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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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guage blubs led wedged???

hey i was think about doing my cluster with super white LED like these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2466186332 i heard the for the turn signal u just have 2 put blue led. i was wondeing if this works with the brake,cel,ABS, key ring light,etc. and still be blue like these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2467777645




anyone know this casue i wanna get these asap
Old Mar 17, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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Putting the LED bulbs in your cluster will cause hot spots. Try buying some 6-LED wedge bulbs from www.superbrightleds.com and the hot spots will be almost zero. For the other ones (cruise, turns, etc) get the size 74 LED bulbs in the socket from the same website. Just remove the stock socket and twist this one in. The size 74 bulbs dont fit in the stock socket.

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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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I have a few LEDs in my idiot lights. I used red to make them all the same color, no more yellow. I also used white behind my turnsignal indicators. The colored LEDS wont make the turnsignal indicators a different color, at least not for me. I tried red behind the green filter of the TS indicator but there was no light at all. I did try LEDs behind my gauges but like Tony said you get hot spots. The key ring will be the color of the LED like almost everyother light.

Speaking of LEDs, Tony did your blue LEDs shine through the cruise contol switch (both lights) and turnsignal indicators, or did you modify them to be clear?
Old Mar 18, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxima10to1
I have a few LEDs in my idiot lights. I used red to make them all the same color, no more yellow. I also used white behind my turnsignal indicators. The colored LEDS wont make the turnsignal indicators a different color, at least not for me. I tried red behind the green filter of the TS indicator but there was no light at all. I did try LEDs behind my gauges but like Tony said you get hot spots. The key ring will be the color of the LED like almost everyother light.

Speaking of LEDs, Tony did your blue LEDs shine through the cruise contol switch (both lights) and turnsignal indicators, or did you modify them to be clear?

I modified them
Old Mar 18, 2004 | 02:54 PM
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what did u do then.. i thought u just have 2 put a blub in and it be blub.. so whats the trick???
Old Mar 18, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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I removed the piece from inside the cruise control switch, and on the turn signals, I sanded the plastic down to clear, and masked off an arrow

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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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what about the red ones like brake lights???? how am i gonna mask thast off? lol how u do the airbag one this liek wires coming out of the led
Old Mar 19, 2004 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by araffio
I removed the piece from inside the cruise control switch

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Which the green one? My red LED shines through the green and stays red, but the lite up cruise cont is not white like my white/purple LED... its more stock looking. Oh well.
Old Mar 20, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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