Ludatic

Ok so I have no life and i decided to mess with the gauge cluster again..

anyway if u read my old tread
Another addition (sorta) to the interior LED mod...
i used red leds instead of blue leds to get the red needles.. and this is a thing that people hate about the stock prelude gauges.. after they buy reverse-indiglos.. the orange needles contrasted.. so i decided to do red... the reason i didn't do blue was because i didn't want to deal with finding a good way to paint the needles until i got my hands on a spare cluster...

ok yes there is a point to all this nonsense... so i would do the red-needle mod for ppl.. but that would require sending me the entire gauge cluster.. and it's harder to live without a gauge cluster than a climate control or somethin.. so anyway i found/made the solution to it..


TADAAAAAA
(the thing on the LEFT)

i modified the stock bulb that goes into the gauge cluster so that it's now a LED (with resistor), and sanded tip... this is for u lazy people that dont wanna bother soldering it urself.. just swap out the stock bulbs!!!

here's a pic of how they look with reverse indiglos


annnnnnnnd... a new development..

STOCK GAUGES with my LED bulbs


NOTE ON STOCK GAUGES: unfortunately, these are not as bright as the modified climate control lights would look etc... HOWEVER.. if u look at the "40"mph u see a brighter hot spot.. that hot spot is what i'm trying to achieve throughout the whole gauge face..

once i obtain the spare cluster i'm waiting on, i will be able to get everything to shine brighter, and also BLUE will work without looking all dim...

but anyway like i said
THESE ARE PLUG AND PLAY!

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?!?!?!

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KeePiNitCLean

how much would something like this run?How hard is it to take it apart and change the bulb?

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Modern Angel

Looks nice man.. I've been contemplating going back to stock gauges and it would be very nice if they could be a bright red.. I would seriously considering buying that kit off ya if you can get it to work..

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shakesmcnasty

what size resistor do you use for it?

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KeePiNitCLean

if u go back to stock, u can do the whole interior red.cruise control, ac unit...etc..That would look pretty nice.

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Ludatic

it's LED red.. they basically match the STOCK brightness.. but they're red instead of orange.

only reason i commented on it being "dim" was compared to the led mod on the climate control etc.. cuz that has leds mounted behind each button.. where the gauge cluster only uses 4..

so yea basically if u wanna do red gauges, stock brightness. this is completely plug and play..

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Ludatic

talked to u on IM

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Ludatic

470-ohm

if u want the physical size.. it's maybe like 1/4 of an inch long??

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pearl type sh

FREAKIN

nice job jon you smart bish you. no do it on the bananna.

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shakesmcnasty

sweet, i know electronics.... its my life. i just hate doing the math. im lazy i guess.

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ShadowSonic

Jon i havent forgotten bout you hey pearl why should he bother with you, your always dissing him cause of the neon craze, and your selling your car bish

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jaded_lude

what size led do you use also?

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Ludatic

that's a 3mm

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sandiegan

any1 have pics of the indiglo gauges with the stock needle/bulb
? if it looks bad, i might not decide to put mine on (picked em up used for 17 bucks so i figured why not)

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Modern Angel

Here's a pic of mine.. you can kinda see the stock needle in there. It's not that bad really. I don't mind it anyway.

Here's a link to the thread with the pic:

http://www.preludeonline.com/showthr...postid=1097530

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Ludatic

damn someone buy these!

meh i'll prob just ebay em hahaha

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Ludatic

that's cuz i hate my job and if i quit i'd need a way to make money... so this is the only way i know how..

unless ur moms starts paying me for all that sex, pearl & interlude

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Ludatic

here's one... it's not too bad.. just some ppl dont like the orange since the needles dont match the red

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ShadowSonic

Nice but my ghey gauges are gray so my indiglos look stupid.

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Ludatic

errr my gauges are silver/gray.. *shrug*

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