Gauge Lighting *Updated!*, (Modifying Appearance) Options

[jcbass7]

the turn signal bulbs are num74. they have a green filter already in place. so if you put blue led behind it (like i did) you'll get sorta aqua/cyan turn signals.

how does the aqua/cyan effect look? I don't want them green anymore lol and my interior lighting is all blue

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Jan 11, 2007 - 1:06 PM

[celiracer]

With the turn signals the way i changed mine to red was cut out peices of plastic from a milk jug. Or some kind of plastic. then took a transparent red tape and covered the plastic peices and fit them into the little places.

[tomazws]

sorry to bump this thread but, i didnt want to make a new one.

does anyone know why, on some peoples cluster the "unleaded fuel only" light comes on, and on others it does not.


any does anyone know what kind of bulbs fit behind the turn signal lights in the cluster? how do you change the color of those? Would you just put a colored bulb there, and break out the plastic arrow?

I think only the US spec ones have the "Unleaded fuel only" sign... I guess Toyota thought Americans are a little dumber and needed to be reminded about unleaded fuel everytime we sit in the car.

Kinda like my 2000 Celica has an lighted ARROW that points to which side the gas door is located... it's retarded.

[Batman722]

With the turn signals the way i changed mine to red was cut out peices of plastic from a milk jug. Or some kind of plastic. then took a transparent red tape and covered the plastic peices and fit them into the little places.

the milk jug or water jug plastic is almost perfect. It matches the stock texture great. Just buy a (whatever color) LED from ebay and use that. The lense is clear/frosted and the bulb can be whatever color you want.

[jcbass7]

thanks dustin, i need to order led's soon my interior looks retarded with all the prosports and the rest the oem green

[mozocelica]

Talking about turn signals... i have installed turn signal lamps (orange) in my speedo... easy to find, and the result is OK



Rikard - sweden

This post has been edited by mozocelica: Jan 11, 2007 - 2:22 PM

[P5ycho]

originally i replaced the bulbs in my dash for matrix leds and this was the result i got..


i've had a custom set of dials made for my car and now it looks like this...

[devilsden97]

^i ****ing love those gauges

[Batman722]

thanks dustin, i need to order led's soon my interior looks retarded with all the prosports and the rest the oem green

we'll talk this Saturday, I have all the answers you need big guy

[jcbass7]

thanks dustin, i need to order led's soon my interior looks retarded with all the prosports and the rest the oem green

we'll talk this Saturday, I have all the answers you need big guy

Good good,I get payed tonight, you are going to have to help me figure out what to spend it all on


PS:^miggy i agree those guages are sickkk

[Zimluura]

how does the aqua/cyan effect look? I don't want them green anymore lol and my interior lighting is all blue

i think it looks good. they're plenty visible in the sunlight. the analogy i'd use is:
regular celica gauge lights are a sorta dull green, with bright green turn signals.
my gauges are a bright blue, with dull blue turn signals.

wow, that doesn't actually sound so good. but i can say with confidence i'm never reminded of urine or vomit when i look at my turn signals! the same couldn't quite be said for regular celica gauge lights.

slightly-off-topic:
i once put a red num74 led in my highbeam indicator so i'd be able to see when it's on against the blue background. i was hoping that red led + blue filter would give me purple. no dice though. when the colors are that different the led just was dimmed slightly by the filter. went with a uv led instead, which stands out well enough, and i'm not staring at it long enough to get eye-strain. so anyways, you might be able to play with other colors, depends on what you want.

very-off-topic:
i'd like to see a green celica scheme that used leds instead of bulbs+filter_condoms. that could look really nice. but i guess most people who like green are ok with the stock dullness.

This post has been edited by Zimluura: Jan 12, 2007 - 2:32 AM

[topshed]

I fitted wide angle green led's to mine . It's a richer green than the weak stock green,looks ok
keith

[Slick]

I have this:



But i want this!:



What did he use? Is Polarg that much more different than the 5-LED matrix? That's what I'm using and they don't seem to be worth a damn. And how did he get the red in the rpm's to stand out so much? There must be something wrong with my dash because these LEDs work fine on the door courtesy lights:



I guess i'll have to go with Polargs.

[celiracer]

originally i replaced the bulbs in my dash for matrix leds and this was the result i got..


i've had a custom set of dials made for my car and now it looks like this...

I like the way your gauges came out. Is there any way that you could do that but with a black face? thats how i want mine. White numbers and everything with red needles? what bulbs did you use? I'm trying to match my gauges to my SPW tinted gauges.

[cjh4l22]

I have this:



But i want this!:



What did he use? Is Polarg that much more different than the 5-LED matrix? That's what I'm using and they don't seem to be worth a damn. And how did he get the red in the rpm's to stand out so much? There must be something wrong with my dash because these LEDs work fine on the door courtesy lights:



I guess i'll have to go with Polargs.

DUDE! I just asked the other day about changing the courtesy lights to blue. How'd you do that again?? Lemme know wut kind of bulbs/leds you used. THANKS!

[P5ycho]

I like the way your gauges came out. Is there any way that you could do that but with a black face? thats how i want mine. White numbers and everything with red needles? what bulbs did you use? I'm trying to match my gauges to my SPW tinted gauges.

yes of course you an get a set custom made to your own specification,
just contact mook a www.skewer.co.uk,
email him your ideas and he'll make you a set..

[mneal2_92788]

its a KM/h speedo, thats why it goes to 240! lol

[Slick]

DUDE! I just asked the other day about changing the courtesy lights to blue. How'd you do that again?? Lemme know wut kind of bulbs/leds you used. THANKS!

It's pretty easy. If you already have the clear lens (if not, you can buy them from the dealer. Batman provided the part numbers for them before.) just use a screwdriver or a non-scratching tool to pop out the light from the door. Go at it from the sides and it should come out easy. Unplug the assembly and pop off the lens. I replaced the 194 bulb with a 5-way LED and you've seen the results. But for some reason, in my cluster its not too bright.

[celiracer]

I like the way your gauges came out. Is there any way that you could do that but with a black face? thats how i want mine. White numbers and everything with red needles? what bulbs did you use? I'm trying to match my gauges to my SPW tinted gauges.

yes of course you an get a set custom made to your own specification,
just contact mook a www.skewer.co.uk,
email him your ideas and he'll make you a set..

How much does he charge? I would love to get one just like that but black faced to match my SPW tinted gauges.

[P5ycho]

How much does he charge? I would love to get one just like that but black faced to match my SPW tinted gauges.

£90 uk for a set custom made to your specification....
so should be around $177..us....