LED's in Stock Trans Am Gauge Cluster
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Save yourself about 1 hour of work and don't do it! Unless you plan on just adding the same color (red/orange), or possibly white, in LED's, it's a worthless swap. Any other color (blue or green for example) will be dimmer than factory due to that awesome orangish filter/film between the lights and the overlay. Unless you have an aftermarket overal (6LE's for example), avoid doing this. I've done this mod on most all of my recent vehicles and it has worked out great.
My last conversion ('97 Wrangler TJ):
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And my next will be my bike. Should have that done this or next week. I just wanted to post this 'cause if I had read something like this prior, I would have saved myself some cash and time. I searched as well, but didn't find anything particular saying not to do this swap 'til after I started. Oh well.
My last conversion ('97 Wrangler TJ):
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And my next will be my bike. Should have that done this or next week. I just wanted to post this 'cause if I had read something like this prior, I would have saved myself some cash and time. I searched as well, but didn't find anything particular saying not to do this swap 'til after I started. Oh well.
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^^ Are those backlit with leds? If so, what color? White leds seem to produce more of a blue color due to the blue on the back of the ovelay, but those look great in the pic..
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So that it's not a complete waste of money (leds), I would go ahead and try this. Start reading from post #25. Goodluck
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Oh, and.. super bright led's is the place to be.
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Remove the trim piece around the dash (behind the steering wheel) If I remember correctly there are 4 bolts holding the cluster in. Unbolt those and literally pull the cluster straight out. On the back of the unit, the bulbs twist right out. Then twist your new LED's in. Push the cluster back in and turn on your parking lamps. If any of the LED's didn't light up, take that one LED out, and flip it 180 degrees to switch polarity. Try it again, and once you're good bolt everything back up.
Oh, and.. super bright led's is the place to be.![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
Oh, and.. super bright led's is the place to be.
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Ive been debating swapping to led's inside the car. I like the clarity of the bulbs but not really the brightness. I also dont want it to look like **** and have color where it shouldnt show, mixing, etc. This is always what hinders me buying a ton of leds.