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Dash red to dash blue/white

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Colinwoods84, Feb 22, 2009.

  1. Feb 22, 2009 at 8:36 PM
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    Colinwoods84

    Colinwoods84 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    any one got a link to a thread that says what size they are and where to purchase? Maybe im not searching the right text here.
     
  2. Feb 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM
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  3. Feb 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM
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  4. Feb 23, 2009 at 5:15 AM
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  5. Feb 23, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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    like so?

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  6. Feb 23, 2009 at 10:33 AM
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    Yeah kinda, I am actually going to leave the needles red and make the numbers blue. maybe put white up in the dome so I got the whole americana thing going! I ordered like 10 of them from digi for like 9$. I have not took the truck apart yet so I am not sure what the lights are under the center console.
     
  7. Feb 23, 2009 at 10:55 AM
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    Kinda like this:

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  8. Feb 24, 2009 at 11:25 AM
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    thats a good look how did you do it? how long did it take?
     
  9. Feb 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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    took about an hour. pulled the cluster, again, and changed the LEDs to white for the numbers, stripped the needles of the orange and painted the backsides white, and then put blue LEDs behind them. All the idiot lights are white, high beams are still blue, turn signals are blue, and changed the gas light to red not yellow.
     
  10. Aug 1, 2010 at 9:59 AM
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    i cant wait to do mine.. i've done this to my scion its pretty the same, gonna do blue and red.. reverse lcd.. still not sure if i should do a two tone color and color changing needle..
     
  11. Mar 6, 2011 at 9:27 AM
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    I want to do this setup too! I have read and understand how to change the LEDs but how do you get the needles blue???
     
  12. Mar 6, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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    i scuffed off the orange on the back of the needles. repainted the backs white, and then ran a blue led under the needles.
     
  13. Mar 6, 2011 at 12:19 PM
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    ok...what kind of paint did you use?:confused:
     
  14. Mar 6, 2011 at 12:29 PM
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    to take off the paint i used nail polish remover ..comes rights off
     
  15. Mar 6, 2011 at 1:34 PM
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    just a normal white paint. like model car paint or something similar.
     
  16. Mar 7, 2011 at 9:29 AM
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    :goingcrazy:thanks guys! ill post pics after i try this mod
     
  17. Mar 12, 2011 at 10:36 PM
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    Fennywald

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    trying to find the exact type of led's to use... mentioned 3.5 by 2.8mm but i'm not finding them on digikey... anybody help me out with a link?
     
  18. Mar 12, 2011 at 11:14 PM
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    alexmxman185

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    Yea same here if someone could just post the link of where to buy the led's I'm sure I could figure out how to do it
     
  19. Mar 16, 2011 at 7:37 PM
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    This looks so much better then stock, someday I will get up the courage to try it!
     

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