Finally got some good picts of my interior blue lights

[Flat Tire]

there is a link earlyer in this thread that sells the #74 LED.... and i would recommend it.... because it's a pain in the a$$ to solder a resistor in the panel

 

[u6t9]

hey Airpoppoff , how did you do that to your dash gauges? did you put LED's in the back of your gauge cluster? what bulbs did you replace? let me know how you did your dash gauges pleeeeeease! (speed, tach....)

thanks!

 

[vital]

i got those #74 led from autolumination.com and they're not very bright. i don't know how it'll look on the HVAC but i tried one on the cig lighter and it didn't light up the ring, only the inner part, which will be covered by a cig lighter. anywhere selling brighter #74 leds?

 

[sids]

wher exactly do you guys access the HVAC lights? took out the fornt panel which just snaps off, unscrewed the four screws but the thing still don;t budge help!

 

[dynatos]

this is the light that lights the HVAC.

 

[vital]

uhh..can u tell us how you removed that piece please

 

[blackblitzturbo]

hey thats way bad ass i want to do that to mine how did you do the speed and tach if its stock gauges and what are the resisters for and what kind of solidering gun should i get

 

[sids]

yea, how DID you remove that piece? I tried tiging the thing but it won't move, is there anything else I need to remove before I get it out, I just took out the four screws, they don;t seem to hold anything though, is it removed by pulling it out or by pushing it in?

 

[bosljeff]

Unless I'm missed it/can't find it; this badass idea should be posed somewhere in the tech forum cuz I know a lot of people are very interested...I know writing tech articles can be a pain, but it would make us all so happy.

 

[theycallmebruce]

well i installed these reverse glow gauges over the weekend:
http://machv.com/revingaugfac.html

the orange lighting of the number is yucky.
from what i understand it's an orange film on the back of the stock black-faced gauges?

for the little side guages, i took a razor to the stock ones and hacked them out. on various instructions i've seen, it says to leave the stock faces in place, but i didn't want to have problems with the needle clearance and the thickness of 2 gauge faces.

i didn't hack the tach and speedometer out because i noticed that the hole on the new face for the needle-stop was too big to hold the needle. i suppose i could close the hole up and cut a smaller hole, but i wanted to verify before i proceeded.

So back on topic (sort of). If I remove the stock black faces...no more icky orange numbers?

more on size 74 LED bulbs. i hear these replace the instrument gauge bulbs. is it the same size as the single bulb that lights up the HVAC?
what about the buttons, cig lighter, ignition ring?
i'm lookin at pickin some up. trying to find direct replacements if i can before busting out the soldering iron.

i've seen 2 sites that sell em:
http://autolumination.com/leds.html
http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm

i've read the ones from autolumination aren't too bright. anyone tried the ones from superbrightleds? they have a specs page (although i haven't a clue how to read them).

and needle kits...how do they work and where can i find a good set that's easy to install?

 

[UrMyStlkAl]

I'm w/ him^^^^ While I can solder some LED's in as I've done it on my computer crap before, I'd rather just buy some lights that can be plugged in, call me crazy or something for wanting to do that, . :laugh:

 

[evanspears1]

I got a few questions for whoever can answer them, you all will probably think im retarted, but here goes....... What is the hvac? is it the instrument panel or what, and how do i get to it when figure out what the h#!! it is???? Also, when you sodder the led's are ther actual wired coming off the circuit board thing, or do you sodder to the actual board, Just one more..... Has anyone bought the replacemnt led things that you can get from autoluminations.com? if so, how good or bad are they
Thanks in advance for the help!!!!!

 

[STECARS]

Originally posted by vital
i got those #74 led from autolumination.com and they're not very bright. i don't know how it'll look on the HVAC but i tried one on the cig lighter and it didn't light up the ring, only the inner part, which will be covered by a cig lighter. anywhere selling brighter #74 leds?

 

[KLikLo]

How many led's total will you need to convert to blue?

 

[HIBOOST]

Someone PLEASE do a tech article on this that covers everything. I just got the Cobalt Autometer gauges and this would match perfect

 

[a_scobel]

Originally posted by twiztd_talon_07
I got a few questions for whoever can answer them, you all will probably think im retarted, but here goes....... What is the hvac? is it the instrument panel or what, and how do i get to it when figure out what the h#!! it is???? Also, when you sodder the led's are ther actual wired coming off the circuit board thing, or do you sodder to the actual board, Just one more..... Has anyone bought the replacemnt led things that you can get from autoluminations.com? if so, how good or bad are they
Thanks in advance for the help!!!!!

HVAC stands for Heating, ventillation, air conditioning...so you figure it out.

 

[98RedGs]

People, you guys should honestly read the thread from the beginning if you want your questions answered concerning
WHAT TYPE OF LEDS
HOW MANY LEDS
WHERE and HOW TO PUT THEM IN
Ect... Ect... Ect...

 

[dynatos]

won't this post ever die?

 

[Jaybone]

As being the creator of this thread im shocked and uphaled that this thread is still alive... its been years and my eclipse is long gone... but i still get e mails at least once a week asking me about the lights.. and i had to check and see where this thread was.. and on page 3.. Damm. Can i get a award for most views yet?

Anyways eclipse is gone for a 04 srt4 and lots of go fast goodies on the way.. im waiting to pull up to my old eclipse soon!!

Laterz...
Keep the LED THread GOING!!!!!!!

 

[Chuckt]

let it die!!

 

[pradamike]

ok u can buy the reverse gauges on ebay for like 10 dollars now do they work or not? also has anyone come up with a tech article yet on this thread just thought i would keep it going a couple more days

 

[vital]

someone make a tech article and let this thread die

 

[KLikLo]

TECH ARTICLE PLEASE...

 

[evanspears1]

Originally posted by pradamike
ok u can buy the reverse gauges on ebay for like 10 dollars now do they work or not? also has anyone come up with a tech article yet on this thread just thought i would keep it going a couple more days

I just bought one of those kits off e-bay a couple of days ago, it was on $17.00 after shipping and insurance, and everything, once I get it installed, I will post on how good or bad they are. Also i will try and put up a pic of what they llok like before install, and then put a pic after they are installed later on.

 

[pradamike]

i just got my kit today and hooked it up to power and it is pretty sweet looking and they give off really good light