HOW TO: Put LED Bulbs in Gauge Cluster

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12-31-2007, 02:07 PM
djflex167

so which ones are the best ones?
01-16-2008, 08:14 PM
djflex167

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...7/P1160088.jpg
This is how mines look!!
01-16-2008, 11:10 PM
02redgalant

wow nice it actually looks like a bmw speedometer, is that white face?
01-22-2008, 06:34 PM
BGR

Quote:

Originally Posted by acitydweller

Is everyone happy with the led hotspots in their dash?

LED bulbs are directional so they shoot out light in one spot of the dash... I dont know about you guys but it doesnt seem like a perfect solution even though it may be brighter than stock (in some areas of the dash)...

I put LED's in mine last month and it sucks ass. I bought the hyperwhite and they're frickin blue. So, I put the "blue" LED's on the side, and for the middle I used Red LED. :roll:

I think I'll order another SpeedHut EL guage control thing and put my EL Gauges back in.
01-22-2008, 06:36 PM
BGR

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Originally Posted by agentbob

http://superbrightleds.com/mini-wedge.html

The one's I got are listed as WLED-x5 LED Wedge Base Bulbs

http://superbrightleds.com/jpgs/wled-w5_cool.jpg

I thought about getting those but wasn't sure if they would fit, so I stuck with what I thought would be safer. I was pretty pissed that the dude I bought them from charged me $4.95 shipping per 2 pack. It's was something like $14.+ for shipping and it came in one package.
01-23-2008, 06:21 AM
djflex167

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02redgalant

wow nice it actually looks like a bmw speedometer, is that white face?

yeah, its a GTZ it comes with white face, but light up super red at night!! looks like the STi cluster at night!! pretty cool!
01-24-2008, 06:03 PM
BGR

Ass
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...23-08_1736.jpg
Red LED in the center. Blue LED's on the side.
01-24-2008, 06:55 PM
QnzMostWanted

is that ur cruise light on?
01-24-2008, 08:11 PM
BGR

Quote:

Originally Posted by QnzMostWanted

is that ur cruise light on?

Yep. And the fog light indicator on the left.
01-24-2008, 09:06 PM
RAZ_76

Thats why I'm not so sure about leds because the light is not evenly distributed and looks like patches of light, bright in one spot and dim in other.
01-25-2008, 12:17 PM
djflex167

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAZ_76

Thats why I'm not so sure about leds because the light is not evenly distributed and looks like patches of light, bright in one spot and dim in other.

as you can see i have red leds and mines looks bright all the way
01-25-2008, 11:12 PM
RAZ_76

^^^I want what you have then :lol:, Pm me with info on your leds and what other colors they have. Thanx
01-26-2008, 11:55 PM
djflex167

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAZ_76

^^^I want what you have then :lol:, Pm me with info on your leds and what other colors they have. Thanx

ight let me find out for you, i'll hit you up when done!
02-24-2008, 02:05 AM
dronesurfboards

Redid my gauge cluster and switched out the normal 5 led with the SMT 5 led bulbs and they are 10x better. No hot spots.

These are the ones I got
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...94smt_w_wm.jpg

Here it is on my car...sorry for the crappy phone pic
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/IMG_0187.jpg

Also for anyone who is planning on changing the dome light, I measured the bulb from end to end and its 44mm. just buy the ones in autolumination that are the rigid loop style.
03-08-2008, 01:57 AM
hellk4t

Pretty sick, might give this one a go.
03-08-2008, 02:19 AM
beam514

seems like anyone with the 02-03 gauges isn't as prone to getting the hot spots?
03-08-2008, 05:00 PM
hellk4t

[QUOTE=dronesurfboards;344057]Redid my gauge cluster and switched out the normal 5 led with the SMT 5 led bulbs and they are 10x better. No hot spots.

These are the ones I got
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...94smt_w_wm.jpg

Can you link that? I've read this topic like 3 times and still don't know which ones are the absolute best...what did vorcatec use?
03-09-2008, 06:54 PM
spdracr

[QUOTE=hellk4t;352453]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dronesurfboards

Redid my gauge cluster and switched out the normal 5 led with the SMT 5 led bulbs and they are 10x better. No hot spots.

