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post Oct 16, 2008 - 9:47 PM
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I bought a new Pioneer headunit recently and while it lights up green, it's more of an updated and stronger green as opposed to the soft factory green that is found in our Toyota's. Basically it's more bold (example shown below). Has anyone on here updated their cluster with green LED's to give it a more modern look and if so where did you get them and please post a pic showing what you use.

This is what it looks like:


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post Nov 24, 2008 - 10:05 AM
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Guys, unfortunately youŽll never get light bright enough by just changing three original bulbs with ledŽs.

Most probably you have to do something like this : http://www.celica-club.ru/board/index.php?showtopic=13031

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post Nov 24, 2008 - 1:20 PM
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QUOTE (Kotass @ Nov 24, 2008 - 8:05 AM) *
Guys, unfortunately youŽll never get light bright enough by just changing three original bulbs with ledŽs.

Most probably you have to do something like this : http://www.celica-club.ru/board/index.php?showtopic=13031

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Not sure what you mean... I have to turn my dimmer switch down with the LED's I'm using... its way too bright.


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post Nov 24, 2008 - 2:23 PM
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QUOTE (KAOS @ Nov 24, 2008 - 7:20 PM) *
QUOTE (Kotass @ Nov 24, 2008 - 8:05 AM) *
Guys, unfortunately youŽll never get light bright enough by just changing three original bulbs with ledŽs.

Most probably you have to do something like this : http://www.celica-club.ru/board/index.php?showtopic=13031

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Not sure what you mean... I have to turn my dimmer switch down with the LED's I'm using... its way too bright.

I probably know what he means... When I played with cluster I have noticed LED's are not bright enough for me (even with dimmer to the "max") because the are not shine to all directions like bulb. And because cluster has those stupid lightguides and gauge faces having rear side covered with paint special way (to not let light come through everywhere and equally) some numbers may not be illuminated well.

As I see guys in Russia just using stripes with micro ultra bright LEDs, they also removed paint from rear side of gauges and modified lightguides...


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- GotToyota   Gauge cluster LED's   Oct 16, 2008 - 9:47 PM
- - GotToyota   Anyone?   Oct 17, 2008 - 5:26 PM
- - samir0189   I redid my gauge cluster in green, however not wit...   Oct 17, 2008 - 5:45 PM
- - GotToyota   I really don't see the point in doing that as ...   Oct 17, 2008 - 6:10 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 17, 2008 - 6...   Oct 17, 2008 - 6:14 PM
- - samir0189   here we go, i apologize, both of them are blurry. ...   Oct 17, 2008 - 6:40 PM
|- - slow_yota   QUOTE (samir0189 @ Oct 18, 2008 - 12...   Oct 19, 2008 - 11:41 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (slow_yota @ Oct 20, 2008 - 12...   Oct 19, 2008 - 11:46 PM
- - GotToyota   It's working. Doesn't look bad, but I...   Oct 17, 2008 - 6:59 PM
- - samir0189   Yeah I know it's nothing amazing. I've bee...   Oct 17, 2008 - 7:23 PM
- - Spider77   You dont really need to take off the needles for t...   Oct 17, 2008 - 8:20 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 17, 2008 - 9:2...   Oct 17, 2008 - 8:30 PM
- - RickJamesBish   What model number is that? I have a DEH-2000MP, ba...   Oct 17, 2008 - 9:11 PM
- - GotToyota   Thanks. It's a Pioneer DEH-P2900MP, paid ...   Oct 17, 2008 - 9:41 PM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 17, 2008 - 8...   Oct 18, 2008 - 2:02 PM
|- - jack-p   QUOTE (KAOS @ Oct 18, 2008 - 2:02 PM...   Dec 8, 2008 - 7:52 AM
- - RickJamesBish   $70 is pretty cheap, buy it off eBay or somet...   Oct 18, 2008 - 10:27 PM
- - Lil-Joe101   Wut bulbs were used to get the white effect on the...   Oct 19, 2008 - 11:34 PM
- - GotToyota   Concerning the LED's, I'm looking online f...   Oct 20, 2008 - 9:35 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 20, 2008 - 10...   Oct 20, 2008 - 9:46 PM
- - GotToyota   I thought the bulbs had a green handle on top with...   Oct 20, 2008 - 10:32 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 20, 2008 - 10...   Oct 20, 2008 - 10:36 PM
- - GotToyota   Oh I see, the green handle is just a cap for the w...   Oct 20, 2008 - 10:38 PM
- - samir0189   I edited previous post.   Oct 20, 2008 - 10:41 PM
- - GotToyota   Cool, thanks. I'll be getting some bulbs here ...   Oct 20, 2008 - 10:43 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 20, 2008 - 10...   Oct 20, 2008 - 10:45 PM
- - paul52   i changed mi gauge cluster with blue leds..but the...   Nov 15, 2008 - 4:54 PM
- - Kotass   Guys, unfortunately youŽll never get light bright ...   Nov 24, 2008 - 10:05 AM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (Kotass @ Nov 24, 2008 - 8:05 ...   Nov 24, 2008 - 1:20 PM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE (KAOS @ Nov 24, 2008 - 7:20 PM...   Nov 24, 2008 - 2:23 PM
- - GriffGirl   You can use scotch-brite pads (non-metallic brill-...   Nov 24, 2008 - 3:53 PM
- - WWSideWinder   Hi GriffGirl How about a pic of your cleaned up g...   Nov 24, 2008 - 5:56 PM
- - richee3   Whoa, what's everybody talking about here? I...   Nov 24, 2008 - 6:05 PM
- - Rusty   so what bulbs/LED's is that cluster using, als...   Nov 25, 2008 - 1:56 AM
- - Kotass   I think you have to try more type of diods to find...   Nov 25, 2008 - 4:08 AM
- - richee3   QUOTE Most probably you have to do something like ...   Nov 25, 2008 - 6:31 PM
- - jason   4ws?? 4 wheel steering? what did that come on?   Dec 8, 2008 - 8:54 AM
- - Daftboy   what do you mean ? it was the st207 and st203 I be...   Dec 8, 2008 - 12:05 PM
- - jason   ah sweet. never knew toyota had 4ws models the st...   Dec 8, 2008 - 12:26 PM
- - richee3   QUOTE (jason @ Dec 8, 2008 - 12:26 P...   Dec 8, 2008 - 7:09 PM


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