Blue lighted gauges out....
11-11-2006, 08:41 AM
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Blue lighted gauges out.... I have grown weary of not being able to see certain parts of my dash gauges (blue). To remedy this I am changing the dsh color to pure white. Cost will be about $29 shipped. The dash will look like this:
11-11-2006, 09:51 AM
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I don't know that those gauges will fix your troubles. The pic shows dead spots in the lighting. Almost like you'll be keeping the same problems but in different colors
11-11-2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kraaazymike
I don't know that those gauges will fix your troubles. The pic shows dead spots in the lighting. Almost like you'll be keeping the same problems but in different colors
$29 is ridiculous for 5 LED's OR bulbs regardless...
I used blue film behind my gauges and white bulbs to get this effect with no hotspots:
11-11-2006, 07:16 PM
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Can someone clearify what are "hot spots"? I ordered Led's to make my cluster lighting look white again after ordering GMS's 200Mph Speedo overlay. The led's i bought made it blue which was better then the green it was, but if i could get it back to the stock lighting that would be great.
11-11-2006, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
Can someone clearify what are "hot spots"? I ordered Led's to make my cluster lighting look white again after ordering GMS's 200Mph Speedo overlay. The led's i bought made it blue which was better then the green it was, but if i could get it back to the stock lighting that would be great.
11-11-2006, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
Can someone clearify what are "hot spots"? I ordered Led's to make my cluster lighting look white again after ordering GMS's 200Mph Speedo overlay. The led's i bought made it blue which was better then the green it was, but if i could get it back to the stock lighting that would be great.
I did the same thing as you and the hyperwhite LEDs didn't fix anything.
When I had the cluster out I looked through the bulb sockets and it was still blue.
Let me know how those Xenon bulbs work out.
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11-11-2006, 11:06 PM
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Even the stock cluster will have a blue tint to it guys... That's how the factory got green (crappy yellow light bulbs + blue film on the cluster itself = green) SO the best you can do is get hyperwhite Xenon bulbs (which emit PURE WHITE LIGHT) and your cluster will be white with a blue tint.
The GMS gauges are made to match the factory so you'll get the same thing...
The GMS gauges are made to match the factory so you'll get the same thing...
11-11-2006, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Snuffles
If I remember correctly, the GMS cluster has a blue tint to it.
I did the same thing as you and the hyperwhite LEDs didn't fix anything.
When I had the cluster out I looked through the bulb sockets and it was still blue.
Let me know how those Xenon bulbs work out.
I did the same thing as you and the hyperwhite LEDs didn't fix anything.
When I had the cluster out I looked through the bulb sockets and it was still blue.
Let me know how those Xenon bulbs work out.
The only hot spot i have is around the oil pressure gauge and slightly around the fuel level gauge.
11-11-2006, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
The only hot spot i have is around the oil pressure gauge and slightly around the fuel level gauge.
Going from stock bulbs to the LEDs was a major improvement with my cluster.
However, I have a hot spot around the oil pressure gauge too.
