naga Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 (edited) Being an old car most of the globes in the dash were blown so i decided to replace them with LEDs. was supposed to replace the the demister with led too but i blew 3 fuses and gave up. If people are interested i might write a small tutorial later it's pretty easy to do. i'm happy with the result anyway thought some of u might be interested Before After Photoshopped to pink Edit: tute is up here http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=131883 Edited August 27, 2006 by naga Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
WazR32GTSt Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 how? more info! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2441494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu3chip Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 wow sexy! mine's all burnt already so it's pretty dark at the moment.. teach me teach me! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2441578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABuSD Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Im also keen as, ive burnt allmine out too i thought they needed special lights from Nissan!?!?! Bring on the TUTORIAL Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2441786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdee Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 yep some of mine are funked up. i also am interested. post away your secret Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2441920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjet Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 change your dash cluster to blue aswell... damn that would look tough Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2441994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtstCoupe Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 That looks unreal, lots of lights in skylines ,gotta get me some led's also what size and brighness did you get? cheers Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABuSD Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I tried putting Blue LED's in my cluster, but the overall lighting isnt even, its brighter in some areas and darker in others. Unless it was just the sh!tty LED's that i bought!?!? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saff_cossie Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Looks cool. Did you replace them with blue LED's or white and paint the inside of the panel in the blue paint you can get for painting light clusters? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjet Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I tried putting Blue LED's in my cluster, but the overall lighting isnt even, its brighter in some areas and darker in others.Unless it was just the sh!tty LED's that i bought!?!? maybe it was just a shitty installation job?!?! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABuSD Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 HAHAHA, nah it was the lights But ive had my fair share of installation dramas!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I tried putting Blue LED's in my cluster, but the overall lighting isnt even, its brighter in some areas and darker in others.Unless it was just the sh!tty LED's that i bought!?!? thats normal kel. me and justin both have blue LED's in our clusters and they're not even. Only car ive seen them spread the light evenly in is kon's Supra RZ...must be the way the supras cluster is at the back I left mine in though because even though it wasn't even, the dullest parts are still as bright as the stock white bulbs were anyway...and it matches my gauges perfectly Definitely gonna do this climate control one when he gives the the tutorial. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naga Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 haha i posted a detailed tutorial in the diy section it's waiting approval dunno when that is. oh well guess u'll have to wait. i wouldn't do blue leds on the instrument cluster coz if u think about it the needles are red.... what happens when u put blue light through a red filter? u get no light!!(or close to it) i might put white leds later but don't wanna touch my dash again for a while Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 haha i posted a detailed tutorial in the diy section it's waiting approval dunno when that is. oh well guess u'll have to wait.i wouldn't do blue leds on the instrument cluster coz if u think about it the needles are red.... what happens when u put blue light through a red filter? u get no light!!(or close to it) i might put white leds later but don't wanna touch my dash again for a while I can see my needles fine... it might be a problem if you're blind though Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I tried putting Blue LED's in my cluster, but the overall lighting isnt even, its brighter in some areas and darker in others.Unless it was just the sh!tty LED's that i bought!?!? The trick is to lightly file the head of the LED, flat. LED's by design are pretty directional, if you file the head slighly, this will diffuse the light, giving a more even spread . Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeng Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 done this a few times in a fair few clusters but never really got LEDS to give out even light...although was ok...just some bright spots one was is to but these 5 led setups that are still T5/T10 wedge types and u can bend the leds on a numnber of angles to get good light...in the end I cbf and just left mine...will do the r33 soon also..pretty easy. I actually found an upgrade of the globes not LEDS with a condom type cover u can buy at autobahn worked really good in one setup...really cheep. Not sure if the Line has T6.5s (i think it is) but it can fit a T10 sized globe and wack on the blue (or any other color for that matter). Might do iti next wekeend. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foznice Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 looks sweet, tutorial for shiz. Dezz, post up a picture of your cluster with the blueness.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 looks sweet, tutorial for shiz. Dezz, post up a picture of your cluster with the blueness.... looks shit in photos I'll have to get someone to take a photo of it with a decent camera Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foznice Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 hmmm fair enough. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracidTrax Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I tried putting Blue LED's in my cluster, but the overall lighting isnt even, its brighter in some areas and darker in others.Unless it was just the sh!tty LED's that i bought!?!? what LED's did u buy? could be that u bought some low quality ones i imported my LED's from USA and spent $10 per LED Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/131826-changed-my-33-climate-control-lights-to-bluepics/#findComment-2442278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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