Has anyone done red leds in cluster?

menigoz_rt · Post by **menigoz_rt** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:31 pm

I was wanting to know if anyone did red leds in the cluster. I want to do mine but i want to see how it turned out first.

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:54 pm

No one on this site that I know of has red leds for the gauges, but I do have the red turn signals:

For the entire cluster to be red you would need to take it apart and scrape or use lacquer thinner to remove the green film.

For just turn signals all you need is some Q-tips and lacquer thinner.

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:26 pm

you don't even need that go to littlesparkplugs priject log to see were she gets her leds and all i got mine from superbrightleds.com they ork awsome but i have blue so it's really hard to see the red "danger" areas

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:04 pm

mattern248 wrote:you don't even need that go to littlesparkplugs priject log to see were she gets her leds and all i got mine from superbrightleds.com they ork awsome but i have blue so it's really hard to see the red "danger" areas

REALLY!!!, Most people on this site have the same 5wled bulb, including myself. Try shining red light through green film, it looks exetremely dim even in complete darkness, completely unseen during the day. That is true you don't need to take the green film off, especially when you are cruising on the highway at night , who needs gauges??The ONLY leds that can be used without taking the film off are white, blue and green, all others must have the film removed in order to see, do you think I took the film off just for the hell of it?

Disclaimer:
This post includes alot of Sarcasm

arlenok · Post by **arlenok** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:16 pm

Just to make sure, the leds are those wedge ones, right?

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:26 pm

arlenok wrote:Just to make sure, the leds are those wedge ones, right?

Correct, neo wedge or wedge. They are really the same just depends which site your on.

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:41 pm

Well, if you go to the "Picture Post" section and look at eVilcreation's thread, his first picture of his (old) car shows the interior with all the red lighting...

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:12 am

ok well in that case just make sure you exlpain that in the first place,right?? well no harm no foul my bad thaought they all work just fine

menigoz_rt · Post by **menigoz_rt** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:24 pm

maybe i wont do red anymore. i dont feel like scraping shit from the cluster cuz i dont want to ruin it then have to go buy a new one.

mattern248 · Post by **mattern248** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:52 pm

well what he is saying is use a q tip with acetone on it then rub it against the green color film on the reverse side it will eat it but not the plastic then take some clean ones and wipe it clean and tada down, if i am understanding im right.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:02 pm

If you want red, I think you should clean the color off and do red. Why settle for blue if you really want red? I just scratched the color off mine, with a utility knife blade, keeping it flat so it didn't dig in. I was a little nervous about it but it turned out great. I had the whole thing apart, cleaned, back together, and gauges calibrated in one night. Did mine in orange, I'm really happy with it. it's kind of hard to see, but all the "danger zones" still show up in red.

menigoz_rt · Post by **menigoz_rt** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:43 am

if i do that how do you calibrate the cluster. thats new to me. i did not know that you had to do that

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:26 pm

There should be a how to somewhere.

EDIT: it's in here: viewtopic.php?t=27518

And there's a sticky in the interior section that could be helpful too, it's called anatomy of a gauge cluster.

BluSoul · Post by **BluSoul** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:16 pm

supermike wrote:If you want red, I think you should clean the color off and do red. Why settle for blue if you really want red? I just scratched the color off mine, with a utility knife blade, keeping it flat so it didn't dig in. I was a little nervous about it but it turned out great. I had the whole thing apart, cleaned, back together, and gauges calibrated in one night. Did mine in orange, I'm really happy with it. it's kind of hard to see, but all the "danger zones" still show up in red.

Thanks for the pics, they really help. I want black light LEDs, so removing that layer is important.

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:02 pm

^^^ ooo smart

looks good dude

2GN.ORG

Has anyone done red leds in cluster?

Has anyone done red leds in cluster?

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