These are the ones I got
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...94smt_w_wm.jpg

Can you link that? I've read this topic like 3 times and still don't know which ones are the absolute best...what did vorcatec use?

http://autolumination.com/194.htm

this is the page with all styles of 194 bulbs
03-09-2008, 07:43 PM
hellk4t

Thanks speed, gonna work on grabbing 5 of those badboys.
Also, does anyone know if the AC cluster uses the same bulbs? Im gonna do the same thing there as well.
03-10-2008, 11:13 AM
momo21

ok just to make sure these bulbs fit for ALL galants?

i got a '94
03-11-2008, 06:05 PM
spdracr

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellk4t

Thanks speed, gonna work on grabbing 5 of those badboys.
Also, does anyone know if the AC cluster uses the same bulbs? Im gonna do the same thing there as well.

actually i was wondering the same thing, i couldnt get the knobs off so im assuming that the cover around comes off, but if u have a haynes manual which i havent bought yet it should tell u but i think they use smaller ones something like 86 or 92 along the line
03-11-2008, 06:25 PM
hellk4t

Quote:

Originally Posted by spdracr

actually i was wondering the same thing, i couldnt get the knobs off so im assuming that the cover around comes off, but if u have a haynes manual which i havent bought yet it should tell u but i think they use smaller ones something like 86 or 92 along the line

Hmm okay, when I dig into my dash I'll let you know what I find. For some reason I have a hunch its the same bulbs, just uses less.
03-12-2008, 02:39 PM
Bbrotha

AC bulbs are 74, just like the ones for the odo light and ashtray, with the blue "condom"....
03-12-2008, 03:51 PM
hellk4t

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bbrotha

AC bulbs are 74, just like the ones for the odo light and ashtray, with the blue "condom"....

Thank you very much :)
03-21-2008, 09:35 PM
momo21

so i buy 5 bulbs... and i then find out that my car, 94, needs 4.... i put them today during the day and i just went out for a ride and it sucks. I mean in the middle, from 70mph to 140 its white. When i put it on D, the green square doesnt appear... lol.. how gheto. any ideas? anyone know what is the reference for the little bulbs? Anyone with 7g's have any info?
03-21-2008, 09:47 PM
Bezzle

I haven't looked at the back of my cluster in a while but this tutorial is 8G. I believe 7G needs 94 bulbs[x4?] and 1774 bulbs [x2?]. Im not 100% on the quantity but I do know its 2 different size bulbs needed or else you'll have a mix of the bulbs you put in + the stock halogens bulbs.
03-22-2008, 12:05 AM
momo21

could u find out for me... i dont like leaving things half done... :( so if possible help me out...
04-16-2008, 10:59 PM
GregA

I just did this with the same bulbs Voratec used, but I used red ones. Very slick.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5286/img0015cl4.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9885/img0014fr5.jpg
05-01-2008, 08:59 PM
spdracr

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregA

I just did this with the same bulbs Voratec used, but I used red ones. Very slick.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5286/img0015cl4.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9885/img0014fr5.jpg

ur RPM gauge looks a lil dark
05-02-2008, 11:55 AM
GregA

It's a bad picture. There is a bit of a dead spot on the right side, but it's not nearly as bad as the picture makes it out to be.
05-02-2008, 12:00 PM
spdracr

yeah this I'd why I haven't done it yet since I really want this to be fully lit and no dead spots at all
06-03-2008, 05:17 PM
RastaAlejandro

anyone know if there are there yellow LEDs
06-17-2008, 10:52 PM
Rambo819

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guage lights

Will these work or are they too tall?
06-17-2008, 10:55 PM
Jeffylou87

They make LED's in any color.. Just search 194 LED on ebay..

Ask the dude for measurements..
06-18-2008, 09:45 PM
Rambo819

led

I didn't know if anyone knew how deep the light socket is in the gauge cluster itself
01-31-2012, 02:25 PM
ricksta210

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6G72Galant

Thats because you didnt order the ones that were the brightest. You skimped on the price, therefore expect skimpy quality. I too skimped on the price when i ordered my LED bulbs from Auto Illumination, and they were not nearly as bright as they shouldve been. I had to order 3 more bulbs that were slightly brighter but nowhere near as the ones Voratec has.

http://superlumination.com/images/au...atrix_w_wm.jpg

Thats what Voratec ordered.

http://superlumination.com/images/au.../194f_w_wm.jpg

Thats what i first ordered and they were not bright at all.

http://superlumination.com/images/au...194_o_w_wm.jpg

Heres what i ordered the second time. I ordered 3 of these. And it aint bright the way id like them to be. Ill be ordering brighter bulbs soon. :wink:

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...t/DSC02345.jpg
Heres a pic of mines now. As you can see, there nowhere near as bright as Voratecs.

Which blue ones did you order to get it to look like that?
01-31-2012, 08:49 PM
Redhaze

Order the very top bulb the other two are some slab..
02-08-2012, 10:53 AM
JDyal

Hey I'd like to see what you did but your pics didn't show up, can you post it again?
02-08-2012, 11:03 AM
JDyal

How long can the bulbs be to fit in there because i found a 30 mm led that has 5 smds on each side and the top and i wanted to use that
02-09-2012, 04:34 AM
doctor

Use SMD LED bulbs, they last much longer, than simple LED

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