i was exactly thinking the same and i was planing on just sayin screw it the supplies only cost like 3-10 bucks and a half an hour or so. so why not just try if it turns out like dog poo just throw the stock one back in for now or try another color. but are the stock lights clear bulb or what? i know this was said about a couple of posts back just wanna double check.

 

the stock bulbs emit a light like this....

 

I saw that Qube mod as well which I really wanted, but this offers (by the looks of it) the same thing but a fraction of the price.

Do you happen to know the size of the led's required, and what angle led would be appropriate to eliminate the "spotted light" result?

I'm going for a white theme with red redline - do you think I will need a filter still?

for what you've done btw!

 

like someone said a 360 degree led would be best, personally wouldnt know how to change them with the stock bulbs, was thinkin maybe glue a blanking piece on top of the leds so that the light deffo only emits from the sides, then shouldnt matter if theyre overly bright, and yeah youd still need a filter, for you a white one with a red area at the redline!

p.s. cheers, im glad i can put somthing back into this site, after getting so much out of it!!

 

Looks like stock to me.

 

anyone ever figure out what led would work? I'm trying to increase the looks of my s2k on a pretty significant budget lol.

 

If your going with just red it looks good with stock bulbs. At night very bright. Drying the day can just hold the button to make it brighter if the headlights are on.

 

i cant really tell from the pics, but are the radio control changed?

 

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Hey everyone, just wanted to chime in here. The type of work you are doing has consumed most of my spare time over the last couple years, so I can appreciate everything you're going through, believe me!
I'm sure most of you are aware that I offer a solution for this, but the point here is to try to come up with a less expensive solution, and I can appreciate that.

If you are interested in doing something like this yourself, here are a few pointers to help you out.

1) There are better materials out there than transparent red folders from Walmart! Like JayJones suggested, go with color filter material used in the lighting industry. It most likely has a higher temperature rating than what looks like thermoformed plastic folders, the color is going to look much richer, and you have a huge variety of color options.

2) I wouldn't suggest this method for any color dash other than something with an yellowish base (red & orange and possibly green would work while blue and white would not).

3) For those of you asking what it would look like without any filter, then answer is "not good". Like others have said, you could see straight into the gauge cluster housing and you would have 5 incandescent bulbs in your face.

4) If you want to try to make a white gauge cluster without buying an LED kit solution, you could try making a white plastic filter the same shape as the yellow / orange one that the stock gauge cluster has, which is the same shape shadydave is using for the red folder material. You can pick up some white translucent plexiglass from Home Depot and cut it into the shape yourself. The incandescent bulb light behind it will still be yellow, but the end result will be closer to white than the stock solution.

5) If you're looking into replacing the stock incandescent bulbs with LEDs, using a high angle LED isn't going to cut it. You will still get hot spots, even with 160+ degree LEDs. There just isn't a way to evenly light up the gauge cluster using only 5 LEDs.

If you guys need any other tips, feel free to ask!

-Art