Ok, started my led project, here are some pics

[dynasty]

Do you guys disconnect the battery when you unplug/work on the cluster?

the car should be off so you don't have to disconnect the battery.

 

[Sketch o5]

nah, you dont need to.

 

[cirsurvive711]

Alright just checking. I usually disconnect the battery while doing any work on the car that's electrical. I'm excited to 'LED my interior this will be my next project.

 

[slaiguy]

for the 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb in the clock, can u jus pull out the original bulb and replace, or does it need to be soldered?

 

[Russianred]

You can replace it with a bulb that will fit, but rigging it up is tricky - you need to have very steady hands and some patience, or else you will break the contacts on the bulb you are working with. The tricky part is also fitting he resistor into the mount (if you are using the original mount/base). If you use the or original bulb base, no soldering is needed, just bend the contacts around like the original bulb was, and no soldering is needed. If you decide not to use stock bulb base, then you may need to solder.

 

[GoldnKnight22]

^^ if replacing with LED, solder in a resistor to the LED. If just replacing with incandescent, just a simple swap out.

 

[nyknick1015]

i want to do this but when i looked at the prices... i refuse to pay 30 bucks for it... any cheaper places to get the bulbs..

 

[mo98accord]

i made my gauges all red coated bulbs, not leds, and it lights up very nicely and evenly.

 

[cirsurvive711]

i made my gauges all red coated bulbs, not leds, and it lights up very nicely and evenly.

Got any pics?

 

[Sketch o5]

thats how i did mine too. i used green bulbs instead of LEDs for the 194 sockets. and choi used red bulbs as well.