Denver LED gauge swaps...

which color combination are easiest on the eyes? I drive a lot, 150 miles a day.. lots of night driving too.

 

i believe the easiest on the eyes would be red, but im sure the OEM amber is just as good. you can always dim your cluster too if your driving a ton at night...

 

get those orders in for next weekend!!

 

1st post here,

So just out of curiosity, what happens with say a Tach needle or Speedo needle if you combine colors? Say red and blue or white and blue?

Same for the speedometer itself, if you went from green, to yellow, to red, would the cluster have a blending effect. Say green on lower speeds, yellow for mid range, and red for upper range with blending between colors?

Not sure if they use fiber optics to light the background or how they are seperated. I could see it working on the tach/speedo needles but maybe not the tach/speedometer.

Is this a fairly easy job for somebody to do themselves?

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Looks like it is possible after visiting the LED site.

 

^ Looks gay IMO!

 

yes its possible, does it look good....thats another issue...but hey, its your truck! i did do one for a guy that i faded blue to white.

there are two LEDs for the tach, 3 for the speedo, and one each for the temp/gas. you are limited in fade by that.

if you know how to solder and are pretty good at modding things, not hard at all. just remember that polarity matters w/ LEDs.

 

Can you do it on an 05 Tundra DC? If so, do you know what LEDs I'll need? I'm very interested!

 

if it uses the same SMT LEDs i can, just dont know how many or if it even uses them! also, dont know how to take out the cluster. i'll get back to you on that one...

 

That specific color combination, yes it does.


However,

That could be interesting. The colors would be very important so as to not look completely retarded.

I like the idea of white into blue.

The picture I found was an extreme with the most vivid colors to show they do appear to mix/blend.

 

Bump just got my lights done. Thanks Josh, they came out awesome. And nice meeting your family, they're awesome too! including your dog. haha.

 

Okay, I have a question.

How are you going about getting the white illumination on the needles?

Pull the needles off then remove the orange paint on the needles? Does it scrape off or are you using a thinner/remover to do it? Do you recommend leaving a slight bit of orange paint on a tip so you can see it easily during the day? Or are you repainting the back side of the needle?

 

Can the clock and the heater controls get done also?

 

^ you cannot change the color of the clock w/ just LEDs. you have to use some sort of solvent to remove the orange film on the backside of the clock. the clock will then be a bluish green color, so you are limited in the color tint you want as to what it will come out as. you cannot do the HVAC controls, as there is orange plastic sandwiched between clear plastic on the inside and the silver paint on the outside.

 

Ok, Thank You.

 

bump for temecula update!

 

Passing through Kern County on the I5?

 

i'll be headed to bakersfield sometime in the summer for a cousin's wedding, but thats about it, sorry!

 

Thanks Josh for doing our clusters today. Great Job!

Just for anyone else interested I did blue background with white odo:

 

^ hey thanks man! it was great meeting you guys today, good times!

 

Yes it was! Another happy customer. Thank you Josh. I'm loving it.