Denver LED gauge swaps...

If I don't get it done by then, and you are not too busy, that happens to be precisely where I live


I figured I'd pay you your normal rate plus get you lunch if you stopped by my place to solder it up.

 

just wondering new on here what lights do i need for the 04 tacoma mine went out on me and i wanna replace them and the guy at the toyota dealer said i had to send the whole cluster out and i don't wanna take it apart cuz its been only 6 degrees where i live and no heat in my garage yet.. if anyone could stear me in the right path on which bulbs or led bulbs i order them like tomorrow thank you

 

cool, well i'll let you know more as i get info...there is a very good chance he will break it of though, but we'll see!!

you need 168 bulbs i believe. i know for a fact that the 04s didnt use the kind of SMT LEDs. search over on customtacos.com...they are more catered to the older gen tacos.

 

how do you do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFVVjaZeCug

 

some crazy circuits w/ feedback.

 

are you still able to use the dimmer on the cluster and cd player with the blue leds?

 

Yup!

 

is there any way to have the kmh a different color than the mph? pm me

 

^ didnt i already answer this in a pm? you not believe me?

 

Is there any way I could overnight my gauges to you and send a call-tag with them so that you could send them right back when you were done?

 

^ sure, sent pm....shoot, you get them delivered early enough to my office, i could do them on my lunch break and send them back same day...

 

Are the gauge dials lit in any way when the headlights are off?

My RX8 has dials that are lit up white with the H/L off and go red with the H/L on. If I'm gonna mod the cluster lighting on the truck, I'd probably want to go with a similar setup if possible (maybe have the needles go from red on whit to green or blue on red as well); if there's room to mount dual lights in the cluster it'd just be a matter of running a SPDT relay switching power to either set of lights.

 

^ yes, the cluster is backlit all the time, but barely noticeable during the day.

 

damn, I SO badly want this done...

 

order the LEDs and lets get on it then...!!

by far my favorite mod...i get to look at it every day too!!

 

Are the cluster lights monted into specific prepared spots, or do the LED's just feed light into a pece of plexi to light up the specific spots on the front side?

Would it be possible to mount a double set of backllight LED's to switch between and have either set work individually?

 

^ yes, they are SMT LEDs...you have to mount htem on the pad on the circuit board..they are also in series, so all three have to be hooked up properly to work.

concerning a double set, that would be completely custom, i wont do that, but your more than welcome to!!

 

Is anyone in SO CAL like San Diego area that does this

 

^ i live in temecula now, so im only 45 min away...order your LEDs and we can plan sometime over the weekend to get it done.

 

i wouldn't know what to order. i know you stated a list at the beginning of this thread but i am still a little confused on what to get