Since it is for my own car I decided to go with something simple, oem looking yet STANDS OUT! And of course since I am one of the led super swappers I can always change it

After taking apart the cluster, the tach section of the XD is tinted orange on the face itself. Not much you can do here but use red leds and make it red / or produce new gauge faces. I plan to make my own faces of high quality / and non expensive / fast turn around as I have been working on a few things I will be specifically producing them for the xd only at this time since I just bought one and love the car!

Well enough of my disgruntled babble, the point is for tonight’s swap, I had to use the oem face. So I thought what the heck, red and blue turn out HOT on tC's so why not do that theme here? Well long story short, the needles turned out WICKED! They look like blue lasers almost haha. And the red, well as anyone that has seen an led swap before will know, cameras NEVER do the work justice. So I did blue needles, red faces and blue fuel / trip comp screens. Blinkers & cruise are set to blue and all warning lights in red. Turned out GREAT! The XD cluster is so cool as it has a coating over the face of it that looks black, yet transfers light like it is not even over the face of the gauges. Very cool stuff. Think 3m makes it.

Bah, on to the pics. As stated, not the most wild work I can do by far but I think it looks very cool. Camera just does not show it right! The red is RED and the blue is BLUE! and it is freakin bright!





http://www.garage1217.com/SCIONXD/GAUGECLUSTER/xdgc1.jpg

http://www.garage1217.com/SCIONXD/GAUGECLUSTER/xdgc2.jpg

http://www.garage1217.com/SCIONXD/GAUGECLUSTER/fuel.jpg

http://www.garage1217.com/SCIONXD/GAUGECLUSTER/tripcomp.jpg

http://www.garage1217.com/SCIONXD/GAUGECLUSTER/wheelcontrol.jpg

LOOKIN GOOD MAN :)

Throw an NST Short Shift Kit (SSK) in there now!!!

:)

WORD! On order man! You know it! NST ROCKS

Looks good! Do mine? haha jk :) Can't think of a color combo to do.

my lord, that looks sweet.

Will have a price soon for the swap, there are more friggen leds just for the face of the xD cluster than light up the tach, speedo, fuel and temp on the tC! 17 leds for just the speedo, tach, needle area vs 12 for the tC!

Think I am going to de-reverse my LED screens hahaha. Will be interesting!

I would as well... just doesn't look as nice as colored numbers coming out of a mostly-black dash...

Lookin good Jeremy!

pretty cool, cant wait for more leds swaps to come

Hey, do we know how many LEDs are behind the HVAC controls on the xD yet? I'm lookin to order some LEDs to do my swap here pretty soon... I can't STAND that awful orange/amber color...

This looks amazing! I dont think I could dislike a dash lighting color more than amber.

I have never considered doing a led swap before. Is it fairly simple once you have the dash unassembled? It sounds like the xD is more work than others, but should I just check the other forum?

I would love to see pics of the process you went through to change it. If that is possible at all. A buddy of mine just bought a new xB this week and dislikes the amber as well. I am thinking this could be a weekend project.

well coming from another gauge swapper, that looks tite, i have 2 that want swaps, my girlfriends xD and my friends wife's xD, so its nice to know "IT CAN BE DONE". Was it easy to take apart, i went as far as just taking out the bezel on my GF's car. Looks sweet man.. share the knowledge

Yeah it was not difficult, just a ton of leds.

looks good

Thanks!

NICEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Wish the pics did it justice, it is the most red of all reds you could imagine. Looks washed out in pics.

When do you think you the prototype face plate might be ready for viewing?

I am currently holding off on this project to see what you come up with.

dope

I have been so hammered I simply have not had time to do anything but scan it. I will try to get it done asap.

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Any updates on the new dials?

thats one clean setup Jeremy.

Notta been hammered working on the tC part out. Takes all my spare time.

Updated the website tonight & started up the new online store! Makes it SUPER easy to shop without hassle. I have a ton of new products on the way that you guys are going to dig big time!!!
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New store is located at:
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Of course the old website is still up in a fashion... Will use it for text & other documentation.

As always myself and my family really appriciate your business!
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Awesome! Now get to work on the hvac! :pray:

Already did it :) But not happy with it. Working on a new way to mod it.

That is TBS!! Total baller status. Great job.

good stuff, wish the tc had an electric fuel gauge - looks sweet

Thanks, you should see it in person, pics just cannot do it justice. XD swaps turn out amazing because of the dark lense they use.

Nice looking store!

Are you able to put together kits for xD swaps?

Say, if I wanted to do exactly what you have pictured, with the mode button swap and all, could you give a kit price?

I am just trying to figure out the cost of this project. Thanks!!!

