Changing the gauge cluster bulb color?
Changing the gauge cluster bulb color? This spring I'm thinking about changing my cluster bulbs. I have aftermarket white face gauges. I'd like to change to blue bulbs, is this a remove the old, toss in the new thing, or is it more involved? What about LED's? Anyone have pics or input? 
Originally Posted by SSINISTR SS
This spring I'm thinking about changing my cluster bulbs. I have aftermarket white face gauges. I'd like to change to blue bulbs, is this a remove the old, toss in the new thing, or is it more involved? What about LED's? Anyone have pics or input?
i jsut bought Macewen silver face gauges. I also bought super red LEDs. No i do not have any pics of the lights installed yet.
but here is a pic of the LED i bought
Originally Posted by RoastEmSS
It is very simple swapping the bulbs, just pull the cluster out and flip it over and replace the bulbs with LEDs
So there is no soldering? I hada do that in my other car.
Just pop them out and change them?
Also what LED's, and where to get them....thanks guys.
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haha where have you been for the past few years?L.E.D. meaning light-emitting diode. TO make a long story short, there a very bright, with an extreme colour light that uses less power then a regular bulb but is alot more visible then a regular bulb. Conductors made out of different materials determines the colour of the LED, example,
aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) - red and infrared
aluminum gallium phosphide (AlGaP) - green
aluminum gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) - high-brightness orange-red, orange, yellow, and green
gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) - red, orange-red, orange, and yellow
zinc selenide (ZnSe) - blue
sapphire (Al2O3) as substrate — blue
indium gallium nitride (InGaN) - near ultraviolet, bluish-green and blue
gallium nitride (GaN) - green, pure green (or emerald green), and blue also
white (if it has an AlGaN Quantum Barrier)
just to name a few, typically you can get LEDs from car parts stores or big rig truck stores, mainly because alot of big rig tail lights are LEDs nowadays
aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) - red and infrared
aluminum gallium phosphide (AlGaP) - green
aluminum gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) - high-brightness orange-red, orange, yellow, and green
gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) - red, orange-red, orange, and yellow
zinc selenide (ZnSe) - blue
sapphire (Al2O3) as substrate — blue
indium gallium nitride (InGaN) - near ultraviolet, bluish-green and blue
gallium nitride (GaN) - green, pure green (or emerald green), and blue also
white (if it has an AlGaN Quantum Barrier)
just to name a few, typically you can get LEDs from car parts stores or big rig truck stores, mainly because alot of big rig tail lights are LEDs nowadays
Originally Posted by Chevy Cowboy
haha where have you been for the past few years?L.E.D. meaning light-emitting diode. TO make a long story short, there a very bright, with an extreme colour light that uses less power then a regular bulb but is alot more visible then a regular bulb. Conductors made out of different materials determines the colour of the LED, example,
aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) - red and infrared
aluminum gallium phosphide (AlGaP) - green
aluminum gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) - high-brightness orange-red, orange, yellow, and green
gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) - red, orange-red, orange, and yellow
zinc selenide (ZnSe) - blue
sapphire (Al2O3) as substrate — blue
indium gallium nitride (InGaN) - near ultraviolet, bluish-green and blue
gallium nitride (GaN) - green, pure green (or emerald green), and blue also
white (if it has an AlGaN Quantum Barrier)
just to name a few, typically you can get LEDs from car parts stores or big rig truck stores, mainly because alot of big rig tail lights are LEDs nowadays
aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) - red and infrared
aluminum gallium phosphide (AlGaP) - green
aluminum gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) - high-brightness orange-red, orange, yellow, and green
gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) - red, orange-red, orange, and yellow
zinc selenide (ZnSe) - blue
sapphire (Al2O3) as substrate — blue
indium gallium nitride (InGaN) - near ultraviolet, bluish-green and blue
gallium nitride (GaN) - green, pure green (or emerald green), and blue also
white (if it has an AlGaN Quantum Barrier)
just to name a few, typically you can get LEDs from car parts stores or big rig truck stores, mainly because alot of big rig tail lights are LEDs nowadays
I know what LED's are , I said "what" ones to use.
Anybody buy certain ones from a particular place?
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i use a place called superbrightleds you'll just need to add a dot com after that. The bulb type is a 194. I've got a Camaro cluster in my car iwth Red leds, I'll snap some pics for ya. ive got a shitty pic of when i didnt have enough red ones so i had to use whitish blue leds 
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Originally Posted by DirtyBird222
nate (LS1_SS) is a sponsor on here and sells kits all ready to go for this, and make sure you get wide angle leds
Cool thanks, I like that bluish-white look alot.
I always thought the white leds were kinda boring. But recently my buddy installed some white leds in his car and i gotta say they look great. I would def go with white or blue
Originally Posted by got V-8?
I always thought the white leds were kinda boring. But recently my buddy installed some white leds in his car and i gotta say they look great. I would def go with white or blue
Yeah they look good because they have a blue look to them. I went with red on mine, I used 194 with 4-LED's on each
Thanks cam for the white LED comment. Yeah i did the doors in white and im going to be doin the map lights in white and the gauges in white. Ill post up some pictures when I finish. I still cant get the map light cover off damnit!
I used ledgauges.com LEDs for my red but I also put white in my v6 and they were more blue than white.. But get the 194 bulbs like the first one that was posted with I believe the 5 LEDs in it.. That will work and look great!
Originally Posted by The Black Pearl
I used ledgauges.com LEDs for my red but I also put white in my v6 and they were more blue than white.. But get the 194 bulbs like the first one that was posted with I believe the 5 LEDs in it.. That will work and look great!
Got pics of the blue/white and red ones on at night? I'm still torn with blue or red....
