Custom Scion XB09 Gauges
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isn't that link of a faceplate????
well, just like your friend says, with the gaugeface, that orange is gonna stay put pretty well. i've done a few led swaps with the xB2, and the lcd screens come out great looking, however the color really has a hard time showing thru the stock gaugefaces.
for the color to really come thru, i would recommend printing out another set of gaugefaces yourself, or if you can afford it, find someone else to do it for you.
a very expensive, but high quality alternative is to look into ledmod.com as they make gaugefaces. their prices range high as i believe he wants about $150 for just an aftermarket gaugeface he produces.
i'd say look into printing out something on your own
- Trung
this means we would need the faceplate and the LEDs to make the conversion correct?
Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
Originally Posted by 1GreeKtC
hey trung,
i will be purchasing an 09 xb2 tomorrow and i would like to do an LED swap on my gauges like i have on my tC. i asked a friend that does swaps and he said that im going to need a completely different panel to replace my gauges and that just the led bulbs wont cut it because they are already an orange color.
can you please direct to the right way and tell me how to go about doing this swap?
thanks for your help in advance
peter
i will be purchasing an 09 xb2 tomorrow and i would like to do an LED swap on my gauges like i have on my tC. i asked a friend that does swaps and he said that im going to need a completely different panel to replace my gauges and that just the led bulbs wont cut it because they are already an orange color.
can you please direct to the right way and tell me how to go about doing this swap?
thanks for your help in advance
peter
for the color to really come thru, i would recommend printing out another set of gaugefaces yourself, or if you can afford it, find someone else to do it for you.
a very expensive, but high quality alternative is to look into ledmod.com as they make gaugefaces. their prices range high as i believe he wants about $150 for just an aftermarket gaugeface he produces.
i'd say look into printing out something on your own
- Trung
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well the leds can be changed on the circuit board itself....but if you dont change the face plate it will take ur new color and mix it with the original orange face plate...in my case it would be a gross orangy/green color
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www.customxbgauges.com has many gauges in lots of colors. Maybe one of them can be helpful to you?
btw, I'm not affiliated with them at all.
btw, I'm not affiliated with them at all.
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Originally Posted by Sjakemer11
thanks...I have the leds already i just need the faceplate
There's a bunch of examples on the bottom!!! :D
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Originally Posted by xseveredveganx
Originally Posted by Sjakemer11
thanks...I have the leds already i just need the faceplate
There's a bunch of examples on the bottom!!! :D
yea i see them but they also have the LEDs and they are way expensive for just the face plate like i would need. Thanks tho!
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Originally Posted by xseveredveganx
I actually had Lvbitwiz do mine. He did a really nice job and used the photos I wanted!
I'd post pics, but I'd get the banhammer...
I'd post pics, but I'd get the banhammer...
THere's a DIY thread on how to make your own, that's all I used
it really isnt all that hard
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ledmod.com has the gauge and can do one for you if you just explain it to him abt hoe you want it and the good thing is that you dont see the little signals and stuff but they appear if they light up like on my pic
ledmod.com has the gauge and can do one for you if you just explain it to him abt hoe you want it and the good thing is that you dont see the little signals and stuff but they appear if they light up like on my pic
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yea hit up the DIY thread... i've made my own (with pretty decent results):
to get the colors from ur LEDs to seep-through correctly and cleanly, u'd need a transparent grayscale mask (100% clear on the stuff that u want lit up) and another separate mask of vellum paper (using maybe 25% transparency to prevent bleedthrough.
check the thread out though, there are better details there. ... thread is started by unity i believe.
to get the colors from ur LEDs to seep-through correctly and cleanly, u'd need a transparent grayscale mask (100% clear on the stuff that u want lit up) and another separate mask of vellum paper (using maybe 25% transparency to prevent bleedthrough.
check the thread out though, there are better details there. ... thread is started by unity i believe.
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