Yes sir, will be working on kit prices.

Hey, I haven't had a chance to take out my HVAC yet... how many #74's are needed for the swap?

They are the twist in style, you need one per housing + leds to change the on/off lights. I used PLCC's custom mounted.

Working my tail off on the new webstore, new items being added daily! Added quite a few this evening!

I really appriciate the scionlife community support! You have no idea how much the garage1217 family appriciates you keeping your business with us.

http://store.garage1217.com/

Yeah I have quite a few PLCCs around for the lights, just wanted to know how many #74s I need to buy since I only have one or two lying around.

I am working on getting some custom twist in units that will spread light even on the hvac. Will be a few weeks or so hopefully. normal #74's do not light them very well.

nice set up man!

(off topic could you pm me the pic of the adjustment knobs you had in the trunk for the HKS pls :) )

Pic of them when they were in the car?

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how long do you think it would take to get all the way from NY and back?

Depends on how fast you ship it. If I get it say on a Monday, will be back to you Thursday, possibly even Wednesday.

...Garage, can you please get back to me? Thanks.

Did you email or pm or Im..? Let me know! Just shoot me a pm with info and I am happy to help!

alright, awesome, it won't be for a couple of weeks but i just wanted to get everything planned out before i set it up. i've got the "hot lava" special edition, how do you think an orange odo with blue needles would look. very similar to the one you posted just replace the red with orange to match my car.

Hmmm Would be interesting for sure! and the damd body kit is HOT on your release series.

i know, i fell in love with it the second i saw it on the lot. can't wait to get all my mods done to it

Nice. I have shifter bushings on the way and also more NST short shift kits, they ROCK! Definitly worth it. I love them on my XD. Will be adding more items for the xd on my site soon.

sick, it's definitely getting a spot on the "favorites" list for websites

Is it possible to make our gauges like this:

http://garage1217.com/album1014039.jpg

I could do somthing similar, but not 100% exact. I can do anything you like with the speedo side, but the tach side would have to be all red or orange.

Hi Garage1217,
You do awesome work, but unfortunately I can't be without my guages that long (at this time). Do you know of anyone doing this work in Florida so I wouldn't have to add the shipping time each way to CA?

i know somebody.... but he is in miami..

Can you pm me contact info?

Sorry I do not know anyone in Florida! Also shipping time is not bad, especially if you ship express mail as I ship express mail back so it is practically overnight each way.

wow i love ur lights :D :P

Delete.

oops my bad.... i'll delete this post.. then u delete yours then i'll delete mine... above yours got it? and im totally serious just pm me when to start !!

Evening bump! Be sure to check out the wicked LED 194/168 dome light bulbs on the webstore! The light dispersion & brightness is wicked & they are RELIABLE!

Any progress with the hvac bulbs?

I have the radially mounted #74's for the hvac in stock, have not had anytime to install / take pics of them as I have been swamped with customer swaps. Will get to it asap for you guys :)

Cool, I want the hvac lights in white to match the stock gauges.

I have them in white, These are the ones I would recommend.
You have to retrofit them into the oe twist sockets.

http://store.garage1217.com/triple-led-wide-dispersion-74-wedge-bu74.html

hmmm.... details on that retrofit?

I can take pics of what to do. It is very simple...

Unwind the wires off the bulb in the twist socket.

Pull bulb out

Take the led bulb / Take the wires off the tab

Cut the tab off leaving the wires alone

Insert bulb into the twist socket & wind the wires like the stock lightbulb.

Replace. If it does not light up, turn the twist socket around on the board as the leds are directional!

That easy :)

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How do you get to the mode control light on the steering wheel, and what style bulb is it.

It is a solder in plcc. You have to take off the airbag and remove the steering wheel control.

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Do you think you could scrape off the orange tint from which ever side its on or no?

No can do. It's colored plastic. I suppose if you were brave enough to Xacto-knife the gauge face and put a film behind the opening, you could do that, but it would probably look like a$$.

Poop! :(

Yeah orange cannot be removed, I tried on mine, first thing I did. It is in the plastic. But like I said, red leds in that are turn the orange RED.

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Does anyone have pics of their swaps?

I would like to see other variations of Garage1217's work.

Without being able to get rid of the amber altogether, I am considering a red/blue combination. I wish I could have an all white speedo/tach though. Red with have to do.

have you had any time to develope a new gauge face yet..

Wish I had, been so hammered with life, leds and swap work that I have not had a moment to mess with them.

Right now, totally depends on my workload which is rather high.

Back up and running! All order shipped out over the weekend since I was closed last week because of travel. Appreciate all the support fellow scion owners!

