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Old 03-23-2009, 11:51 PM
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White/blue LEDs in speedo/tach

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A member of the forum replaced my leds in my tach and speedo for white and blue. These are some teaser pictures he sent me. I get them in Wed. and then i'll take some more pictures. I cant resist...
He also made my needles blue also.


The member who did this for me is Joes14 great guy!

just got them in. They look great.
here are some new pictures
its hard for them not to look insanly bright. its just the camera. they can be dimmed pretty low.

what do you think!






 

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Old 03-24-2009, 07:07 AM
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mm i like i like..
they seem awfully bright tho..
probably cause of the camera?
this is a mod i definitely want to do to my speedo/tach
 
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Old 03-24-2009, 08:42 AM
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How hard is the mod?
 
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Huh, cool. I'd love to change the orange LEDs to blue/white, but I'm assuming it's far too complicated/pricey/risky for me.

Be sure to post more pics when you get it!
 
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Old 03-24-2009, 10:38 AM
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there's been other posts on this too..
it involves taking out the tach and the speedo, taking it apart and unsolder the tiny leds and resolder the new ones..you need a good amount of soldering skills to tackle this mod yourself..
im ok with soldering..but i think i'd fry the circuit board..
 
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Old 03-24-2009, 11:58 AM
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i'm with you... i dont trust myself with this type of mod.
leave it to the people who really know what they are doing.
 
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Looks good! Are they purple leds for the temp an fuel?
 
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Someone needs to figure out how to wire in multicolored LEDs with some control circuitry so that you can change the color when you want, perhaps with some sort of ****. Only this will get me to replace the orange LEDs.
 
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that would be cool!
 
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Let me tell you.....its a pain in the ***!! Tiny little damn LED's! Anybody want it done, let me know! I have LEDS still.
 
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Old 03-24-2009, 01:16 PM
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Sorry, crappy pics. That is just the blue running in with the white and my terrible picture taking ability that makes it look purple. Malcon will take some nicer pics when he gets them in Im sure!
 
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so is he doing them for others? I have seen this mod from a old post and have always wanted to have it done.
 
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yes, just shoot him a PM
 
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just got them in. They look great.
here are some new pictures
its hard for them not to look insanly bright. its just the camera. they can be dimmed pretty low.

what do you think!




 
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Those look SICK. They are so crisp and clean. Enjoy, I am very envious.
 
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Old 03-26-2009, 08:31 PM
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thanks man. Yeah when i first started the car and they came on I couldnt believe what a difference it made in the car.
he did a great job!
thanks!
 
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Malcon, that looks awesome! I want to do all my needles white. How much did it run for?
 
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Old 03-26-2009, 08:45 PM
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Thanks!
I'm not sure what he wants to charge for them.
Maybe just shoot him an IM..
Its very reasonable.
 
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mm nice pics!! gotta start saving money for this mod
 
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Wow, that looks *awesome*!
 
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shot a PM.. haven't heard back..
Did you still drive your car with the speedo and tach out?
 
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Those really are fantastic... might do mine someday... love the color combo you did, using blue for the needles
 
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Old 03-27-2009, 10:54 AM
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I was actually wondering that too..can you drive without the speedo and tach?

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Did you still drive your car with the speedo and tach out?
 
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Old 03-27-2009, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Bang110
shot a PM.. haven't heard back..
Did you still drive your car with the speedo and tach out?
yeah, I had an extra speedo i bought off a guy in the market place.. just so i knew my gass level.. but you could drive without them.
 


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