OK I want to go WHITE LED's with blue for the glow around the needle...

Will it work putting both white and blue in without causing problems?

 

Only if you do what I did.

Well, except opposite. Blue #'s w/ white needles.

It's a huge PITA...I just haven't bothered trying to make it easier yet

 

you can use my proven ghetto method of cellophane

 

Where can I get the needles at?

I can stay white with the Numbers and blue for the glow around the needle and leave the needle amber but I would like to change it to white.

 

Does it get you the proper glow?

And technically my method is ghetto.

First, find some relatively rigid plastic...then, solder it to the back of the gauge cluster circle...melting plastic to plastic is fun.

Then punch a hole through the plastic for the needle to go in.

Now, paint the plastic w/ some white acrylic paint to get it nice and opaque...hairdryer will help for adding coats quickly.

Run 2 20 awg or smaller wires through said hole.

Solder those to an LED already on the board.

Solder the other ends to another LED which is now floating on 2 tiny TINY wires.

And here's the fun part...reassemble the gauges without snapping the LEDs off the tiny tiny wires. This will take approximately 6-8 hours to get all 4 of them in without breaking, will likely lead to heavy drinking, and a WHOLE LOT of swearing

 

funny you should mention that, someoe just did a writeup on panting the needles different colors the other day. No need for new needle

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...t=paint+needle

 

There's a couple FAQ's on needle color changing. I pulled them apart and painted them to get all the amber out. Skeorx13 was just very careful w/ the paint removal

 

Mine are painted red, going to try neon blue for one person soon, and another may want neon purple on them. If I get them in I will post pictures.

 

Excellent on the needle paint that will be easy and fun DIY.

I need to order some Blue and white LEDs now. I am planning on white for the faces and blue for the indicators such as as/recirc etc all the extras

 

So like opposite of me?

 

Yeah - and I was thinking about painting the sides of the center console and the housing around the gauges - not sure though.

I am VERY picky about color scheme and not looking ghetto.

I have only seen a couple cars pull it off well.

 

Looks really good man! That is the same setup I would like..

 

What if I didn't paint the needle and left it clear think that would work?

 

It'd work pretty good...but having something reflective on the back is good. Plus, during the day a clear needle isn't easily seen. White is almost ghost like during the day...clear would suck.

 

Maybe if I just put a small blue strip on the tip of the needle?

 

That'd look good I think...just need to make them all nice and symmetrical.

 

I need to find the LEDs to order I think this is going to look great.

Any ideas on paint scheme for console and cluster edges? - or no paint at all? Car is Super White and I dont want it to look bad.

I want to paint it because I am dissapointed the silver on the console scratches SO easy.

 

Ehh, needs some more work on the needles, the ones on the left needs to be brighter and the right also. But, the blue is fantastic!

 

That was the wonders of the spot I took the pic from. The needles light up fine...plus the fact of how I did it...needs an actual solder pad on the back instead of LED's on wire

It's on my to do list...but finishing the hatch > LED's shining perfectly.

 

Ahh.. it looks great man!