Has anyone tried Blacklight bulbs for......?
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Has anyone tried Blacklight bulbs for......?
I was looking at some LEDs for converting my gauge cluster lights.
I found black light bulbs for the dash lights for my 98 (size 74s).
Has anyone ever attempted it or am I just
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I would think with the white faces, it might create a cool effect. Would it create a gauge glow?
Just thinking outside the box.
I found black light bulbs for the dash lights for my 98 (size 74s).
Has anyone ever attempted it or am I just
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I would think with the white faces, it might create a cool effect. Would it create a gauge glow?
Just thinking outside the box.
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I was looking at some LEDs for converting my gauge cluster lights.
I found black light bulbs for the dash lights for my 98 (size 74s).
Has anyone ever attempted it or am I just
?
I would think with the white faces, it might create a cool effect. Would it create a gauge glow?
Just thinking outside the box.
I found black light bulbs for the dash lights for my 98 (size 74s).
Has anyone ever attempted it or am I just
![Crazy](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/crazy.gif)
I would think with the white faces, it might create a cool effect. Would it create a gauge glow?
Just thinking outside the box.
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wow i made a post about this like a few weeks ago and nobody really had anything to say about it.
i kno when you look at black lights it messes up ur vision.. so wouldnt it be bad to have something that could affect your vision right in front of you while you're driving?
i kno when you look at black lights it messes up ur vision.. so wouldnt it be bad to have something that could affect your vision right in front of you while you're driving?
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wow i made a post about this like a few weeks ago and nobody really had anything to say about it.
i kno when you look at black lights it messes up ur vision.. so wouldnt it be bad to have something that could affect your vision right in front of you while you're driving?
i kno when you look at black lights it messes up ur vision.. so wouldnt it be bad to have something that could affect your vision right in front of you while you're driving?
Suppose you are right about the vison thing, but if you set it up in a way you can switch from white to black light, it could be a cool effect for a while and then change back.
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I did the same thing Meanbean did years ago and used a a blacklight tube in front of the gauges. White face gauges light up good, and with red bulbs lighting up the numbers and needles it looks hot.
Now, blacklight bulbs lighting up the cluster sounds cool too.
Now, blacklight bulbs lighting up the cluster sounds cool too.
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Here is what someone did to their Saturn.....I think the Max Gauges would Look better...
http://www.saturnspot.com/f37/new-pi...tle-29907.html
....and in a Subaru SVX
http://motorsportwarehouse.com/svx2.shtml
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Hey, just a heads up, you might not be able to get very even lighting with 'plug and play' LEDs... I tried it, and the lighting was horrible. I have a 5.5th gen, but it's the same basic idea. Maaaybe with wide angle ones you'd get more even lighting, but the ones I got were tri-led wide angle ones and it was horrible. And, I don't know if the 4th gens have a bluish filter behind the gauges like mine does, but that would inhibit any colored (blacklight) LEDs from doing their job. You just might want to look into that before you do it? I just had a bad, money-wasting experience with plug 'n plays... This week I'll be attempting a full LED gauge conversion (not plug n plays) and if it works out, doing a write up on it. Anyway, just wanted to give my 2 cents and share my experience with plug 'n play LEDs. I even used white, and they weren't near even/bright enough. If you want LEDs, you might need to do a real conversion. (take apart the cluster, wire LEDs and resistors, etc etc... it'd be a lot harder and riskier though...)
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Hey, just a heads up, you might not be able to get very even lighting with 'plug and play' LEDs... I tried it, and the lighting was horrible. I have a 5.5th gen, but it's the same basic idea. Maaaybe with wide angle ones you'd get more even lighting, but the ones I got were tri-led wide angle ones and it was horrible. And, I don't know if the 4th gens have a bluish filter behind the gauges like mine does, but that would inhibit any colored (blacklight) LEDs from doing their job. You just might want to look into that before you do it? I just had a bad, money-wasting experience with plug 'n plays... This week I'll be attempting a full LED gauge conversion (not plug n plays) and if it works out, doing a write up on it. Anyway, just wanted to give my 2 cents and share my experience with plug 'n play LEDs. I even used white, and they weren't near even/bright enough. If you want LEDs, you might need to do a real conversion. (take apart the cluster, wire LEDs and resistors, etc etc... it'd be a lot harder and riskier though...)
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Has anyone put something like these on their gauges????
http://www.custommagnums.com/forums/...-clusters.html
http://www.custommagnums.com/forums/...-clusters.html
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The only reason why I thought this would work is because I thought it would look like the gauge cluster in a 2005 VW Passat. I want to try getting the same type of blue effect with the red needle. Only cooler with the gauge glowing too....![Big Grin](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Here is what someone did to their Saturn.....I think the Max Gauges would Look better...
http://www.saturnspot.com/f37/new-pi...tle-29907.html
....and in a Subaru SVX
http://motorsportwarehouse.com/svx2.shtml
![Big Grin](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Here is what someone did to their Saturn.....I think the Max Gauges would Look better...
http://www.saturnspot.com/f37/new-pi...tle-29907.html
....and in a Subaru SVX
http://motorsportwarehouse.com/svx2.shtml
Same thing with the SVX.
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I might have to put the light project on hold....need to put on a cat-back exhaust sytem on first....stock system has a crack in front of the resonator and it is driving me nuts...
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Will the b-pipe be a direct bolt-on to a stock muffler?
Sorry I am getting off my OP topic, but I think it is a little more important not to have my car's exhaust blaring loud running through town when I just tap on the gas....
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has anyone put this exhaust system on?
http://www.2kracing.com/Product/18641.html
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