cluster light blubs to LEDs HELP Options

[burmeseboy]

i want to change my regular bulbs in the cluster to LEDS so it can be brighter but i dont know what type of LEDs im suppose to use i only know that i has to be 194, som1 told me look for 194 refractor leds is that the right one? also where can i get the right ones? and is there a special way to make them work wit the cluster or its the same as replacing a bulb and put everything 2gather? thanks for looking in and helping

[DeW_H0e_GT]

the cluster lights(3) are all 194, you can opt for the matrix shown in the website below BUT i personally love the polarg bulbs over the LEDs.....and teh otehr small ones are 74,,,

go here:

www.autolumination.com

This post has been edited by DeW_H0e_GT: Aug 11, 2007 - 4:44 AM

[lubu]

i want to change my regular bulbs in the cluster to LEDS so it can be brighter but i dont know what type of LEDs im suppose to use i only know that i has to be 194, som1 told me look for 194 refractor leds is that the right one? also where can i get the right ones? and is there a special way to make them work wit the cluster or its the same as replacing a bulb and put everything 2gather? thanks for looking in and helping

try to get coloured bulb, i tried many diff leds including refractors, SMT..etc..etc. LEDs simply dont spread light like bulbs do and therefore you will get brighter areas and dimmer areas, annoying really.

[burmeseboy]

oh thanks for that tip do you guys kno where i can get those colored blubs? like the bright ones? cuz the one i got arnt as bright as i expected

[DeW_H0e_GT]

polarg

google it

[duders]

I hear Polarg blubs are the best. I personaly use 3 Matrix LED's. Looks cool and spreads evenly, well for me. I hear some don't, people here haven't gotten the same results. I'm gonna post up some pics on my profile thursday night of them.

[SveNRG]

I'm also going to try the hyper white Polarg bulbs instead of LED, they keep burning out on me. And please, don't forget to grind of the texture on the backside of your dials, so the light passes through better. Otherwise, you will also keep a faint green/yellow color.

[burmeseboy]

what did you use to grind off the texture of the backside of the dials with? is it hard to do? any steps i should take? =D

[beno]

just get them from ebay

look at this web site this is what i found best when selecting the bulbs.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...;hl=gauge+light

personally i found that the Polarg bulbs were a pretty light blue (bit lighter than in celicazr picture) and that they spread the light pretty good but not as good as stock. the petrol needle didnt have much light going to it, but overall im satisfied.

the LED's that wannabegt4 has im going to try as i want a darker blue- now that im used to the Polarg bulbs they kind of look more white than blue. it seems like a safe buy to get the LED's as they have 5LED's in each bulb, they are all angled differently to help spread the light evenly and they are a direct replacement. but im not sure if they last as long as bulbs...

this is what i am going to buy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-BLUE-SUPE...sspagenameZWDVW

[95CelicaST]

I've got the 3 5LED's in my cluster and it is beautiful! I would recommend it to anyone. I think it cost me 10.99 shipped for 4 LED's. They are bright (brighter than what could ever be shown on here) and spread the light evenly. Let me dig up a pic...



This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Aug 20, 2007 - 6:45 PM

[beno]

95celicast what was the exact name of the bulbs that you brought?
i like that color

[SveNRG]

what did you use to grind off the texture of the backside of the dials with? is it hard to do? any steps i should take? =D

It's actually very simple. You DON'T want to take the needles off for starters. Just bend the face up peace by piece so you can reach it and use fine grinding paper or some multi-purpose electric tool with a grinder on it. Keep the unit against the light so you can see it shining through the face numbers as you remove the texture on the backside of it. Peace of cake and the results are awesome!





I am yet to find the LEDs that don't burn out within the month. Ordered some Hyper white Polarg's from eBay yesterday.

[95CelicaST]

95celicast what was the exact name of the bulbs that you brought?
i like that color

http://cgi.ebay.com/2pcs-T10-W5W-168-194-R...oQQcmdZViewItem

[burmeseboy]

thanks for that info and the pics to go wit it was alot of help ur cluster looks real nice

[Redline08]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POLARG-B1-H...sspagenameZWDVW


will those work?

[beno]

Redline08 ive got those polarg bulbs at the moment, they will work fine

[duders]

Get 3 type 194 Led's. I personally think The Matrix LED's are the best. Spread light pretty evenly. Mines look exactly like 95CelicaST. That picture doesn't do it enough justice.

Autolumination.com

Get the insurance, trust me. It's the same as putting bulbs. You'll see.

Anyone know where I can get a good cluster gauge for under 80 bucks?

[WannabeGT4]

I used the "Super Refractors" from velocity LEDs and I've had two of them burn out on me in the past two years. I'll have to try some from the same seller 95CelicaST got his from.

[SveNRG]

Hyper white Polarg's from eBay suck ass! That's not white like you get from LEDs at all. It's just not the xenon white i want. Can't detect any blue tint in it either. I'm gonna put the LED's back in.

[95CelicaST]

I put my bulbs in at the beginning of June, and they're still bright and going strong.