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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: How-To: Changing Cluster Bulbs to LED's and Odometer Change Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:52 pm |
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I just got done changing the bulbs in my new cluster with Red LED's
I chose red for two reasons, My car is red, and red is the color that comes out the best.
Whats needed Bulbs/LED size: 194
I used to have a cluster without a tach, i bought a cluster with a tach, so unless you also want to replace your odometer you do not have to go as far as i did with the install, you can simply just remove the back paper piece, remove bulbs, replace with leds' reinstall
Step 1: Remove Cluster, to do this simply lift up the dash, remove the 4 phillips screw around the cluster, pull straight forward and it should come out
Step 2: Remove the paper backing on the back side of the cluster, this is done by removing all the visible T screws on the back
Step 3: Remove all the screws from the curcuit board, this includes the 2 screw on top and bottom of the connectors
Step 4: Turn around the cluster to the side you see in your car, Remove the 6 screw around it and it will pop right off
Step 5: Now turn it back around to the curcuit board, unplug the grey plug by pushing in and pulling it back towards you
Step 6: CAREFULLY pry off the curcuit board, pull on all sides evenly and slowly and it will pop off
Step 7: Now remove the white piece of plastic that is left, like i said before you do not have to go this far unless like me you are replacing the odometer
Step 8: to put in the LED's remove the bulb sockets by twisting the grey piece on the curcuit board, take all of them out, i chose to only change 10 of the bulbs to LED's, i left the warnings and signals as normal bulbs.
Step 9: Remove the bulb from the socket by getting a VERY small flathead screw driver and snap off the part where the bulbs wires are soldered into the socket at the bottem of the socket, now you should be able to pull the bulb out of the socket with ease
Step 10: Put in the LED by taking the wire at the base of the LED and pulling it out so it sticks out and looks like the wire at the end of the bulb you pulled out, just simply place the LED into the socket and make sure that the wires come out the two holes at the bottom of the socket, now using the small flathead make the wire wrap around the piece of metal at the bottom of the socket, MAKE SURE IT IS TOUCHING SO YOU DONT HAVE TO REDO IT LIKE I HAD TO!!
Step 11: Repeat step 10 for all the bulbs you are changing
Step 12: Put all the LEDS/SOCKETS back onto the curcuit board
Stap 13: Now if you are reaplacing the odometer too unscrew the two screw at the ends of the odometer, take it out and put it aside, not open up your old cluster using the same steps above, now remove odometer from that one and transfer into new one.
Step 14: Place the white plactic back over the cluster
Step 15: Place the front plastic back on and screw it in with the 6 screws
Step 16: Carefully Put the curcuit board back on, make sure all the needle shafts slide into the holes, screw in all the screws removed
Step 17: Plug the odometer cable back into the plug you removed it from
Step 19: Now screw in the black piece of paper on the back,
Step 20: Put it back into the car, push it into the plugs and make sure its nice and snug, screw in the 4 phillips screws back in, place the dash back over it, make sure it all snaps into place, start car and test it out! Like i said i didnt double check to make sure the wires were touching, so they werent all lit up the first time around, that is when i took the pic, since then i have fixed the problem and i will take pics later tomorrow and update!
here are some more pics of it in "action" some of them are very trippy

Last edited by boorahdurukan on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:33 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Dustinsuglyhighline
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:00 pm |
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Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:19 pm Posts: 4194 Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin
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More pics lit up please.
Great how-to otherwise, I may be trying this shortly.
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:06 pm |
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Joined: Mon May 29, 2006 8:02 pm Posts: 952 Location: Lincoln, NE
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Yeah i will have more lit pics like i said, i didn't make sure wires were connected before putting it in so when i put it in some of them didnt light up, i took pics then removed it and fixed the problem, then reinstalled it, Looks freakn awesome, i will take more lit up pics tomorrow
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Dustinsuglyhighline
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:34 pm |
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Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:19 pm Posts: 4194 Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Sounds good; very interested.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:06 pm |
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what size bulbs are those?????
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:02 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:48 pm |
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good stuff
fyi, any color other than red may not come out right as the plastic on the overlay itself is tinted. for instance, blue will end up looking greenish
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:34 pm |
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:33 pm |
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NeonStyl
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:47 pm |
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:16 pm |
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Ebay, came to about $20 for 10 with shipping, not TOO bad
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:48 pm |
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would radio shack carry them?
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:41 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:06 pm |
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very nice. One question. Did the neddles have their own decitated light?
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boorahdurukan
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:28 pm |
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no, its a (1) bulb for the needle and numbers
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roth
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:27 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:58 pm |
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this took all but 5 minutes to do. no changing bulbs, just a red sharpie. click for full size

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Post subject: Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:34 pm |
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lol, nice one with the sharpie, think I'm gonna try that...
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:20 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:53 pm |
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This is Not as easy as it looks! i destroyed a few LED's trying and I dont think but two actually worked. Spend the extra and get the pre made twist locks (same thing as this but already put together). I got em from superbrightleds.com
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:17 pm |
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vielecustoms wrote: This is Not as easy as it looks! i destroyed a few LED's trying and I dont think but two actually worked. Spend the extra and get the pre made twist locks (same thing as this but already put together). I got em from superbrightleds.com
what color did you go with , Im interested in seeing something other than red
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:31 pm |
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I tried green and blue but I ended up destroying a few bulbs ( snapped the wire inside) so I am waiting for the twist locks to come in.
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Miko
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:06 pm |
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Does polarity matter with LEDs?
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:15 pm |
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i just stuck them in there in random so i dont think so.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:32 pm |
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Miko wrote: Does polarity matter with LEDs?
it did when I did it and I used the same leds that were used by the orginal poster... I just did the mod like 1am saturday morning
also noted that my check engine light and battery light are slighty "dimmed" when the ignition is on, but they will also light up like normal as/when needed
I totally tore down the twist connector (took the metal tabs out, installed led, adjusted metal tabs so they would catch again and reinstalled) took some time to do 10 of them
I am going to try the red sharpie maybe tomorrow and see if I like it better
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