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Jonate · 02-28-2011, 09:23 PM

I was out taking pictures for another thread. So I thought I would show the pics of last week's project.
Turning signals are also blue, but I could not get a good picture with them on...

I thought I had posted this, but the thread dissappeared for some reason...

Enjoy!

rusty9 · 02-28-2011, 09:49 PM

Looks pretty cool man! I like the nice touch of colors for the climate controls.

pmesfun · 02-28-2011, 11:27 PM

It was posted in the "What did you do today" thread.

Looks very nice and classy. This is what i posted in that thread:

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Originally Posted by Jonate

I was out taking pictures for another thread. So I went ahead and took a picture of the project I did last week, and a couple weeks back...

The blinkers are also blue, but I couldn't get a good picture with them turned on

Enjoy!

That looks awesome, where did you get the leds?

Jonate · 03-01-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by pmesfun

It was posted in the "What did you do today" thread.

Looks very nice and classy. This is what i posted in that thread:

That looks awesome, where did you get the leds?

Superbrightleds.com the one that shows up on this site

Kitto · 03-01-2011, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonate

Superbrightleds.com the one that shows up on this site

Which LED did you get exactly? The WLED-xHP5 cool white?

xpeed · 03-01-2011, 01:23 AM

Which 194 LEDs did you use for your instrument panel? I'm deciding on which one and the brightness I'm aiming for is similar to yours. Also, which LED bulbs are for the blinkers?

Eric N · 03-01-2011, 08:36 AM

DOnt you have to have amber blinkers?

Jonate · 03-01-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric N

DOnt you have to have amber blinkers?

Yes, Outside they are amber, but in the dash the arrows blink blue.

Jonate · 03-01-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitto

Which LED did you get exactly? The WLED-xHP5 cool white?

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Originally Posted by xpeed

Which 194 LEDs did you use for your instrument panel? I'm deciding on which one and the brightness I'm aiming for is similar to yours. Also, which LED bulbs are for the blinkers?

The 194s are WLED-x-x cool white, but make sure it is the 120 degree bulbs. Anything more will cause hot spots, and anything less will be too dim. The bulbs for the blinkers are 74-x Instrument Panel and Gauge LED Wedge Base bulbs in blue. As for the A/C and defrost button, i had to buy 2 NeoWedge 4 and one 3mm. For the center console I used 2 74-xHP in cool white.

There are a couple of threads on how to put them in, he recommends sanding the bulbs, but I stuck with my opinion about the bulbs and feel it worked great!
Gen 4-4.5 DIY Changing your bulbs inside your center console
*DIY* 97 Cluster LED Swap

Eric N · 03-01-2011, 11:16 AM

Ah, makes sense.. haha

pmesfun · 03-01-2011, 12:04 PM

Do you know what degree would be best for the gear shifter bulb? 100, 120 or 360?
Thanks for the tip on the cluster bulbs, once I get my order together I'm going to get everything.
I'm assuming the lights at the bottom (check engine, trac, cruise etc) are 74s too. What is the best degree for those?
Thanks

xpeed · 03-01-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonate

The 194s are WLED-x-x cool white, but make sure it is the 120 degree bulbs. Anything more will cause hot spots, and anything less will be too dim. The bulbs for the blinkers are 74-x Instrument Panel and Gauge LED Wedge Base bulbs in blue. As for the A/C and defrost button, i had to buy 2 NeoWedge 4 and one 3mm. For the center console I used 2 74-xHP in cool white.

There are a couple of threads on how to put them in, he recommends sanding the bulbs, but I stuck with my opinion about the bulbs and feel it worked great!
Gen 4-4.5 DIY Changing your bulbs inside your center console
*DIY* 97 Cluster LED Swap

Thanks. I already have LEDs installed in my clusters and HVAC controls. Funny, I used the same LED bulbs as you did but your seems brighter. I think I'll just get rid of my current ones and go for the 360 degree ones. I just want something brighter as my instrument is too dim. The 120 degree ones are so dim, so I might go for the SMD high power LEDs. I kind of laughed when you posted my DIY. lol. Good man.

Jonate · 03-01-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pmesfun

Do you know what degree would be best for the gear shifter bulb? 100, 120 or 360? Thanks for the tip on the cluster bulbs, once I get my order together I'm going to get everything.
I'm assuming the lights at the bottom (check engine, trac, cruise etc) are 74s too. What is the best degree for those?

No Problem... For the shifter, I have no idea, I am planning on doing that later. I haven't had time to do that because of studying for midterms and work. I still need to buy the bulbs as well. Do you know what size they are for the shifter? The cruise and all are 74s I bought 100 degree because I drive a lot at night and anything else is too bright for me.

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Originally Posted by xpeed

Thanks. I already have LEDs installed in my clusters and HVAC controls. Funny, I used the same LED bulbs as you did but your seems brighter. I think I'll just get rid of my current ones and go for the 360 degree ones. I just want something brighter as my instrument is too dim. The 120 degree ones are so dim, so I might go for the SMD high power LEDs. I kind of laughed when you posted my DIY. lol. Good man.

Yes I saw that once I posted the response. It helped a lot thanks! The HVACs are dim, but I think the cluster lights look good, they arent too dim. I am planning on getting 360 degree for the HVAC. Did you change the cig lighter ring light? If you did, how did you get that tiny bulb out, and what bulb did you use? How about the Shifter?

pmesfun · 03-01-2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonate

No Problem... For the shifter, I have no idea, I am planning on doing that later. I haven't had time to do that because of studying for midterms and work. I still need to buy the bulbs as well. Do you know what size they are for the shifter? The cruise and all are 74s I bought 100 degree because I drive a lot at night and anything else is too bright for me.

I changed the bulb in the shifter not too long ago, don't remember exactly what size it was. I think 194, I have the another bulb in the package, I'll check tomorrow.
Thanks, I'm going to replace all bulbs with cool white, maybe even the lower indicators(check enigne, abs etc) still deciding, I like the way yours look though.

Was the gear indicators on the cluster 74s too? Sorry if this was already noted.

Jonate · 03-01-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pmesfun

I changed the bulb in the shifter not too long ago, don't remember exactly what size it was. I think 194, I have the another bulb in the package, I'll check tomorrow.
Thanks, I'm going to replace all bulbs with cool white, maybe even the lower indicators(check enigne, abs etc) still deciding, I like the way yours look though.

Was the gear indicators on the cluster 74s too? Sorry if this was already noted.

Thanks, I actually got the white and blue scheme from the new Escalades. I really loved it, and when I saw how easy it was to change them I jumped right on it. Yes there are only 5 194s for the gauges and all the rest are 74s in the clusters (I believe there are 24 total) I only changed the necessary ones. Anything that was already red or blue I left. For the gears just make sure not to use red. I tried and the green film didn't let the red shine through. Also, just note that the 74s will fit snug and they open the twist lock socket a bit, and it makes it kinda hard to put the bulb back in. Just sayin that way you don't think you got the wrong ones.