DIY: change dash lighting
 

i'm sure many/most of you have come across this DIY about changing the dash light bulbs by painting them n such.

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=661308

my questions:

1) has anyone on here done it to thei EK? because i have some specific questions i'd like to PM you about before i attempt it

2) is it possible to keep my white faced gauges(i have the eurolite reverse glo indigo things) but have it light up red(by using redpainted bulbs on the cluster) instead of blue by doing this? and if not, if i change the cluster light to red, will the gauges be affected? like a red/blue light mixing? lol

3) does brand matter on bulbs? i was gonna get them from CarQuest in mississauga on Dundas(dropped by for somethin else and saw they had these there, havent checked out crappy tired or anything yet), i ask this also because according to the DIY, the bulbs in the pic have the black(rubber?) boot thing on the bottom of the bulbs, the bulbs at carquest dont...are those just the sockets?

i'm doin is at wasaga this weekend on vacation, so i'll buy all parts before i go, so i'd just like to know if i have to get the bulbs WITH The black rubber bottom thingy in the pics or not...haha i dont want to take it apart only to find out i got the wrong bulbs haha i read all the pages on that DIY n nobody brought this up...and the thread was 2004 lol so i didnt want to ask there since there are sooo many pages already haha


Oh and bytheway, for those with the eurolite guages, when i bought the car, there was this thing that says "Eurolite" on it sticking out of the gauges, was blue, i didnt touch it or anything when i first got it, thinking that it was just to show the name of the company, so during the day, i took out my cluster and hid it behind there...does that thing do anythign?

cuz i was lookin around ebay, and noticed that lots of eurolite gauges have somethin similar but when u press it, it turns the gauges off or somethin...is this what that does? i'm gonna do the light bulb change this weekend, but i'd just like to know in advance before takin the cluster out n lookin for where i hid it again haha...

2) No.

3) If i was gonna go to all the trouble i'd probably go the LED route, cuz i wouldn't have to worry about them burning out...

The thing that was sticking out of the gauges is the way you can adjust the colour (like 8 shades or something from blue to green) and the brightness (5 levels i believe)...

oh lol i didnt touch them..hmm i should find wherei hid it and pull it back out n see how things look when adjusting them haha...i just thought it looked ugly stickin out so i hid it the next day hahaha...

hmmm but i can tkeep them eh...

oh, i dont know if LED will work...the DIY keeps saying to use bulbs...i checked it out, 14V bulbs at carquest for them, #74 and #24s...but yea...dunno if LED would work...nobody mentioned anything on that thread...lol with alll thos postings and pages i thought someone would have lol

i like the eurolite ones now, but i also want that SiR style'd red lighting haha

I have used led bulbs, it is same concept but more vibrant color, there are some variable vibrancy shades bc the leds are more directional and not diffused as bulbs but it looks good, and you dont have to worry about burnouts for a long long time, pm me if u have any questions

2 - u shud be able to use ur white gauge face plate, it will be more vibrant i think, and u can use diff colro leds it will just be a mix of lets say red purple then blue, looks kinda cool but ricey if you dont mind it

3 i wud recommend going with leds, as they are nice and vibrant and bulbs burn out, they may be a little harder to read bc they are different type of lights but they look really kewl and they are rich in color. blue red +green look the best, u can get led bulbs online i forgot what the site is btu if u want ill dig it up, i also did a diy and before and after in interior section

u can get multi colored led lights too

would my white gauge eurolite(glows blue/green at night) work with it? like i mean, for example, would i be able to make it light up red? or is the blue/green colour thing based on the eurolite gauges rather than the cluster lights?

so are these actual LED bulbs? or just LEDs u get at radio shack??

they are actual led bulbs that are fitterd for ur gauge the radio shack ones are different voltage.

ok and where can i get em?

from www.superbrightleds.com or something i also did a thread on them before of exactly how to do it

Hey, I remember taking my cluster apart and looking at the bulbs and they were white bulbs. Then I took the gauge faces off and used a flash light to shine light through it and it looks like the plastic is amber in colour ('00 SiR). I'm wondering if anybody else had this problem?

