the little green led out (it's not soldered). Make sure you note which lead is longer (this is the positive lead) and what side it's on. Get a red 3mm led and cut the leads to the same length as the original and push it in. Pop the **** back on.

 

thanks.. im doing the dash for now and the manual climate switch in red.. how do i do the ignition ring??

 

Lots of 5mm red LEDs and 2 CCFLs.

 

I like the purple effect but that must be blinding at night..

 

jepht20 has red LED guauges i believe and tan interior ive seen it in person and i think it looks really good you should try to get a hold of him and see if he can send you pics but i do think they go nicely with the tan interior

 

does it look that orange in person??? or is it more red?

 

JPMax: It's actually does not glare at all.

maximaSE327: The light is actually very bright red since LEDs are very high MCD rating. My camera does not capture the red color so well.

 

meanbean what is that purpleish glow on ur guages from

 

massfastmax: The purple light is from the 2 6" CCFLs (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light) I have inside the guages.

 

That is perfectly what i need.. did you put an led on the actual needles?? if so, what bulb type are they?? What is CCFLs??? I would like to get that nice glow but if its too hard, i dont think im willing to do it.. i like the red alot though.. tell me what you got.. what type of leds, etc.. thanks

 

96mAx2fast: The needles are cleared and the LEDs are aimed at them. CCFL stands for Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light. 5mm is the led size that I used..

 

What LED size are the needles? Im almost ready to order. Im ordering 5 RED (194 LED bulbs) for my gauges. What size is the led in the manual climate control ****, i want to do that red also..

 

For the manual climate control, 3mm leds will work for the whole conversion.
Only a 3mm will fit in the slider **** and under the buttons.
You only need led resistors for replacing the 3 regular bulbs inside the unit.

 

Whats LED resistors?? Is that the same as an led bulb or do i actually somehow have to get resistors put in as well? Is 3mm the size of the actual bulb??

 

There are 3 regular bulbs in the climate control unit that run on 12v power. You'll need to use a resistor on the positive lead of the leds you're using to replace these bulbs.

These regular bulbs are what light up the buttons, fan ****, and slider bar.

The green and orange lights under the buttons are leds already so they're a direct swap.

See the How To link in the Stickies. He has some good pics.

 

What size is the LED behind each needle????? Does it get illuminated by the same bulbs???

 

are all the bulbs 194 behind the dash and the radio? or are there all diffrent sizes?

 

95-97: guage cluster leds - 194
98-99 74.

the radio (BOSE) had 3mm led.

window switched 3mm

behind the climate control 3mm or 5mm I cant remember. Only the guage cluster is a direct swap everything else will take some soldering.

 

well that sucks...194 are easy to find...time to go search for others...are they as cheap as the 194?

 

you guages can be modified to use the 194 bulbs but I dont know how, but I know its has been done, not too sure of the difficulty but worth alteast checking into.

 

i just bought a bunch of 5mm LEDs for my guages, to my understanding that will work... is that right?? i sure hope so

 

The guages use bulbs not LEDs.

95-97 use type 194 bulbs (They make 194 bulbs which are made up of one or more leds. Don't confuse these with individual leds.)
==> 194 bulb made w leds
==> individual led

98-99 use type 74 bulbs (they fit a little loose, but they are the only size that fit w/o modification of the holes for the bulbs)

Most of the other switches and buttons in the interior do use leds though. Usually 3mm is better as they will fit most anywhere. 5mm can be too big for some places.

See the How To's here: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....11#post2393811

 

Just to clarify, my gauges are 100% custom and NOT direct fit replacement bulbs. If you want to do the same then you must use the 5mm leds and solder them to the back of the gauges. Last time I counted, I have upwards of 85 leds behind my guages. The reason for the high led count was due to the leds narrow viewing angle. Normally, the brighter you go, the smaller the viewing angle. In other words, the high led count is to prevent hotspots on the guages.

 

Im testing to see if i can put a pic of my dash here so i can show you guys a before and after.. Below should be a before pic:




Can someone help me and tell me if i can paste images the same way i did my sig??? This is driving me nuts.. Im always trying to show people things but i dont know how to!!

 

I think you used the wrong slash in the 2nd [/img]

The url you posted to the pic doesn't work. Is the pic still there?

 

No mod needed to solder these things in no dremmel or anthing for the 97 - 99's if you put the lights in from the inside of the cluster I did my polarg white 194's on my car a few days ago with no dremmeling just put them in from the inside and solder them and your good to go

 

Thank you very much for the help. I figured it out.. Well, that is a pic of what it looks like now.. Im posting some after pics as well..Im just waiting for my red LEDs to arrive

 

Where can I buy type 74 bulbs? Can't find them anywhere.
Do they make gauges brighter or the same at stock?