DIY Brighten your gauge cluster - Page 2 - D-series.org

Andrew · 12-25-2006, 03:41 PM

Heres a good thing to upgrade. First find out which bulbs you need:

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

Then buy LED's instead of halogens...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b....12857&next=50

SilverStreak02 · 12-25-2006, 03:59 PM

Nice write-up. The cluster looks great.

rattmann316 · 12-25-2006, 04:31 PM

you should do a DIY on doing DIY posts

Andrew · 12-26-2006, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rattmann316

you should do a DIY on doing DIY posts

Haha, I just might!

98`Civic`Si · 12-27-2006, 04:51 PM

Wow..Great idea..Any chance 6th gen's are set up similar? I do not mean the dissassembly but rather the piece of colored plastic..

ryan89crx · 12-27-2006, 04:56 PM

ehh, i like the before pics honestly. id rather use the backlighting than a light up front

JoelAllenClear · 12-28-2006, 02:38 AM

Yeah, that blue doesn't look TOO bad, but the bright white's alone rock!

HXDrager97 · 01-23-2007, 03:31 PM

i went to the autozone, got those pilot put anywhere leds, used a single hole punch and put them over my 3 gages in my 97 civic and took out the little bulbs now only the back is lit and the gages are iluminated and painted the needles Yellow

Clutchmaster · 01-23-2007, 04:01 PM

definitely gonna do that on my next day off

myHonda1 · 01-23-2007, 04:25 PM

i'm gonna have to say i still like the other of doing this, by painting your bulbs with the testor's model paint. Much brighter IMO.

Good write-up none the less!

KyleVA · 01-24-2007, 11:37 PM

I'm just going to go more amber. =)

TheLastSpartan · 01-31-2007, 08:53 PM

Good stuff, good stuff!

BryanK20 · 01-31-2007, 08:58 PM

yea definitley good write up but i tried this tonight and it was definitley a little too bright for my liking.

1991rex · 02-25-2007, 09:55 AM

i had a red piece of my plastic there on my crx ...looked pretty good to me

Andrew · 03-06-2007, 09:09 AM

It's all about personal taste. Whatever looks good to you is what matters, since your the one thats gotta stare at it every time you go out at night...

I'm glad you guys like the thread.

-Andrew

greasemonky50 · 03-31-2007, 02:23 AM

brighter than ever thanks

hondaEHkid · 04-10-2007, 04:03 PM

thats awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! im definitely doin that one!!!!!!!!!!!!

ReDsT@RDr@gR · 04-20-2007, 02:57 PM

how very ricer of u. still i bet its cheapR than buying a kit. pretty ill think i might do it my self. what did u use to make it blue?

Andrew · 04-20-2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDsT@RDr@gR

what did u use to make it blue?

Well, after traveling to China and Germany, I met up with many rocket-scientists , photogenesists, commonsense-enests, and a couple more strange language-speaking people, and we discussed the theory of relativity and the mathematical formula for the answer to life(42 btw), and we mixed all of these super-geniuses with the magical power of a strange phenomenon called[in it's scientific form plasicas-masticas-blue-lightemmitingdiode-icas] blue LED's, and came up with the "blue" look, if you will, on the gauge cluster. it's actually a mere hologram of the true color- yellow; but one would never be able to tell it was actually yellow by looking at it, because, because of gravity and such, it looks blue to the naked eye.
In short- blue LED's.

Jokerluv · 04-20-2007, 11:59 PM

does this work for every civic? etc

12-25-2006, 03:41 PM	#21 (permalink)
Andrew D-Series cadet iTrader: (2) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 449 Rep Power: 5 View My Photo Gallery	Heres a good thing to upgrade. First find out which bulbs you need: http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/ Then buy LED's instead of halogens... http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b....12857&next=50 __________________ 1991 CRX Si Massive DIY List

12-25-2006, 03:59 PM	#22 (permalink)
SilverStreak02 D-Series cadet iTrader: (6) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 348 Rep Power: 4	Nice write-up. The cluster looks great. __________________ -'04 Jetta 1.8T - Daily. -'96 Civic DX - Work in Progress. garagement-racing.com

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rattmann316 FAMILY MEMBER #316 iTrader: (18) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 2,970 Rep Power: 7 View My Photo Gallery	you should do a DIY on doing DIY posts __________________ Sarah Chalke: Boner Material http://images.dr3vil.com/files2/defa...halke17f6b.gif New Whip: 94 DX Hatch w/ 64k original miles and no power steering. Xbox Gamertag: Rattmann316 (if you tryin to get moked out in COD4)

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JoelAllenClear D-series soldier iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 822 Rep Power: 5 View My Photo Gallery	Yeah, that blue doesn't look TOO bad, but the bright white's alone rock! __________________ Note: All of my posts are of my opinion. Please do not quote me on anything I say because there is a chance I may be wrong. I am learning, just like a lot of you are. I will try to help with anything I possibly can.

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12-27-2006, 04:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
98`Civic`Si n00b iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	Wow..Great idea..Any chance 6th gen's are set up similar? I do not mean the dissassembly but rather the piece of colored plastic..

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HXDrager97 D-Series cadet iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 321 Rep Power: 7 View My Photo Gallery	i went to the autozone, got those pilot put anywhere leds, used a single hole punch and put them over my 3 gages in my 97 civic and took out the little bulbs now only the back is lit and the gages are iluminated and painted the needles Yellow __________________ I WANT A BURBERRY RACING SEAT... think it would be cooler than Anything Coupe Council Member # 43 1997 Honda civic HX Granada Black Pearl Coupe Council! We roll as a family! "I love Twin Cams: one is in the motor, the other's in the garage"

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Clutchmaster I Play WOW so What? iTrader: (29) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ft. Walton Beach Florida Posts: 5,814 Rep Power: 15 View My Photo Gallery	definitely gonna do that on my next day off

01-24-2007, 11:37 PM	#31 (permalink)
KyleVA D-series lover iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 183 Rep Power: 4	I'm just going to go more amber. =) __________________ http://d16turbo.com - Why won't I get approved as a member? Second owner - EF Si.. RHS[[xKYLEx]] - all forged block w/ boost coming this summer

01-31-2007, 08:53 PM	#32 (permalink)
TheLastSpartan Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 5	Good stuff, good stuff!

01-31-2007, 08:58 PM	#33 (permalink)
BryanK20 D-series soldier iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 3Oh!3 Posts: 543 Rep Power: 4	yea definitley good write up but i tried this tonight and it was definitley a little too bright for my liking.

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1991rex D-series soldier iTrader: (18) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cohoes New York Posts: 862 Rep Power: 5	i had a red piece of my plastic there on my crx ...looked pretty good to me

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Andrew D-Series cadet iTrader: (2) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 449 Rep Power: 5 View My Photo Gallery	It's all about personal taste. Whatever looks good to you is what matters, since your the one thats gotta stare at it every time you go out at night... I'm glad you guys like the thread. -Andrew __________________ 1991 CRX Si Massive DIY List

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greasemonky50 wise in the ways of the D iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: lancaster,ca Posts: 1,767 Rep Power: 5 View My Photo Gallery	brighter than ever thanks

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hondaEHkid D-series lover iTrader: (1) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: aurora/montgomery il Posts: 213 Rep Power: 4	thats awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! im definitely doin that one!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ReDsT@RDr@gR gonzo iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	how very ricer of u. still i bet its cheapR than buying a kit. pretty ill think i might do it my self. what did u use to make it blue?

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Jokerluv n00b iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0 View My Photo Gallery	does this work for every civic? etc __________________ RiceKiller FaceBook

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