Modding the 01-04 instrument cluster w/LED's? need advise..

I hate orange!!!

 

Anyone found an LED fitment for the a/c panel on the 01-04 trucks?

 

I've tried... It takes a bulb that you can only get from Toyota do to the socket. A retro fit could probably be done, and I may attempt later down the road.

 

I hated the orange until I put blue LEDs in the dash and on the shifter nob. it was nice for awhile... then I put the old orange back in and dont wanna go back. I have a bag of Blue LED lights for the gauge lights and the auto shift nob

 

pics?

 

where did you get the led's and does your dimmer still work?
are there any hot spots in yout instrument cluster (uneven lighting) dim or to bright in some sections?

 

how about an alternative. you can wire up a simple set up led's to light up the back of your gauges. you can get power by using a tap splitter from + led from your fuse box. the Leds come out brighter and in more colors than the stock bulbs. check it out:

 

it looks like a clown shat in your instrument cluster

 

lol i like the blue i want that same blue on my gauges

 

how much would four of them cost?

 

I have red LEDs in my 04 and i can still dim them.

 

where did you get them?

 

This is such an old thread, have you done the led change over yet?

I just put 4 white leds (superbrightleds.com) in my gauges the other day and they still dim. I used the wled-5 with 220 degree spread. BIG improvement over the standard amber, if only I could get rid of the amber in the center console...

 

Are there any dim or hot spots in your instrument cluster?
got a link to the site that shows the same ones your running?
got a picture of the light output?

I honestly never tackled the project, now one more bulb went out and I can no longer see the fuel gauge..

 

There aren't really any hotspots, that was one thing I wanted to avoid. I'll take a picture tomorrow night for you. Heres the link to the leds I used. I went with the natural white. http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2FWLED-x5.htm#photos

 

Did you have to make sure you inserted the bulbs in a specific way
(positive to positive, negative to negative) or did it matter?

I know most LED's require them to be one way or else they don't work..
What part of WI are ya in?

 

Ive been curious to try this as well...just did'nt really know which ones to get. I might get the same ones you got depending on how those hotspots look. Waiting for that pic...

 

I'm from Milwaukee and the leds I used aren't polarized so it doesn't matter which way you put them in. Unless you're actively looking for a hotspot you won't notice any, or at least I don't.

 

I figured you wud have to be lookin for a hotspot to even notice one...Im just worried it will look like shit haha...any pics bro?

 

dimmer on high






Dimmer on lowest setting