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AZ LED Gauge swap

Discussion in 'Arizona' started by tacosunday, Aug 10, 2012.

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  1. Sep 12, 2012 at 1:57 AM
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    :poking:......bump
     
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  2. Sep 12, 2012 at 11:01 AM
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    Everyone should be jumping all over this for the price.. Look else where, most people are charging over 100-150$ for this same service. Get your led gauges hooked up!
     
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  3. Sep 12, 2012 at 6:06 PM
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    Interested in getting my 1st gen done if you can. What's a price on the gauges, A/C controls, and the shifter? I would like blue with blue needles. Thanks :)
     
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  4. Sep 12, 2012 at 7:06 PM
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    PM sent
     
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  5. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:44 AM
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    It is a good deal.... but I kinda like my orange led's....
     
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  6. Sep 13, 2012 at 1:55 AM
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  7. Sep 13, 2012 at 3:04 PM
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    We all know why you like them. Lol
     
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  8. Sep 13, 2012 at 3:07 PM
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    Then make them orangier!:p

    Gonna tackle this project this weekend. Hope it turns out ok! lol
     
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  9. Sep 13, 2012 at 3:52 PM
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    Haha, what colors are you gonna do?
     
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  10. Sep 13, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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    White backing with green needles. Any tips? Some said to remove the amber off the needles with nail polish remover and then paint them green with nail polish to give it a more green effect. Do you paint both sides, the front only or the back only? And I'm swapping out the turn signal leds, I don't like that faded looking green color.
     
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  11. Sep 13, 2012 at 4:49 PM
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    Yeah just use nail polish remover and a q-tip. You have to use some pressure to get the orangey-reddish paint off and then clean any fingerprints off and paint the backside only. Yeah the stock green LEDs are a more faded looking green.
     
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  12. Sep 15, 2012 at 10:08 AM
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    I should have some pics for you tomorrow. Going out to the desert tonight and doing a lot of photos of my truck, lots of long exposure shots so I'll get a few of the dash when I'm out :thumbsup:
     
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  13. Sep 16, 2012 at 12:39 AM
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    They are much darker than this but this is about the color I got out of UV. Decided I'm going to try Pink next.

    IMG_5029_9f762aecfcd1e92a656a4d4a7311b05bef4261af.jpg
     
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  14. Sep 16, 2012 at 9:52 PM
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    It does look sweet, and I'm still on the hunt for some brighter purples.
     
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  15. Sep 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM
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    What about larger ones? I can make leads to fit.
     
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  16. Sep 18, 2012 at 10:54 AM
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    There are larger SMD leds but not sure if they will be brighter due to what the voltage is running through the board.
     
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  17. Sep 18, 2012 at 11:05 AM
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    do you know what volts the board is dishing out?
     
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  18. Sep 18, 2012 at 11:07 AM
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    I am interested in this.

    Just wondering does removing the needles affect the accuracy of the readings? The last truck I had (ford) people in the forums were doing this as well, but then having a tough time recalibrating the gauges after removing them without some ford factory tool.
     
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  19. Sep 18, 2012 at 11:08 AM
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    I have no issues with my needles being off at all.
     
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  20. Sep 18, 2012 at 11:13 AM
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    Sorry for all the newb questions. :cool:

    ok cool, didnt know if the OP had a factory tool, or if this was just not a problem for tacos.

    So if i have researched this correctly, all the LEDs are switchable other than the clock, and temp/compass?
     
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