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 Post subject: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:27 pm 
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Hey all you with the crapy E-series clusters. I have worked out a sick as trick to get
Sick colors for your dash With out wiring up leds, it's simple as.

First:Indicators.
Get the cluster face pulled off and the take the neddles off, then the backing, Now you shoud see
Green Acrilic plastic pull that out and you should see the bulb. Then Grab the backing and get some colored paper or make some with a texta(i used a blue bingo bopa) the cut out a square to fit over the little arrow on the back NOT the front of the backing And put back together and cheack to see if you like it.

Second:Dials
This will only work if your dials are white If not grab a cluster from a XG ute(as i did and it went strait into my New ED wagon) and then pull it all apart and do the same as the indicators but be careful as it has to be cut spot on to fit over the clear filter on the back of the backing. Then test out.

Last:Needles
Simple grap some commodore needles and put a very small led under it.

As for LCD(high Series)cluster i have no idair how to change the color but i think theres a filter in it some were

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:50 am 
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have you got any pics of your cluster at night after you done that

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:06 am 
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With the same amount of work and a better lasting result, i just bought these plug and play LED's.........

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-12v-T10-6-L ... 4838a85c4e

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:08 pm 
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the point of this without pics?

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:24 am 
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Hay All so so sorray bout no pics ill post as soon as i get a new mummyboard 4 my pc :(
as i am using my PSP to post stuff
And im a little busy with work and putting a BA moter in my EB

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:32 pm 
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easpak91 how did u find those globes out of interest? ive tried e few different led type globes but none have been bright enough...
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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:53 pm 
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easpak91 how did u find those globes out of interest? ive tried e few different led type globes but none have been bright enough...


I got the red led's and there pretty good the clock isnt as bright as i would like it but they work a treat around the gauges.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:03 am 
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hay i talked to a mate at work about the hole thing and his sister wants full blue in her DA LTD so i took it and grabed some leds and heres the resualt(ITS F***ING S**T AS)
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I dont under stand the diferance from analoge and LCD dash clusters :|

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:59 am 
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what you should do is not be a tight a** and buy the white faced dials off ebay 8-)

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:56 pm 
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well i would buy some of ebay but there is none for LCD clusters and i cant downgrade
But cheak dis out anyways
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:29 pm 
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well i would buy some of ebay but there is none for LCD clusters and i cant downgrade
But cheak dis out anyways
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that looks sexy. where can i get one?

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:44 pm 
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hay i talked to a mate at work about the hole thing and his sister wants full blue in her DA LTD so i took it and grabed some leds and heres the resualt(ITS F***ING S**T AS)

im pretty sure they got a yellow light filter behind the dials and LCD screen etc so no matter what colour light is put though it, itll only allow the same colour as the filter though?

 

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 Post subject: Re: Light Trick for EA,ED clusters
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:38 pm 
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hey WILDEB im not sure were or if that type even exists, i saw it on a post in this site ages ago and i redid it in paintshop. im sure if you send it to some one who can make it they can print it off for a price maybe? :?

 

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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:42 pm 
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i got one of them white faced dash kits of ebay in my xr6 looks good and bright at night but i took the led's out cos they wouldnt go dull enought to be able to drive ill upload some pics soon of it for you's

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:21 am 
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i got one of them white faced dash kits of ebay in my xr6 looks good and bright at night but i took the led's out cos they wouldnt go dull enought to be able to drive ill upload some pics soon of it for you's


i got the exact same one in my EB. they dull a little

 

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