Back up and running! All order shipped out over the weekend since I was closed last week because of travel. Appreciate all the support fellow scion owners!

well i was going to ask you bout my order that i put in last tuesday, i guess that answers it, haha...

Yes sir, we had a notice on the webstore, it was missed by a few. Sorry about that.

Damn... Well at least its been shipped out and I can stop wondering where it is

As always, feel free to PM, Aim or email us with any questions!

well i'll be ordering that NST short shifter kit from you soon for my xD.. like you, i got rid of the tc for an RS1 xD 5 speed.. how much difference do you feel with the SSK

Massive and worth every penny.

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Do you have any new pics of some swaps that you have done? I would like to see some more color combinations if that is possible. I am also still waiting on a decent gauge face to become available. I know I could always make my own.

looks good!

Sorry no XD customers *LOL* They are all DIY and buy parts from me.

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I have the radially mounted #74's for the hvac in stock, have not had anytime to install / take pics of them as I have been swamped with customer swaps. Will get to it asap for you guys :)
I have them in white, These are the ones I would recommend.
You have to retrofit them into the oe twist sockets.

http://store.garage1217.com/triple-led-wide-dispersion-74-wedge-bu74.html

Whatever happened with the xD hvac swap? How do I order the right bulbs? The link in the second quote just brings me to the main store front.

I stopped carrying the 3 led #74 bulbs for the hvac in the xd as I am working with the manufacturer on a slightly different version bulb for better overall coverage. Also it is not quite led light, but you can get instrument cluster bulb nipples in red, green or blue that will give the desired effect without having to go through the pains of retrofitting in a bulb.

Last, I use plcc-2 to replace the leds for the ac button & defrost button. I use a pair of flush cuts to nip off the old led & then solder the plcc-2 to the old legs.

...Also it is not quite led light, but you can get instrument cluster bulb nipples in red, green or blue that will give the desired effect without having to go through the pains of retrofitting in a bulb.

That sounds good, but google search came up empty. Where can I find these?

Here is a quick example, I have seen them around, you would have to do some digging if you want to go that route. These fit the larger 194 / 168 bulbs. http://www.pungoautoparts.com/pungo%20II/product.aspx?partNumber=A483207

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do you happen to have orange vinyl... i was thinking of changing up with a two tone orange and white on the speedo side... since i have the RS, i wanna keep the orange going

Sorry I do not have any at all. I will look into getting it for you.

nice.. thanks man... did you happen to ship out my LED swap order i made... it was for 30 blue LED's and a resistor kit 08, shipping out to chicago

Just pm me a name, I am sure it shipped as I have 0 back orders and all orders placed have shipped :)

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The highly desired aluminum ringed 194/168 bulbs will be back in stock any day now! Get yours before this next large shipment sells out again! Oh and BUMP haha :)

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Hey garage do you by chance do xA stuff as well? I am curious as i don't see it listed on the site.

Thanks!

For LED bulbs, I will have XA domes in within 2 weeks. They are like the 3022 festoons I carry but about 1/4" or so longer.

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone stays safe on the roads and may you all have an excellent Christmas!

Can you do red tach and blue or white speedo?

Yes, that is no prob! Long as the tach is red, I can do the speedo in other colors.

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If my xD wasn't a daily driver and I could get by a few days without driving it I would love to get this done. It just looks so awesome.

If you are ever on vacation and can have it done, hit me up! Well worth it!

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Very awesome!!!


MIKE @ NST

As awesome as my NST pulley on my xD which is close to hitting 100K miles!

Merry Christmas / Happy holidays to all my friends & customers on here!

I looked thru the first page of this thread and went straight to the last. My questions is I am wanting to change all the lights out in the side to green......do you think this would be hard to do. Never really seen green before.....

i changed all mine to red. its kinda fun but not that functional lol. i swapped all the dome lights and also the back light in the trunk space. all were easy to do. just make sure to be careful with the front 2 lights. if you push the new bulbs too hard in the housings they will push up into the headliner.

Green would not be a problem at all, just remember the tach area in the xD with stock gauge faces has to remain red!

any info on getting to the board?
any info on the clock board?

please and thank you, feel free to PM info..

Hello, They are not bad to remove at all.
Gauge cluster...
- Grab the two plastic cross sections on each side of the speedo / tachometer. Pull hard and it all pops off. You will then see two wire harnesses plugged into the face of the cluster, unplug those. Last, there are two phillips screws at the bottom of the cluster. The heads face straight up so you cannot miss them. Take them out and pull the cluster out.

Clock
- Grab the top of the painted console and pull hard. The whole upper console will pull loose and come off around the radio with the clock attached. Unplug the clock and remove the two screws that hold it in place.