Gauge lighting Mod. What do you think?

[mitsutunerwh2]

Attached is a pic of some custom LED'S that I installed to give the gauge cluster a one off look.

Let me know what you guys think?

 

[theboogieman]

..no pic, no even an "x".
Leo

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

HERE IT IS

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

sorry here is half of the pic its to big to put it all but you get the idea

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

one more

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

did you just put LED's aimed at the gauge faces or something?

 

[KNIGHTRIDER187]

looks cool...but what exactly did you do?

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

yeah but it was kind of lucky I guess. I drilled the holes just below the curve of the steering column cover and routed all of the wires down the steering column then powered them up. I didnt have to adjust them at all they came out aimed like that.

For some reason my camera picked up the actuall focus point of the LED's but in person they are just give a bright glow all over the gauge cluster.

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

I get it now... cool.

 

[KNIGHTRIDER187]

Originally posted by mitsutunerwh2
yeah but it was kind of lucky I guess. I drilled the holes just below the curve of the steering column cover and routed all of the wires down the steering column then powered them up. I didnt have to adjust them at all they came out aimed like that.

For some reason my camera picked up the actuall focus point of the LED's but in person they are just give a bright glow all over the gauge cluster.

take a pic of what you did with out the glow and darkness...i might bite your style...

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

Reply to knightrider

I purchased some blue leds at a local auto parts store than seperated them from the built in battery pack just leaving a negative and positive wire for all of the leds than drilled som holes in the removed steering column cover and ran the LED's negative and positive wires into one for each and powered them up with a switch installed. You cant use just any LED for that brightness though I used LED's that are rated at 12 volts with a built in resistor.

 

[KNIGHTRIDER187]

where did you put the leds?

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

I would go take another pic but its dark out and it wouldnt show up.

Basically your steering column just on the other side of your steering wheel has a cover on it that has a slope built into it for clearance when adjusting the height of the steering wheel. I mounted the LED's in that plastic peice just after the curve starts.

Get it?
Let me know if you do or not. I will post a pic of the mounting location tomorrow

 

[KNIGHTRIDER187]

yeah i get it..still wanna see the pics...sorry but i like lights...so i am gonna bite of you...as soon as i get the project i am on now done

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

No problem. Have fun working on it. Its an inexpespensive mod that looks killer. I'll put a pic of the mounting location tomorrow

 

[Tomeek]

Sweeeeeeeeeet... Inexpensive...
I just love DIY parts... Now UPLOAD the d4mn pic's And keep up the good work

 

[mitsutunerwh2]

anyone else got some opinions?

 

[KNIGHTRIDER187]

just post the pics of it in day light so we can see the setup....

 

[bosljeff]

Me likes....must see more how to, must figure out 1g...

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

umm.. no comment

 

[greathuskie]

doesnt match your gauges, get custom gauges from speedhut.com and it will look good, for now it just looks goofy