S13 (LED Gauges) DIY ~~~~~

Post by **Drift Motion** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:59 pm

heres mine using bulbs from superbrightleds.com

its actually very dimm.....usually at night i can only see the needle easily, the numbers needs me to focus then i can read....

Post by **Clawhammer** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:58 pm

Really? It comes out great in the picture. Any more shots? What color are you using? Did you use the regular wide angle LEDs or one of their other offerings? And what size did you use for the clock?

Post by **surfer240sx** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:07 pm

Clawhammer wrote:Really? It comes out great in the picture. Any more shots? What color are you using? Did you use the regular wide angle LEDs or one of their other offerings? And what size did you use for the clock?

lookin for all this info also

Post by **SketchyRollin564** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:22 pm

Man that last one looks REALLy nice.

Post by **Cameron** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:26 pm

if it were up to me id say have fun with your custom title.. but good thread +1

Post by **SketchyRollin564** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:43 pm

Could sombody please post a pic of what the stock lights look like?

Post by **Cameron** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:51 pm

like the white ones up there you dont even need to see..

Post by **surfer240sx** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:51 pm

iits 240 o'clock in that last pik

Post by **SketchyRollin564** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:28 pm

LMFAO 240 o clock???

Post by **Drift Motion** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:34 pm

Single LED Wedge Base Bulbs

didnt change the clock's bulb...didnt know u can also change it...haha

that pic i put it on a 10 second exposure time, thus being pretty brightbut in reality, its VERY DIMM only the speed needle, and part of the rpm needle is bright

and some part of the cluster is really dimm, even worse than other area, like where the "20" is

Post by **Clawhammer** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:08 pm

^stock, with my phone again.

Post by **Drift Motion** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:15 pm

holy **** somebody is fast!!

LOLZ

Post by **surfer240sx** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:49 pm

Drift Motion wrote:heres mine using bulbs from superbrightleds.com

its actually very dimm.....usually at night i can only see the needle easily, the numbers needs me to focus then i can read....

i want mine to look like this but u said its dim hmmmm suggestions people...

Post by **Clawhammer** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:16 pm

Same...but I guess it doesn't look like that in person :/

Post by **Duce40sx** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:04 pm

werd
Modified by Duce40sx at 2:10 AM 8/21/2007

Post by **mattscar** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:24 pm

Nice!

But you need some gas foo!

Post by **deuceforty** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:27 am

im gonna do this with UV bulbs.... whats some kind of substance i can paint my needles with to make them glow REALLY bright?

Post by **1unar3clipse** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:15 am

Go to spencers/dapy and pick up some UV paint.Or go online and look it up on google as they make alot of neat UV paint in a variety of colors.

Or just satisfy your urge for UV and get a tattoo with UV ink, it attracts candy kids though so beware of unwanted light shows.

Post by **figaredo** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:46 pm

I replaced my bulbs with standard red bulbs from autozone. I also installed the two minibulbs in the corners to get an equal lighting effect. Its slightly dim, but looks very nice. When I'm at the road at night the dim effect is not that bad. I also replaced the lighting for the switches (head lights up, rear def, hazard and cruise switch) to red and looks really nice. I'll post some pics as soon as I get my 240 from the garage.

Post by **Drift Motion** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:23 pm

^ i want to know how u did those switch light!

btw anyone else's rpm gauge needle tip is dimm-er than the inner part?or is it just my cluster

Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:46 pm

Clawhammer wrote:Really? It comes out great in the picture. Any more shots? What color are you using? Did you use the regular wide angle LEDs or one of their other offerings? And what size did you use for the clock?

LOL... it depends on the camera hes using... the longer the shutters been open, the brighter its gonna look

Post by **Clawhammer** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:35 am

Yes, he already explained he used a 10 second exposure.

Go back to Hawaii...and take me with you.

Website · Post by **lbrowne** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:49 am

Clawhammer wrote:Yes, he already explained he used a 10 second exposure.

Go back to Hawaii...and take me with you.

What sort of gears you runnin to be just a hair over 2k with the needle sunk...

Post by **Clawhammer** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:10 am

lol magic ones. Speedo was f'd. The first night I got the car running after getting it I took it over to my girl's house...needle didn't move....then half way there it popped up to 45/50 (accurate) but then when I got past 55 (halfway) the needle just fell down haha. Snapped the pic and said look how fast I was going on the way over here! Sorry it's so blurry but it was really shaky!

Post by **adrianfromthecastle** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:29 am

Clawhammer wrote:Yes, he already explained he used a 10 second exposure.

haha.. I guess I missed his explanation :-/

Clawhammer wrote:Go back to Hawaii...and take me with you.

yah right... it wont be for a long time... I was soooo home sick over there... LOL plus I missed my car like crazy

Post by **Clawhammer** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:56 am

adrians_s13 wrote:LOL plus I missed my car like crazy

You don't have to say it, but I know you missed us too.

Post by **inferno240** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:38 am

like theses ?

Post by **Didderson** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:25 am

c'mon guys. Go2school. The electromagnetic spectrum will answer all of your light questions as far as what hurts your eyes the most. Being in a spelunking/cave exploring club, we had white and red lights to use on our helmets, red because it's easiest on the eyes and helps them adjust to other colors of light w/o damage.

as you can see, red has the least energy= the least stress on your retina.

Post by **adrianfromthecastle** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:02 pm

Clawhammer wrote:
You don't have to say it, but I know you missed us too.

yah

Post by **Drift Motion** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:46 pm

@inferno240

how u do that?looks nice, and alot brighter, even in daytime!!!

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