Before and after!- Gauge cluster bulbs

[leesredgt]

I got some cool white LED bulbs for Christmas to replace the blown bulbs in my gauge cluster. Must I say what a HUGE difference it made! See for your self.


Before:




After:




Oh and heres the cup holder i got out of a SAAB as well!






Just thought ide share on how im slowly but surely bringing my MR2 back to its former glory!

[Ace2cool]

Me likey. I wonder if I could make a cupholder like that work in the Z.......?

[alms24sebring]

dam thats pretty sweet. I saw this one dude that had bright red ones in the cluster of his 240... That was pure hotness. haha and I guess the MR2 has the same cupholderage problem.

[Pento240sx]

Very nice, where did you get them at?

[leesredgt]

Me likey. I wonder if I could make a cupholder like that work in the Z.......?

Thanks! You possibly could. It fits all double din setups like that. My take a little work but it should fit from what i know anyways.

dam thats pretty sweet. I saw this one dude that had bright red ones in the cluster of his 240... That was pure hotness. haha and I guess the MR2 has the same cupholderage problem.

Yep, they of course like pretty much all sports cars never came with them, but Toyota made a very limited number of custom ones that everyone always trys to find; and are super expensive if you do find one. So this is a much cheaper alternative and looks just as good if done right.

Very nice, where did you get them at?

I got them at http://www.superbrightleds.com/

[Jesda]

That cupholder originally came in the Mercury Sable. A lot of Saab guys (self included) buy and install them, then realize the angle of the ash tray makes the cupholder useless for anything but 8 oz cans.

[leesredgt]

That cupholder originally came in the Mercury Sable. A lot of Saab guys (self included) buy and install them, then realize the angle of the ash tray makes the cupholder useless for anything but 8 oz cans.

Really?

I didnt know that. I always just assumed it was originally from a Saab. Learn something new everyday i reckon!

With the way my dash lays back with these cup holders i wont be able to ever fill any of the cups totally up b/c they would spill every were. But its still better then having to hold them between your legs.lol

[MinisterofDOOM]

I bought one of those cupholders for my Maxima, too.

Light distribution looks great...no hotspots that I can see. There's really nothing like crisp white-lit gauges. I've driven cars with all sorts of gauge colors and I do a lot of driving at night...white is definitely easier on the eyes...better than red, green, blue, all of them. More attractive, too, in my book.

[Razi]

I like the amber lights in the Pathy.
I forgot what the Q45's gauge cluster looks like lit up but I remember it's pretty comfy on the eyes as well.

I changed out my gauge cluster and autometer gauges for that same cool white stuff and I like it.
I might change them to amber sometime along the road though.

[skydragoness]

Amber/red bulbs FTW. SOOOO much easier on your eyes at night.
Mine:

Bucky has 143k now

[Xdisaster240sX]

I got LEDs off ebay

[Razi]

Amber/red bulbs FTW. SOOOO much easier on your eyes at night.
Mine:

Bucky has 143k now

Mmmm.
I may have to make the switch.

[Rev_D21]

Red gauges rock for night time driving. Here's mine, disregard the cheesey Glowshift garbage gauges, I have VDO Vision series gauges in there now. I replaced the heater control light with LED so everything matched.




I get my bulbs from Autolumination.com.

[alms24sebring]

White probably is the best but red is the close second. And if the white is too bright, the dimmer switch can handle that.

I got LEDs off ebay

This is what I do not want to see. I dont know if it is just the picture but seeing 'hotspots' I guess, where the redline is or where a bulb is directly under an exposed area is annoying.

Im suprised all of mine still work. They are a bit off white and not super bright sooo, time for an upgrade!...... sometime

[Jesda]

I hate red and orange gauges. Its my least favorite thing about BMWs.

I like optitron gauges:




In the LS400 the warning lights are projected on to the display from above, and in the Seville the digital speedo is projected at an angle to create a 3D effect. The needles appear to float on the display in 3D like lasers.