well i installed red lights in my gauges yesterday and
i was wondering how i can get the ac controls and the clock red too



Thanks for yalls help


Kyle Cisneros

 

take them all apart and install red leds in the AC



use RED LED numbers inthe clock I guess

 

The closest thing I seen for changing the colors of the vacuum display int he clocks and the climate controls is to take the unit apart and then under the front lense you install a magenta piece of film and it will make it appear to be white in color,you oculd also add a darker piece of red and it may appear red.

The white in my mind owudl look ebtter,searcha round for it It was in the 4th gen forums i read about it (i think)

BJ White

 

also i was wondering what bulb that is in the cruise, fog, dimmer, and defrost switches

didnt know they lite up till i changed a bulb out



Thanks
Kyle Cisneros

 

you can fit LEDs in those switches, but remember to use a resistor


actually it works pretty good, the leds fit into the light bulb sockets with some work. there isn't any room for resistors though, so just put the resistor in the actual wire harness going to the switch, and dont forget heat shrink

 

well im not into LEDs in the inside of my car i was hoping i could just get a red or a white bulb



Thanks
Kyle Cisneros

 

dont know if you will be able to find them in that size.


the climate control uses LEDs for the most part with only 2 bulbs for backlight IIRC.

LED's are brighter, use less electricity, and last longer. What's not to love

 

The work to put them in there!!!! But then again, no pain no gain.

For climate control, the only two readily changable led are the ones behind the fan speed control and temp control selector, just pull the cover off, pull the led out (they're simply pushed in there, and then trim a 3mm LED to about the same lead length as the stock one, make sure to get the + and - correct and you're good to go. The ones that are under the vent control are soldered onto the board, and have a plastic casing of sort covering them that refused to budge when I tried to do mine, so I left it alone. there are also two bulbs behind the vent selector thingy on the left most side of the control, and two bulbs on top in the middle of the control that actually lights the whole thing up at night.

 

this was one of the biggest pita i've ever tried in my car. For the two buLBS THAT are on top of the unit and iLluminate the buttons, I tried putting in LEDS but since thaY were not wide angLE(IMPOSSIBle to fit in there even with trimming of the hoLE) the LIGHT was super dim. I managed to convert the LITTle green LIGHTS into LEDS but they were bLINDINGly bright. My personaL CONClusion is that there are buiLT IN RESISTORS INTO THE board itsElf and when you try adding an addition resistor on the externaL WIRE you wiLl be killing THE aLREADY DIM LIGHT for the buttons. It's a lOOSE-loose situation man. ALSO REmember that the brighness of the LITTle green LIGHTS("on" when the button is pressed) is not controLABle from the dashboard so you'Ll go bLIND NO MATTER WHAT. Sad, but simpLY DON'T DO IT.

 

there are resistors already built into the board to power the OEM LEDs, the incandecent one runs off of the car's 12v supply, no intervention from the resistors. The reason that your lights are so dim is because the led bulbs are narrow beam, and this are not able to illuminate straight into the plexiglass pieces (that SURROUNDS the bulb) that helps illuminate the whole thing, you can try to bend the led so that it's useful beam focus is shining to the side, straight into the plexiglass pieces. You might still get cold spots though. Also, if the LEDs are too bright, step down the MCD level, eventually, you will find what you like. I personally put 5000 mcd in mine, and the glow are pleasing to the eyes.

 

can you post a pic pLS. I am curious....

 

To clear things up, I have only switch the LED on the selectors, and since I do not have a back up unit, I did not and will not attempt to desolder the OEM Leds that are on the vent control buttons and solder up new ones, just yet anyway....

 

i got a quick vid of my gauge this morning

http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1...A2TK5X6IF7PM3Z

thanks for the replys


Kyle Cisneros

 

what I did was simpLY cut the originaL LEDS noting which side was the possitive first. After that I simpLY SoLDERED the new LEDS right on. It turned out pretty good.

 

this is alittle off topic but my max has the digi gauges. I just bought white face gauges is there a way for me modify the wiring harness to work on the normal gauge cluster?

 

too bad I would have traded you. I have 2 spare clusters. want to sell or trade one? email me at rokmaster@yahoo.com I'd pm you but you cant recieve them yet.

~Alex

 

Do you happen to have any extra wiring for the clusters too? hehe an I will be looking to get rid of the digi with HUD

 

yea i have a parts car worth, minus under hood wiring. Got aim? Im Clod2024 on there.

~Alex

 

i have msn and yahoo but not aim

 

e mail me at rokmaster@yahoo.com then

~Alex

 

Well I tried to look for the connecters localy and found none. I am also having problems with my auto climit controls not staying llit up. anyone else having this problem?

 

anyone have any links for the digi and mech gauges?

 

ok i have my new gauge cluster now all i need is the wiring diagram for the gauges and lights. anyone have any?

 

I need some good cluster pics, U need to find schemas. Howabout swap?

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/22

 

with or without the front plastic piece? Just the front or the back aslo? what email should i send them to?

 

i rely hate to jump in this topic with my own dilema's but i need to know if a 93 cluster will work in 90 just got it on ebay for a steal but forgot to see if they are interchangeable mine is a 90 gxe the cluster im gettin is from 93 se help im me at jvstang on yahoo pls!!!

 

Yup...It is a direct fit...plug-n- play...

 

dude thanks that is a relief i just caught that its a 145 mph speedo and i was like holy s*!* its wrong. thanks so much man im new to the maxima seen always liked-em but never owned one till now been a ford owner forever and even work as a ford parts mgr.so this is all new to me thanks a million

 

warning: a Maxima is different from a ford. The maxima gets you where you're going without the need for a tow truck

seriousness, the clusters are swappable, but remeber the red-line is different, and depending on if you have or got a M/T or A/T cluster some lights are different.

 

thanks for the funnies. both cars are a/t. i got a ? since i got some attention here i hate my steering wheel and my car is burgandy did they make SE wheels that color?im looking for one so far i found black

 

only seen the SE wheel in black.

What funnies

 

thanks dude that's what i thought.
i was talkin bout the F.O.R.D jokes

 

are there any other kind?

 

does anyone have diagrams or pinout of the digi gauge and analog gauge clusters? Im getting the connectors very soon and this is all i need to finish this project.