Interior: How to change cluster, HVAC control, window and door lock to LED

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09-10-2011, 01:37 PM

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Told yea it can be done

Still want to see your buddy's. It took me a couple hours to get that.....there must be an easier way you did it.

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09-10-2011, 05:45 PM

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Still want to see your buddy's. It took me a couple hours to get that.....there must be an easier way you did it.

this! pics or it didnt happen!!!

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09-10-2011, 07:58 PM

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Red Mirror and lock switches

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09-10-2011, 08:01 PM

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hvac for me? im waitin bro im ready when you are!

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09-11-2011, 10:07 AM

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gonna do this after i install my black cat kit.

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09-12-2011, 12:03 PM

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Can't wait to do this to my car, the blue looks sick! Howd you get the guages all blue but then keep the needles red??

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09-12-2011, 09:53 PM

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White

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09-13-2011, 07:38 AM

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do you have any pics of the soldering points you used on the gauges?

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09-13-2011, 12:18 PM

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do you have any pics of the soldering points you used on the gauges?

Yes. There in factory location

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09-13-2011, 12:34 PM

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i ended up getting the black cat custom led kit for the overlay i had and i did the led swap for the hvac and added 2 leds too

did you get a black face color with light blue lighting? and how hard was it? i have no sodering skills have never done it before and i would really like for mine to look like that.

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09-13-2011, 12:58 PM

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i thought you mentioned something in your earlier post about adding extra leds to the gauge face? or maybe i read that wrong....

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09-13-2011, 04:51 PM

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i thought you mentioned something in your earlier post about adding extra leds to the gauge face? or maybe i read that wrong....

yes but all solder to the factory spots

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09-14-2011, 09:41 PM

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Factory gauges in red although kinda looks orange in pics...it will be for sale.

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09-28-2011, 06:26 AM

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Has anyone ever done the boost gauge? looking to do a different color led and different face to match my cluster

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10-10-2011, 03:32 AM

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would there be anyway to keep the red on the heat/ac controls red??? it seems like with the blue leds the red side doesnt illuminate

I solved this problem by putting one white led in the bottom right corner. This LED only lights the HVAC ring so they light up their natural color while everything else is whatever color you choose...

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11-04-2011, 04:39 PM

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First off, if your gOnna do your gauges, buy a black cat kit, comes with instructions
The needles basically just pull off, then there's some screws on the backside u gotta take off.

Ok so I got this black cat kit but im curious.. that red film they give you to put on your dash runs out pretty quick i didnt get enough to put on my temperature gauge so i was wondering does anyone know where i can get more of that red film like they have in the black cat kit???

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11-05-2011, 08:20 AM

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Yea I got the black cat gauge face as well and they still gave
Me the film so I used the film on the hvac instead

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11-10-2011, 09:00 PM

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Ok so please explain how you got them that red. I tried my hvac controls today and after installing 12 660mcd red leds its still really dim. I need help here.

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11-10-2011, 10:32 PM

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Try this stuff
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=54336937014
Or look for rubylith tape

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11-10-2011, 10:40 PM

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Rubylith tape
http://m.uline.com/mt/www.uline.com/...ographers-Tape

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11-12-2011, 03:31 PM

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Ok so I switched my gauges to red last night and my fuel and tach are spot on but my.speedo is showing about 5mph low. How can.I fix it?

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12-14-2011, 02:24 PM

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take it back apart and twist it about 3mm clockwise. i made a tiny mark on my gaugeface so i knew where the needles should go back to

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12-14-2011, 02:27 PM

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how many leds do i need to two the bezels and HVAC? and can i do the fog light buttom and the dimmer button? and what sizer LED?

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12-20-2011, 11:24 PM

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led question

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White

i was wondering if you can send me a link for the white LED's you used. can i use the same type for all the gauge and switch lights, and how many will i need to do every last gauge and switch minus the radio?
i really would appreciate the help