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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Plug and Play LED's 98-99 gauge cluster

I remember someone posting on here a while back about the Neo-x wedge bulbs.
I decided to take the plunge and order some to see if they fit. After removing my old cluster to put in my new SE cluster, I took the bulbs and measured and all of the good stuff. Come to find out the Neo-5 bulbs fit. I ordered the NEOx-HP cool white bulbs, came to like $14 shipped for 5 (4 behind faces, and one behind odometer). All in all Im pretty happy minus the fact they look soft blue through the faces, and they are a little hot right where the bulbs are, BUT if you are like me and not the most electrically inclined person and dont like wiring, then this is your answer.

Also the needles are much clearer in person, i just had my white balance off slightly to pic up the true color of the LED's

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...pecs%2FNEO.htm

Old Jun 16, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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looks nice i just order the crystal white's hoping they make my white face gauge cluster look better then oem bulbs ^_^
Old Jun 17, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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I had a similar look with some single smd leds from ebay for a while. they were not nearly as bright though, and i wanted a brighter than stock white, which wasnt acheived with the cool white. i just ordered some 3 smd leds from superbright and they are awesome! i didnt even think to change the one behind the odometer...ill do that tonight. i also put blue leds in my turn signals and check engine. ill post another pic once i get the odometer bulb switched. gauges look nice now
Old Jun 17, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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these are mine i think yours look way better

that was taken on a phone so its real crappy quality
Old Jun 17, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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hey op, i got the same bulbs...



im going to go with warm white, as i want an oem clear white instead of this, but yes, those bulbs are nice.

when i get those, im going to order the individual leds to do the climate control and switches as well
Old Jun 17, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by demonics12
hey op, i got the same bulbs...



im going to go with warm white, as i want an oem clear white instead of this, but yes, those bulbs are nice.

when i get those, im going to order the individual leds to do the climate control and switches as well
what year cluster is that?, the lack of light in the odometer is throwing me off
Old Jun 17, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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im not sure what year that cluster is but the cluster i have in mine doesnt have a lit up odometer.. its the mechanical type instead of the digital type.. i wish i had one with a digital odometer.
they are usually much clearer and easier to read
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 12:02 AM
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mechanical odo= 95-97, digital = 98-99, i believe
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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its a 99, the bulb wasnt seating right and all of the sudden the next day it turned on! the previous bulb was burned out... maybe issues? idk. it all works now though
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 01:27 AM
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oh, ok, im looking to do this in my 95 with the 96 cluster, but im waiting to see how they look, i know chrisman is doing it
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 12:40 PM
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Yes, I've been trying to figure this out too.
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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i want to do this to mine but my rpm gauge is busted but they would still look great
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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how do i figure ou what i need for a bulb for 95 white face mechanical gauges ?
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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wow these look great, I can finally lose the boring stock look! But i'm going to order cool white for the speed and rpm and red for the fuel and temp gauges!! yes yes, i'm surprised people haven't tried that yet.
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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So there just plug right in huh? I might need to pick some of these up. The SuperBrightLED warehouse is in the city next to where I live :P
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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yea you pull your gauge cluster from the dash on the back side they twist in and out easy stuff
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by eddie982
wow these look great, I can finally lose the boring stock look! But i'm going to order cool white for the speed and rpm and red for the fuel and temp gauges!! yes yes, i'm surprised people haven't tried that yet.
if you do that, half of the speedo and rpm gauge's will be lit red
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by NHMAX603
yea you pull your gauge cluster from the dash on the back side they twist in and out easy stuff
with these bulbs you will need a small, thin flat head to twist the bulb in place. Unlike the OE bulbs, they dont have the nub to turn them with
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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TY nice max btw my bulbs are on the way ive got soo many parts coming in this week got 1 pc headlights, HID kit, black wood grain dash trim, M3 style mirrors with blinkers,and these LED's im gonna spend my whole birthday workin on my ride LOL
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
if you do that, half of the speedo and rpm gauge's will be lit red
Ohhh, good thing i didnt order them yet, thanks tiger.
Old Jun 20, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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does anyone have RED done?
i have a red theme going on and would love to see how it looks before i order
Old Jun 20, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Give me a few days, ordered red, should be brighter than schmelly's

Don't forget, I made an interior LED thread, this is great stuff for it, post your dawn/day/dusk/night photos at many angles with the details of which bulbs you brought!!

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-interior.html

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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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Looks good tigershark ! What mm did you select when you bought the bulbs ? They have 3 choices. 3mm 4mm or 5mm

It also looks like these bulbs have there own bases, which is all the better as I can save my stock ones if I want to switch back to lightbulbs later.
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
Those
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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i just ordered me a set i got thr neox bulbs 5mm
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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mine should hopefuly be here friday on my birthday along with my headlights dash kit and hids took the day off to tinker hope they come in got the HP blue ones
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very helpful, lookin to do the same here, thanks bro
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
so these are the NEOx-WHP cool white?
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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To bad they don't make warm white in the NEO lineup since I want to do the auto climate control as well.
I'm just not a fan of the blue output.
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Xfactor22
so these are the NEOx-WHP cool white?
Originally Posted by OP
Neo-5 bulbs fit. I ordered the NEOx-HP cool white bulbs,
YEP
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 05:37 AM
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Im going to ask these people if the color offered is cool white or warm white
http://www.bl-led.com.au/store/index...ort=20a&page=2
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what about us unlucky bastards with a 97 or older?
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
Im going to ask these people if the color offered is cool white or warm white
http://www.bl-led.com.au/store/index...ort=20a&page=2
Let me know the outcome. Or we can see if superbright has the ability to get or make them in warm white.
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want to email them Joe? I sent them an email, but the more interest shown should be better

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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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I NEED HELP GUYS
sooo after seeing this thread i attemted to led mine=)
i put an led in the odometer and it worked perfect
now one of the leds wudnt fit in the socket so i put a piece of metal to make contact (IDIOTIC MOVE!!!)
and i put it in now MY CLUSTER AND CLIMATE CONTROL WONT LIGHT UP
i checked BOTH tail lamp fuses under hood and under steering wheel both are good
my tail lamps DO WORK FINE
did i blow the circuit or something?
sorry for thread jacking
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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^^ remove the short flip the bulbs 180 degrees they only work one way you should have popped a fuse if you had a short to power a short to ground would result in the lights always illuminated the fuse is there so you dont fry up some wires or burn your car to the ground did you see any magic smoke? that would result in death of a component




hey brad you have a 99 cluster right?

i got my bulbs in today installed them and i must say im a little dissaponted they dont light up like yours do 60mph and 140mph 1k and 5&1/2 to 6k are real dim actually black

wut gives??

neo5 x bulbs

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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 06:15 AM
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I have the 99 se cluster. Did you get the regular bulbs or the HP bulbs (little SMD led on top)? if you just got the ones that were $1.29...thats your problem
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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looks good, way better than indiglo gauges
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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soo my neo5's came in .........they dont fit my cluster lol so i used them on my blinkers and high beam lites in the cluster and went to pep boys and got some leds from there completely diferent bulbs of course they only had 4 bulbs at pep boys so i need to wait till thursday to finish ill post a pic when its done 95 max with 96 gauges
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Originally Posted by maxed_out_99
^^ remove the short flip the bulbs 180 degrees they only work one way you should have popped a fuse if you had a short to power a short to ground would result in the lights always illuminated the fuse is there so you dont fry up some wires or burn your car to the ground did you see any magic smoke? that would result in death of a component
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

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