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LED Gauge Cluster Mod

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by YoungGunz23, Aug 19, 2011.

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Are you guys intrested in me making a LED gauge cluster mod?

Poll closed Sep 18, 2011.

  1. Yes

    66 vote(s)
    89.2%

  2. No

    8 vote(s)
    10.8%
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  1. Aug 28, 2011 at 3:51 PM
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    ok so im doin the mod and im replacing the leds for the spedometer gauge and i accidentilly know my circuit board off the table and now my speedometer needle and half om my gauge cluster doesnt light up anymore? any ideas where i can get another one?
     
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  2. Aug 28, 2011 at 5:10 PM
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    Or junk yard....goodluck :rolleyes:
     
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  4. Aug 28, 2011 at 8:50 PM
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  5. Aug 28, 2011 at 9:16 PM
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    As soon as I get time to head out to Ontario (possibly during a K1 meet) I'd like to have you set up mine exactly like yours. Glad knowing I'm 20 minutes from you.

    BTW, how did some members get different color needles? Paint only or ordered?
     
    PerfectTekniq, Aug 28, 2011
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  6. Aug 28, 2011 at 9:17 PM
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    cool :thumbsup: they painted the needles the same color as the leds i swapped on theyre clusters :cool:
     
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  7. Aug 29, 2011 at 4:10 AM
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    Make a video please =)! sick lights, want mines exactly like yours too
     
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  8. Sep 6, 2011 at 1:13 AM
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    Let me share my experience. I saw the links to the guides on here how to mod the LED's on the cluster and was excited to do it to mine. I would say that I am very comfortable with soldering as I've done so for various computer components so I wasn't worried at all. I think where I went wrong was using a battery powered soldering iron. It wouldn't get hot enough to make it easy to remove and replace the LED's on the PCB board. So I would hold the iron on the connector for what probably was too long. Now only 1 needle lights up and nothing else. I figured maybe that I had the LED's backwards(polarity) so I flipped them around...no improvement. I even ordered and soldered on new LED's but ended up with the same result.

    Frustrated I ordered another cluster off of ebay because I couldn't see my gauges at night. What I was bummed to find out was that the Odometer mileage is stored in the cluster and not in the computer. So now my mileage is incorrect.

    Lessons learned. Don't ever use a battery powered soldering gun for this...ever. Be very careful about how long you have the soldering iron tip on the area. Use tweezers to hold the LED's while installing.
     
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  9. Sep 6, 2011 at 2:14 AM
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  10. Sep 6, 2011 at 3:32 AM
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    Write up with lots of picrures would be good
     
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  11. Sep 6, 2011 at 7:05 AM
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    oil change...
    you can take your truck into the dealer and they can reset your milage back to what it is suppose to be...
     
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  12. Sep 16, 2011 at 6:23 PM
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    shit....i forgot about this n this thread lol :rolleyes:
     
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  13. Feb 3, 2012 at 6:19 AM
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    I really I wish I either had the confidence/ability to try this myself OR I lived close enough to someone that did. I ended up breaking my speedo needle while I was trying to unplug my TPS light.... So, it's time to get a replacement cluster, and I'd REALLY like to upgrade to some white/blue LED's/Needles.

    Opinion's on this cluster:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/05-Toyota-Tacoma-Speedo-Speedometer-Cluster-OEM-LKQ-/200697447206?_trksid=p3284.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%252BFICS%26otn%3D21%26pmod%3D190625172513%26ps%3D54
     
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  14. Feb 3, 2012 at 7:01 AM
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    It will work...just it won't have the same mileage as your original cluster...
     
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  15. Jun 18, 2012 at 4:54 PM
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    What was your method of attack for the radio/CD display? Did you unsolder all of the pins, remove the display, and change the LEDs underneath? Or did you only remove the chrome frame and then carefully pull up on one side of the display to gain access to the LEDs underneath? Any other tips you noticed along the way with the radio LED mod?

    I have an extra radio, all torn apart and ready to go, but it's a 6-CD changer whereas my OEM is just the single, so if I can fully preserve the 6's functioning while completely changing out the LEDs, I'd like to!
     
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  16. Jun 24, 2013 at 11:49 AM
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    how many tiny LEDs do I need for a gauge cluster mod ?
     
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  18. Feb 25, 2017 at 3:06 PM
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    There's already a bunch of posts on this on this and other sites
     
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  20. Dec 9, 2017 at 2:54 PM
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    How many leds do i need to buy for my 08 tacoma Cluster for the background to be white like this n what color would that be help thanks guyzreceived_1156157537772484.jpg
     
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