Anybody try these White Face Guage Overlays?
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Anybody try these White Face Guage Overlays?
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...ce-Gauges.html
Chime in please. Ricey? They don't look bad and for $20 it might be worth a try.
Chime in please. Ricey? They don't look bad and for $20 it might be worth a try.
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Don't buy them! They are complete crap, I bought them and when they arrived I was shocked at how cheap they were, they look like they were printed off a home ink jet printer. Luckily they let me return them for a 20% restocking fee, complete waste of time and money.
I did finally pony up for the stainless ones from US Speedo, but they are $200. They also have "Aqua" http://www.usspeedo.com/products/?part-number=ssctsv11
Here is my thread with pictures on the cadillac forum (2nd page for finished result shots): http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...-feedback.html
I did finally pony up for the stainless ones from US Speedo, but they are $200. They also have "Aqua" http://www.usspeedo.com/products/?part-number=ssctsv11
Here is my thread with pictures on the cadillac forum (2nd page for finished result shots): http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...-feedback.html
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All you have to do is pull the cluster apart and solder in new LED's, there are a total of 8 per screen. I swapped in white led's on the screens and then some blue ones for the security light and traction control light.
The led's that need to be swapped for the screens are at the ends of the two pens in this photo:
Here are the lights I used:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...38-1-ND/808908
They are $0.68 each, I suggest you get a few extra's as you will lose one or two of them in the process.
A few things to note, be very careful when pulling the needles as the plastic stepper motors for the needles have plastic gears and break very easily. Also be careful with the needles, I broke mine from dropping them. Hence the blue escalade needles. Last note, don't pull the gauges faces themselves unless you plan to replace them as they are cheesy plastic with a paper backing and you will end up with your gauges looking like this:
The HVAC screen is the same process, The HVAC screen is really easy to pull apart so I would start with that one if you want to tackle the project and see how it goes. Be careful desoldering the led's as not to lift the pad off the circuit board. The ones you have to replace are all in the big white box.
Here is the HVAC Screen:
The led's that need to be swapped for the screens are at the ends of the two pens in this photo:
Here are the lights I used:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...38-1-ND/808908
They are $0.68 each, I suggest you get a few extra's as you will lose one or two of them in the process.
A few things to note, be very careful when pulling the needles as the plastic stepper motors for the needles have plastic gears and break very easily. Also be careful with the needles, I broke mine from dropping them. Hence the blue escalade needles. Last note, don't pull the gauges faces themselves unless you plan to replace them as they are cheesy plastic with a paper backing and you will end up with your gauges looking like this:
The HVAC screen is the same process, The HVAC screen is really easy to pull apart so I would start with that one if you want to tackle the project and see how it goes. Be careful desoldering the led's as not to lift the pad off the circuit board. The ones you have to replace are all in the big white box.
Here is the HVAC Screen:
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The led's are polarity sensitive so it's real easy to put them in the wrong way, only way you can tell is by plugging in the board to check everything out. Then if you got them switched you have to de-solder again and re-solder them on the correct way.
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12v power supply... Done!
http://www.hobbywarehouse.com/12V-12...FQFx4AodfBURcg
wouldnt that mean you could test it without putting it in?
http://www.hobbywarehouse.com/12V-12...FQFx4AodfBURcg
wouldnt that mean you could test it without putting it in?
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I have a power supply, just a modded computer power supply that I use to test lights and the like. However I wouldn't trust just dumping unregulated power into the circuit board, there are multiple pins on this board with different amps, isolators, resistors and the like. You want the whole board to light up to test the stepper motors, lights, screens etc etc before I sell one of these to someone.
I could buy a harness and pin out the connections possibly using the wiring diagrams I have, might look into that.
I could buy a harness and pin out the connections possibly using the wiring diagrams I have, might look into that.
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I wish I wouldve known changing the color on the displays were so easy before I started my homebrew RFID/GPRS remote start system The blue looks so nice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfavdH7hNlU
I was going to go maggie on an 04/05, but I paid more and got an 06 and am camming it instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfavdH7hNlU
I was going to go maggie on an 04/05, but I paid more and got an 06 and am camming it instead.
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I wish I wouldve known changing the color on the displays were so easy before I started my homebrew RFID/GPRS remote start system The blue looks so nice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfavdH7hNlU
I was going to go maggie on an 04/05, but I paid more and got an 06 and am camming it instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfavdH7hNlU
I was going to go maggie on an 04/05, but I paid more and got an 06 and am camming it instead.
http://www.palmerperformance.com/pro...hone/index.php
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_info.php?id=GSST2WIFI
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...rs/AVH-P8400BH
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http://www.zeitronix.com/Products/zt...ndoutput.shtml