I went BLUE!

Aaron · Mar 30, 2008

Man - that is absolutely AWESOME!!!
You need to do a complete write up on this. I'd LOVE to do the same thing to mine.

Fuzion · Mar 30, 2008

That looks badass!

what kind of leds did you buy? and from where?
are you using a special kit for the needles?

Jaswir · Mar 30, 2008

Very simple installation! Took me about 20mins to do... Have taken it apart to many times!

all you need is 6 LED Bulbs... thats all it takes to light up the dash

i used a 6 LED (Spark Blue) Wedge Bulb.. You can use any 194 led bulb

Cost is about 16 bucks from where i bought them from...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=200204771304

Aaron · Mar 30, 2008

Do you know if the HVAC controls use the same bulb type?

Makdaddymac · Mar 30, 2008

you have to tell which bulbs you swapped!!!! i did x5 wedges and and it not nearly as blue,but i am still getting some green light so it looks weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think the x5 and x6 wouldn't be much difference but im still not getting the effect i want/wanted..i love the way yours looks..... and mine shouldn't be much different. i kinda guessed as to which bulbs do what,and apparently i guessed about a 75%.

cant find any pics of a speedometer backside showing all the bulbs.and if i remember correctly there was some numbers(like 52,48,60's)!help! is there anyway you remeber,lol. i know the pattern is weird!

here is the best pic i could find, possibly put some red dots on the bulbs???i really hate to pull all this apart again, i want to get it right htis time! i also have to fix a jiggling steering wheel

http://images.mustangmonthly.com/howto/0706_mump_13_z+white_face_gauges+speedometer.jpg

Jaswir · Mar 30, 2008

Aaron said:
Do you know if the HVAC controls use the same bulb type?

Yes they use a 194 bulb too.. I think they use 2 bulbs if i remember correctly.

Jaswir · Mar 30, 2008

Makdaddymac said:
you have to tell which bulbs you swapped!!!! i did x5 wedges and and it not nearly as blue,but i am still getting some green light so it looks weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think the x5 and x6 wouldn't be much difference but im still not getting the effect i want/wanted..i love the way yours looks..... and mine shouldn't be much different. i kinda guessed as to which bulbs do what,and apparently i guessed about a 75%.

On the back of the Cluster it tells what bulb each one is pluged into. I replaced all the ones that say ILL by the bulb... which are six... i had to on some take the bulb and flip it around and try it again to get it to light... so im sure you have one not lit or one stuck in the wrong spot...

Makdaddymac · Mar 30, 2008

mine is an 88, and your the second person who has told me that, but my back cluster didnt say nothing.
as for spinning them, i hsould. im sure one bulb isnt working! you dont remeber which ones by memory?

Billy88LX · Mar 31, 2008

Do you think the 6x are too bright or just enough? Also what would you recommend for the licence plate bulb? would a single inverted be enough? I've been wanting to do this for awhile and your tread reminded me. It looks real good.

SVT32VDOHC · Mar 31, 2008

That looks sweet. The blue is nice....

those needles are a little too bright though...does that hurt your eyes at night?

mustangfan1990 · Mar 31, 2008

would any autoparts store have those bulbs. That would match my blue car PERFECT....ALSO I noticed your gas hand is where mine always is LOL

Jaswir · Mar 31, 2008

Makdaddymac said:
mine is an 88, and your the second person who has told me that, but my back cluster didnt say nothing.
as for spinning them, i hsould. im sure one bulb isnt working! you dont remeber which ones by memory?

your best bet is to do it at night... Pull the cluster just enough out and turn your lights on and start playing with it... its like 2 on each side and two in the middle... can't remember off hand

Jaswir · Mar 31, 2008

SVT32VDOHC said:
That looks sweet. The blue is nice....

those needles are a little too bright though...does that hurt your eyes at night?

The way the bulbs are placed its makes the RPM, MPH and TEMP NEEDLES the brightest! No they don't hurt my eyes at night! They really arnt as bright as it seems! It's brighter then stock and i think just perfect... Just those needles are brightest...

Jaswir · Mar 31, 2008

mustangfan1990 said:
would any autoparts store have those bulbs. That would match my blue car PERFECT....ALSO I noticed your gas hand is where mine always is LOL

I don't think so... Best bet is Ebay or some other website that sells LED's

any LED made for a 194 bulb with work... i used 6 wege head led one which works very well!

LoL i filled up right after that photo!

Jaswir · Mar 31, 2008

Billy88LX said:
Do you think the 6x are too bright or just enough? Also what would you recommend for the licence plate bulb? would a single inverted be enough? I've been wanting to do this for awhile and your tread reminded me. It looks real good.

6x in my Opinion is perfect... I think for the license plate 5x or 6x would work fine too... Not sure on a single... they dont put out that much light... I really havent thought of changing those to LED... i might that would look good

bentley429 · Mar 31, 2008

Looks good, Ive considered doing that....

cenok is family · Mar 31, 2008

very nice, i've been considering this too, but i have too many projects going on with my car right now as it is! sometime soon though!

Fuzion · Mar 31, 2008

jaswir, what did you use for the autometr gauges?

Jaswir · Mar 31, 2008

same kind of bulb as i used for the dash

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