Custom dash lights, for those who care.

Custom dash lights, for those who care.

What you think?




Ill post up a DIY if there isent already one, its pretty straight forward though.

i thought you installed a dash with a tach?

no, the tach was just a gauge that sits on my dash, i havent found a way to connect it to the dash without drilling holes in so i took it off for now.

I tried some blue lights for my gauges. They turned out to be a nastier shade of green than the original. All depends on which bulbs you get, though. I have some red ones in right now. They look orange, but I really like them.

i have 2 different shades of blue because the store only had one pair and i went to another place to get blue ones, as u can see the middle color is darker blue so im gonna go with that one.

It's true that it would look nice if it were all one shade of blue, but it will start to get annoying on the eyes since it's not bright enough. I've been through all sorts of colors, even indiglo gauges. I eventually settled on amber orange back lighting similar to BMW's(just a tad brighter orange though.). However, even that is starting to get a discomforting. I'm going to switch to even brighter LED white bulbs.

I also want to change mine... where are u getting yours?

The dash lights on my 88 Corolla are virtually gone you can barely see the dash so I too am trying to change mine...where can you get the bulbs necessary for that? Also a DIY post would be awesome...I don't want to mess it up...thanks

They look nice...you are right I can tell the difference in the middle but you it doesn't look bad...very nice...you should post a DIY

I can certainly post a DIY if no one else wants to. I have a 2001 Corolla, but swapping out gauge lights is usually a similar process on other cars. Bulb is #194 I believe, and it can be bought at most auto part stores.

Correct. The gauges are lit from behind with 3 194 size bulbs. For LED bulbs, I always buy mine from V-LEDS. They have the brightest and most up to date technology bulbs at the best prices.

These would be the best to spread out light evenly and not leave any dark or light spots.
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4481039/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481
They're also available in different colors.

Thank you, I might go with some red ones even though they might turn out to look orange. This should be interesting

Red dash lights

I was inspired to experiment with my dash lights, it was not as hard has I thought it would be. I decided to go with red...the pic is not really good...let me know what you think...Thanks

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s294/gperez1982/DSC00005.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s294/gperez1982/DSC00004.jpg

Pardon the thread-jack, but I've had some blue LED #194 bulbs in my cluster for about 2 years now, and one of them is starting to flicker on and off on one side (right side of speedo and fuel gauge). Any suggestions for a good site besides V-LED to buy from? Not looking to spend a fortune, but I do want to replace the LEDs soon.

V-LEDS is pretty cheap. But if you want even cheaper, you can get some still decent yet cheaper bulbs at http://autolumination.com/194.htm

i care, its interesting lol

did he ever post again over at TN? too lazy to check

I'm OP, FYI.

so what, he dont drive a corolla anymore?

are you foreals or just fuckin around? lol

lol does not drive it here!

also, check this out... http://trdforums.com/members/xeroedeffects.4830/Dec 31, 2011

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