Put In New Dash Lights!

how you change it?

 

Just 5 bulbs for everything?

 

2nd gens aren't just plug and play bulbs...you need to solder the old led and solder the new ones in place...see sig below

 

Yeah. Thats it!

 

Can you dim the new LEDs?

 

In my 99 yes..it works with the same dimming nob for the factory bulbs.

 

I am thinking of changing out my 97's dash lights to LED, also thinking of doing the blue, but also like how the white LED's look (saw a pic of another first gens dash with white LED's). Do they dim just like the stock bulbs? I have read that it's not a full dimming effect. I usually have my lights dimmed down low.

 

Check the post right above yours...

Nevermind, I'm an asshole, you were seeking clarification on the extent of the LED conversions dimming capabilities.

 

LOL, that's exactly what I was doing.

 

that looks great man. where did you get the bulbs? also my tacoma has an orange film on the hvac control does that need to be removed to get another color or did you just put blue LED's in there and in came through blue?

 

Can you guys help me? I have 95.5 Tacoma, SR5 stock model, manual roll up windows (ect) and I want to change out my gauge lights to LED... can you guys tell me how many bulbs I need for the gauge and the ac/heater lights too? I am confused??? and can you post how many I need, where to buy them, and the part number thanks!!!

 

I helped a member do his 95.5 and the cluster is the same as the newer models and has 4 194 bulbs & iirc the ac panel in the manual trucks has just 1 #74 bulb i believe

As for where to order them you can get them at a parts store but most goto superbrightleds.com. Ive ordered them from there as well as ebay and Amazon.. just make sure you get a 360* bulb

Heres a link to the 194's
http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...led-bulb-5-smd-led-wide-angle-wedge-base/206/
and the 74's
http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/miniature-wedge-base/74-led-bulb-1-smd-led-wedge-base/227/
cant remember if these are correct for the older models & in mine i had to do some customization to make them work but heres a pic of all mine lit up

 

Huge help thank you 01Tacoma!!! BTW your dash looks awesome and because of this picture I will be doing blue!!!

 

Haha no problem, hopefully it helped an was close to 100% correct! & I've been thru a few different colors and blue has been the best I've found so far!

 

Im going blue or green, wiil post pics when i decide

 

I have an 03 tacoma sr5 4x4 I did the gage lights with 194 leds I ordered #74 leds for the ac/heater knobs but they aren't the right bulbs! Anyone have this problem too or know the answer to what kind of bulbs I have in my truck?

 

I'm having the same issue but I haven't been able to find a thread that gives me the right bulb size! Let me know if you hear anything please!

 

You have to retro fit them. Kind of a pain to do. Unwrap the strand of metal on the 74 bulbs and cut the end of the bulb off and then put in the red socket that the old bulb was in and wrap the two metal strands around where the old bulb was