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augidog
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I just recieved the second batch of LED's. 50,000 mcd . The first batch at 25,000 mcd just missed the mark. I'm happy at the results and I am moving to the overhead lighting and signal lights.
The below picture has the original bulb in on the left with the new LED's on the right.
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flosho
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Looks great. Are these just plug and play or are some other modifications needed?
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CBass
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Still works well with stock dimmer?
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timstar92404
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looks nice, mine are way too dark I can barely see anything at night.
did you have to take dash completely out to replace the bulbs or doyou just pop the instrument cluster out.
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macBdog
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Will any 50,000 mcd LED work? What value resistor did you use?
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924RACR
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Wow, what an improvement! Very interested to hear more, esp if they work with the dimmer...
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Neil924
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| Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Are you selling these? Are they easy to install? What's the cost?
I'm interested in being able to know my speed at night so I can at least know the numbers when I'm fighting speeding tickets in court! I have 1 point left on my license. So one more high speed flyby or rolling through a stop sign will cause me to walk for 2 months or some damn thing.
The trouble is Porsche season starts in two weeks and the Bimmer took all the ponts I was saving for the summer! DAMN IT! |
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ATL_racer
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i think there is enough interest for a DIY on LED guages...lets see how to do it
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Neil924
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| Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| ATL_racer wrote: | | i think there is enough interest for a DIY on LED guages...lets see how to do it |
If by "DIY" you mean call my mechanic and have him do it, yes, let's get this process down on paper. I assume differnt colours can be had??? |
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flosho
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| Neil924 wrote: | | ATL_racer wrote: | | i think there is enough interest for a DIY on LED guages...lets see how to do it |
If by "DIY" you mean call my mechanic and have him do it, yes, let's get this process down on paper. I assume differnt colours can be had??? |
You may be able to use differnt colors, maybe blue, or green... However I think red has a weird reaction with most gauge clusters where it wont show through or something. I could be wrong though, thats just how it was with my last car.
But yes a quick DIY. More money that can be spent!!! 
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Neil924
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| Does the dimmer still work? |
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augidog
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$16.50 for 50 shipped with 510-ohm resistor ready for 12 volt.
They have a 25-degree angle.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=7579727792
I wanted to keep them plug and play so I modified the holders very little. They can easily be unsoldered and take oem bulbs again.
There is a little trick with a hot pin to isolate the contacts through the plastic housing.
I'm working on the dimmer problem now. I should be able to use the oem pot wheel.
I did the overhead with 2 led’s and it works well. It sheds a very cool blue white light.
It’s very easy to do. I removed the steering wheel and pulled all three gauges and plastic bezel as a unit.
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Neil924
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Isn't 50 a lot? |
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Smoothie
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Those little fellas put out UV photons, so don't shine 'em right into your eye while playing with them. Flashlights that use them normally include a warning about it.
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Neil924
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| Smoothie wrote: | | Those little fellas put out UV photons, so don't shine 'em right into your eye while playing with them. Flashlights that use them normally include a warning about it. |
Does that mean, once they are installed we can't/ shouldn't look at them? The lights point outwardly... the driver is outwardly.... |
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