bassahaulic Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Who has done this? I want to change my gauges color, I'm sure I could just dive in and do it. But I want someone who has done it before to chime in and give me some tips and answer a few questions for me. Does AutoZone carry what I need? O'Riellys? Napa? Pep Boys? What was the hardest part of the swap? Is the new color annoyingly bright at night?
zayres29 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 there are tons of tutorials online im sure you could find one on a chevy forum easily Btw that was the first person. Ever banned by me while dropping a deuce. Feel privileged
bassahaulic Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Posted January 23, 2011 there are tons of tutorials online im sure you could find one on a chevy forum easily I have seen a few. They all point to the same website, www.superbrightled.com. I was just looking for some feedback from others on the subject. And maybe even someone who has done this to a Chevy Venture.
zayres29 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 ive never heard of anyone doing it to any but a full size truck so i couldnt help you there Btw that was the first person. Ever banned by me while dropping a deuce. Feel privileged
sqsux Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I know you're looking to talk to someone who has done it before, but I'd like to at least try and help. go here and enter your make and model for bulb ID's, and then enter the bulb's number in the search field at the top of superbrightLEDs. and a video for a tahoe sorry if I wasted your time Start out boxy, shape as you move along. Dc Audio Team Fur
jshark5 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 There is one problem with addin in led's, you cant dim them. So at night if your like me and have the dash dimmed waaaaaay down its not for you. (from what iv read) When i get to my pc i have a link to blazer fourm. A few of the guys on there put together a tut addind leds to your gauges, 4x4 switch, hvac controls, etc. They do look sweet though. 04' Chevy Blazer -Kenwood KIV-BT900, Infinity Kappa 462.9cfp's, Rockford P1653's, Subs... Ridin Stock-
tacomabanga1986 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 i wanna do this to my truck also but i dunno if i wanna do clear led or blue, i got blue led strips under my dash so i dont have much of an issue about brightness at night but would like to change em up a bit my current guages are green with a milky yellowish halogen for my a/c controls, is it just pop out old bulbs and put in new ones? ive seen people do this them selves and some even went into the trouble of wireing in a circuit so when the guage needle gets to a certian point they change colors, like on tack and what knot i just want something that looks decent and i can see with and i want white leds for my back up lights, does this led place sell bright leds? cause even with halogens i cant see shit when i back up, i was gunna wire my other set of fogs to my back up lights with a relay to come on when i back up but i think it will look tacky in a way so i dunno here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit
white4d96 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 There is one problem with addin in led's, you cant dim them. So at night if your like me and have the dash dimmed waaaaaay down its not for you. (from what iv read) When i get to my pc i have a link to blazer fourm. A few of the guys on there put together a tut addind leds to your gauges, 4x4 switch, hvac controls, etc. They do look sweet though. I have LED's tied in with my [edit]GAUGE LIGHTS (herp)[/edit] and they dim just fine I'm planning on doing this as well, but I think I'm just going to get a big box of LED's and solder them in wherever I need them. Too many projects, too little time...
BeatBox Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 there are tons of tutorials online im sure you could find one on a chevy forum easily I have seen a few. They all point to the same website, www.superbrightled.com. I was just looking for some feedback from others on the subject. And maybe even someone who has done this to a Chevy Venture. yeah thats a good site, try Vleds.com ive bought too much from there too lol and just recently DDMTuning.com started selling led's i got some for my reverse light for pretty cheap. and i want white leds for my back up lights, does this led place sell bright leds? cause even with halogens i cant see shit when i back up, i was gunna wire my other set of fogs to my back up lights with a relay to come on when i back up but i think it will look tacky in a way so i dunno i have the blue in my car and it looks alright too ricey IMO so im taking them out but white would be the other color i would go with, i got some white led reverse bulbs from ddmtuning.com for cheap and are pretty bright(1157) the only thing this is that my tailights are not clear enough for the light to be as bright as if it was in a newer car with clear tailight lenses. As far as gaugues check online and if not take the dash apart and check to see what you need, some might need a small piece that the bulb sit in and the you put into the back of the gauges kind of like this http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&category=CAR&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2FT10_sockets.html the jimmy need those for the lights to work, also the teg so double check on those before you buy
jshark5 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 as i said from what i heard you cant dim them but i guess i was wrong, which is why i am now about to order some LED's. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2571095/2004-chevrolet-blazer/page-6 that is how it is done on a blazer if that will help you. edit - what intensity should i order? superbrightleds has 1200, 2400, 2500, 4600, 5500. what do you guys recommend. 04' Chevy Blazer -Kenwood KIV-BT900, Infinity Kappa 462.9cfp's, Rockford P1653's, Subs... Ridin Stock-
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