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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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i took out the bulb and put the stock one back in. and i only replaced one bulb and now the WHOLE cluster isnt turning on.
thankfully i didnt see any smoke
gna try some fuses but i knw its NOT the tail lamp bc thats working
thats wat im trying to ask if theres a SPEICIFIC fuse for the cluster/climate control
when you say the whole cluster isnt turning on you mean the speedo and tach and other gauges dont give you readings or the illumination doesnt work?

like i said the bulbs only work one way if the dont light up pull the bulb tur it clockwise until it sits flush then lock it in place and turn the illumination on

it should work then
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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if its just the bulbs not illuminating....check the illumination dial to the right of the steering wheel
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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yeah folks, led means light emitting diode. a diode only allows current to flow in 1 direction. if it doesnt work at first, flip it around.

those are sick tho
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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waiting for the sun to go down so i can post pics of my new gauges -1 led for the gas gauge
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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this is what your bulbs should look like in a 95 96 left are the stock roght altered with LED's




installed notice neo 5's for blinker lights and high beam


^ Before i installed them did a little switcheroo

god my camera f$%^in sucks but the basic idea looks soo nice with the white bezle and blue blinker lites

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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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I really wanna do this to my car but think its over my head and dont wanna **** anything up haha.
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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I really wanna do this to my car but think its over my head and dont wanna **** anything up haha.


dude can u turn a screw driver ? its sooo easy my next thing is gonna be leds in my heater/ac panel
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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I planned on doing a white bezel, but was in the middle on it. Now, I think I will do it

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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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i was bored i had the leds in for a day or so now decided to do some tinkering changed the side gauges and spreayed my bezel im thinking about signing up for gauge rings now and .. find outwhy my check engine is on lol obd1 scan is like a 100$

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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by maxed_out_99
when you say the whole cluster isnt turning on you mean the speedo and tach and other gauges dont give you readings or the illumination doesnt work?

like i said the bulbs only work one way if the dont light up pull the bulb tur it clockwise until it sits flush then lock it in place and turn the illumination on

it should work then
IT WAS A FUSE
the "illumination" fuse was bad
changed it and now works
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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so just curious. how many of these do i need to order? its been awhile since removing my speedo and i hate doing it unless i absolutely have to. i want gauges and blinkers lit
Old Jul 8, 2011 | 05:27 AM
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if you your profile is right, and you have a 99 you need 5.
Old Jul 8, 2011 | 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
I planned on doing a white bezel, but was in the middle on it. Now, I think I will do it
gunna look good man, i was thinking green, i have about 408975695874 spares lol
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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plug n play?

are these plug n play for the 97-99 auto climate control??

like do i need to change a fuse or something/?

or just pop them in n twist them?
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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Not sure, this thread is pertaining to the cluster not the climate control.

Although I do believe Chrisman287 knows which ones go in the CC
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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tigersharkdude, will any of those bulbs work on a 97 maxima? I'd really like the plug n play ones for mine.
Old Jul 10, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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95-97 are the same. They use the 194 plug in bulbs.
Old Jul 11, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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Would be great if someone did a clear writeup to clear up the confusion like, which bulb on the pannel controlls what ? numbers for parts and years, almost guranteed to be a sticky
Old Jul 12, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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those gauges look great....wish i can get that on my 97 max
Old Jul 12, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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imo the se white gauges look the best with leds i need a white tach so i can go back to all Se's
Old Jul 12, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by NHMAX603



this is what your bulbs should look like in a 95 96 left are the stock roght altered with LED's




installed notice neo 5's for blinker lights and high beam


^ Before i installed them did a little switcheroo

god my camera f$%^in sucks but the basic idea looks soo nice with the white bezle and blue blinker lites
but what is the size of the buld is it #194/168
Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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just bought the NEO5-BHP *blue HP* LED bulbs... will update ina couple days!
Old Jul 15, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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just received and installed NEO5's! ill take pics when it comes night time! they look hawt though! two thoughts, the plastic is extremely soft and a screwdriver kinda knarled it up a bit. also, there are a few dim spots but over all it looks good and will probably be better in the dark. I will DEFINITELY be buying more though! so easy for a very nice blue color!
Old Jul 15, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by max_dreamer
just received and installed NEO5's! ill take pics when it comes night time! they look hawt though! two thoughts, the plastic is extremely soft and a screwdriver kinda knarled it up a bit. also, there are a few dim spots but over all it looks good and will probably be better in the dark. I will DEFINITELY be buying more though! so easy for a very nice blue color!
very true about the screwdriver jacking the plastic backing. I used a small flathead from my RC car box. Worked pretty good w/ minimal damage

Pics of the blue. Since you are 99 I can see exactly what it would look like in my car
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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well the pics dont do it justice since i used my cellphone, but its much bluer in person. im gonna have to get the real camera out i guess. but you can still see the color and the hot n cold spots...




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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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wow i love the color on the gauges but i dont know if i like the needles being almost invisible..
if i do this ill def have to do the led needle mod to brighten them up or is there an easier fix? btw those gauges do look sick..
i cant decide if i want to go with reds or that color blue its much easier to find parts in red.. but that also makes them alot more common
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 03:56 PM
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finaly got my SE gaues done with blue blinkers bright white leds behind the gauges andwhite bezle <3 they came out nice



lit up ..!!

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wow i love the color on the gauges but i dont know if i like the needles being almost invisible..
if i do this ill def have to do the led needle mod to brighten them up or is there an easier fix? btw those gauges do look sick..
i cant decide if i want to go with reds or that color blue its much easier to find parts in red.. but that also makes them alot more common
yeah i forgot to mention that the needles almost disappear with this color scheme but ill get over it and do the led mod soon! of course blue led's are ungodly expensive! lol

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finaly got my SE gaues done with blue blinkers bright white leds behind the gauges andwhite bezle <3 they came out nice
definitely looks good! im gonna have to do the needles soon and get some more lights for the other stuff back there...
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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[quote=DIAMONDS98SE;8084474] i also put blue leds in my turn signals and check engine.

What bulb was for the turn signals? Is it the same bulb?
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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i used neo 5's for blinkers and high beams
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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i used neo 5's for blinkers and high beams
Awesome, thats all I needed to know. Thanks man
Old Jul 25, 2011 | 01:44 AM
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i just got mine done today post pics soon
Old Jul 25, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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hey max dreamer, you going to garland wed?

im about to order the neo 5 later today. and ill be painting a spare bezel white and another one blue possibly.
Old Jul 25, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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so, i found these bulbs and they will plug right into the bulb housing for the clusters and they come with 4 leds... 4 are brighter than 1... so ill get these and see how they turn out. http://besthongkong.com/index.php?cPath=10_60

also, as far as swapping out needles from my red to the black/clear ones i have, how will that affect the position of where my speedo/rpm reads. because i know they needle rests on the nipple part on the gauge and that you have to twist it off, but how do you know where to "shaft" part needs to be to put on the needle?
Old Jul 25, 2011 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by NHMAX603
finaly got my SE gaues done with blue blinkers bright white leds behind the gauges andwhite bezle <3 they came out nice



lit up ..!!

This is nice.
Old Jul 26, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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TY..!!
Old Jul 26, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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does anyone know if the neo 5 are also for the ac and window panel
Old Jul 26, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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does anyone know if the neo 5 are also for the ac and window panel
no. those are leds and need soldering
Old Jul 27, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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no. those are leds and need soldering
thx do u know the size of those bulds
Old Jul 27, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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thx do u know the size of those bulds
these worked well for my window switches. I still havent done my cc yet.

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/529



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