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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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Default Best instrument cluster ever...white needles, blue #'s



The ones on the left don't show up too well from the angle I took the pic

Might need to change 'em a bit because they are slightly dimmer than the speedo...but it works



And my center console looking all color matched sexiness

Done with LEDs for a while now...except that stupid leather shifter....grrrr
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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You have done it again my friend! Sha-weeet!!
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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you've got a nice setup there!
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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Nice Chris!
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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What an attention *****...

Nice work on the blue/white conversion, although the needle's illumination fading based on its view kind of sucks
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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well, it is KINDA faded, but not nearly what the picture shows.

I'm sure if I reaimed the white LEDs I can get it bright as stock
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 02:15 PM
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Just curious on the difficulty of changing the needle color. Is it a LED that you have to change, or do you need a new needle entirely?
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 02:15 PM
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yeah, get a better shot of them... IF YOU CAN! hehe.
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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It was building a barrier between the needle and the normal LEDs, then adding an additional LED in parallel with one below, and running it above the barrier. I'll get a pic of what I did...forgot while I was doing it
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