new LED's in my s14 gauges.

[motoman399]

so i put some LED's in my gauges and i think it looks really good let me know what you think.....

so this is what i got off of ebay..this is how they look when its light out. they are SE gaugesand then when they are on... the color is a lil more distinct but thats the best i could do with my camera.i like them and it only took like 5 minutes and 10 bucks.

[r3v_v3ng3]

looks good. by the way is the led brighter than the original bulb or you just wanted to change it to red?

[simmode1]

Jesus, man... your pics are larger than LIFE...

Looks good though.

[s14tan]

I did the same thing but I replaced all my bulbs with white LEDs.

[pflicht]

Looks good man! Im going with the blue route.

[motoman399]

glad to see all the positive feedback..

the LED's are not really brighter but still very visible when driving in the dark. also on trips and even just in town, they are way easier on your eyes. plus i just wanted red and some LED's i love LED's haha. im going to do the rest of my interior in red LED's too. except for the dome light.

[Asmar]

Lookin' really nice. I woulda gone blue or white myself though, but still very nice.

[GIJOE69]

good work! I am planning on changing my bulbs in my cluster too...may I ask what size bulbs did you get? and how many thanks! keep up the good work!

[pflicht]

Just do an "ebay" search for "*COLOR* 194 LED" Replace "COLOR" with the color of your choice... you will get good results

Edit: I think there are either 6 or 8 bulbs you will need... Im thinking 6

[assassin7420]

Just do an "ebay" search for "*COLOR* 194 LED" Replace "COLOR" with the color of your choice... you will get good results

Edit: I think there are either 6 or 8 bulbs you will need... Im thinking 6

You need three for the S14 clusters.

[pflicht]

Sry should've stated that was for S13 =me... You only need three for the S14??? Wow. Must be nice

[PervyDrifter]

looks nice. NOw i have to get the blue for my s13!

[Clawhammer]

Only three for the S13, 5ish if you have the digital cluster. I have pics of white and blue in my car if you're inerested.

OP, jesus man clean your cluster! Turn your head out the window when you sneeze!

[ArcherV20]

As the original poster already said. LED's don't seem to be brighter, I bought some eBay ones that were "white" which turned out to be a pale blue. Very splotchy and dim compared to the OEM stuff - and yes these were wide angle "made for gauges" LED's. They've all burned out by now, and I'm not going down that route every again!

Bulbs for brighter and clearer light, LED's for color . Nice gauges though - 15 minutes? Did you find an easier way to pull the cluster out? It took me about 10 mins alone of just trying to carefully pry the bezel out and manuever it around the steering wheel. (didn't want to pull it)

[motoman399]

jesus man clean your cluster! Turn your head out the window when you sneeze!

haha i know i need to i bought it that way and have been way too busy to worry about a little crap on the cluster. but im just getting a little time to spend on the appearance. ill make that the first thing on the todo list lol.

Bulbs for brighter and clearer light, LED's for color . Nice gauges though - 15 minutes? Did you find an easier way to pull the cluster out? It took me about 10 mins alone of just trying to carefully pry the bezel out and manuever it around the steering wheel. (didn't want to pull it)

i had to take the cover off of the i guess steering shaft. and then lower the wheel all the way and do a little creative bending. haha but i got good at it cause i mounted my alarm behind my gauges and took a few days so its easy now.

but thanks everyone on the positive feedback.... i also did the gear selector for the auto trans but that is coming out soon so it wasnt worth the pic lol

[PervyDrifter]

Only three for the S13, 5ish if you have the digital cluster. I have pics of white and blue in my car if you're inerested.

OP, jesus man clean your cluster! Turn your head out the window when you sneeze!

Please throw them up. Be nice to see how it looks.

[DMan II-40]

http://www.superbrightleds.com/index.htm Better than eBay

[Clawhammer]

Using the single inverted LED from superbright:

[ken240sx]

So quick release hubs for your steering wheel make taking your gauge cluster bezel out 100x easier. I don't care if it looks a little ricey, but the hub actually mkaes the wheel closer to me and is more comfortable than the stock distance imho. Plus, any gayness or rice that may be surrounded around quick release hubs is worth it for the ease of taking out dash pieces, and when you lock your wheel then take it off when you park, people find it a little less tempting to try and steal.

Oh, and OP, looks good...but those blue ones on clawhammers are pretty sick.

[safin]

it looks really goodaren't they supposed to be brighter than the bulbs they sell at autozone?

[motoman399]

Using the single inverted LED from superbright:

looks really good.

i just got 100 5mm led's and resistors off of ebay today. paid 10 bucks. soldered a few of them in and have a few more to do. i will get pics of those soon.

[spooled240]

wow that is really trick, I may just have to do the red...it is brighter than stock because of the led bulbs right?

anyone do some other color choices like yellow or green?

[s14_sport]

for future reference the LEDs from superbrightleds.com burn out quickly and for the White color they actually come out kinda blue. If you really want an LED bulb that will last in your gauges and REALLY look white. Go with PIAA LED wedge bulbs. They are twice the price...BUT, look awesome and last loooonger. I will post pics when I get a chance to take some.

[Asia989]

for future reference the LEDs from superbrightleds.com burn out quickly and for the White color they actually come out kinda blue. If you really want an LED bulb that will last in your gauges and REALLY look white. Go with PIAA LED wedge bulbs. They are twice the price...BUT, look awesome and last loooonger. I will post pics when I get a chance to take some.

ive had mine for almost 6 months and they have went out.....yet

[musashin]

I'm confused. I thought LED's never burned out?

[Black95s14]

mmm

Kouki Cluster

[s14_sport]

ive had mine for almost 6 months and they have went out.....yet

consider yourself lucky my friend.

most of them die or get noticably dull within 6 months. Have seen many with my own eyes do this. Even a set I've had from them lasted 2 months. Anyways, I'm not knocking anyone buying them, heck I bought em because of the price too. But, my PIAAs are no joke. They give off awesome light and no hint of dulling yet at 2 months. Also the color that you expect to see from them are the color you actually get from them.

[motoman399]

wow this thread is back from the dead. lol i got mine from ebay and i have no problems with them. the work perfect and its been almost a year!!

[Asia989]

consider yourself lucky my friend.

most of them die or get noticably dull within 6 months. Have seen many with my own eyes do this. Even a set I've had from them lasted 2 months. Anyways, I'm not knocking anyone buying them, heck I bought em because of the price too. But, my PIAAs are no joke. They give off awesome light and no hint of dulling yet at 2 months. Also the color that you expect to see from them are the color you actually get from them.

link to these piaa's? u speak of

[s14_sport]

link to these piaa's? u speak of

here is a link:

http://www.electronicsmaven.com/piaa-19263.html