Since the faces are already coloured plastic, changing the bulbs would look like arse...

well if u got an SiR...the amber is hot lol wouldnt wanna change that lol

Heh, true.... but for a while, I wanted blue lights.... I'm quite happy with the amber now. It's just that it doesn't match my sound system, it's something I can live with though

has anyone done this with white LEDS? becaus ei'm looking to get the look of the 2001-2005 civic clusters, the BRIGHT white...

oh bytheway, on superbrightleds.com they only have #194, i havent found a site that carries #74 LED bulbs for the cluster

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They are classified under T1.5 on supernbirghtleds.com


http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b....19645&next=50

Either one but ide go with the bulb and the base

T1.5 Instrument LED bulb
1-LED Instrument Cluster and Gauge illumination bulb. #74 LED bulb installed in twist-lock socket base Available with White,Blue,Green,Red and Amber Wide Angle LED
$ 1.79


http://www.superbrightleds.com/store...mages/74-2.jpghttp://www.superbrightleds.com/store...ages/t15-2.jpg

lol thanks Jeff, sorry i posted about it in other threads haha u replied in both thanks

I just noticed how dull my cluster is.

Does anyone know what size bulbs, and how many? I would need if i wanted to change all mine?

Is it the same thing? T1.5 Instrument LED bulb

I have a 94 civic.:shooter:

When i saw the thread title i thought this was a DIY on how to do it, it's just you asking a question. shouldn't this go in the interior/lighting until you've done it, then you can write the DIY?

buddy...did you actually read the first thread i put up??? i put a link on the DIY, i didnt want to post pics of mine, cuz i did it and it's SOOO basic, u take out the damn cluster, and literally, change the bulbs, nothing complicated...the only thing was to find out which bulbs ur cluster takes...and Jeff has a 95 civic, he's posted on TCC in several threads on which bulbs he uses,

for my cluster(98 civic Si), it takes 6 #74 culbs and 1 #194 bulb, I switched using NON-LED bulbs, it came out ok, but i'm lookin for someone who's done white LEDS to see if it comes out brighter, like the cluster that comes in the 2001-2005 civics...


so next time, please read EACH posting carefully before jumping to conclusions, and this is also a section where ppl can ASK if anyone can post a DIY on things they'd LIKE to try

yes they are the same ones as 74 and u will need about 8 or so of them as i recall, depending on ur cluster. but it should be exact same as mine which is 92-95 so i believe it was 8,

Thanks, but i'm a little confused.
According to the "Honda-Tech" article in the first post.

Quote: "there are five #24’s, and one #74."

I have the same cluster as his, though mines was taken from an auto ex? Should be exactly the same.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...ZmQzMXk1NDE%3D

I do recall when doing mine too that the bulb numbers or types were wrong, as well if you are using leds size 194s will not fit into the hole bc the led bulb is bigger so u will have to sue all 74s. and bbasically all the ones u have highloighted are the ones you should or need to use, i would plug the cluster in and turn on ur headlights to make sure u have all the lit up bulbs for ur cluster panel

here are leds on a 89 si gague cluster BLUE leds for the gauges and RED LED bar for the needles
Attachment 43564

I bought these red bulbs from Parts Source.
Attachment 43276

Boosted91si: did you use a diy for your led's? that looks good ,if its easy and cheap i would like to do that to mine.

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8/DSCF0195.jpg





After:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...F0196small.jpg

that looks wicked green or cyan color leds?

Thanks, they're green off of the place you mentioned (superbrightleds.com).

thanks

Good Job :thumbup:

these leds ones are just plug and play or did u have to do some filing down on the ef? and would it be the same for a ek? i have 4 74's and 1 194

you should be able to jus drop a full set of 74s in and get 1 194,
i would first open up the clusted and do some research to see what bulbs will fit and then from there just get the led bulbs a spare amount if the 194 doesnt fit and then u can always substitute the 74, about 80 cents or so each and u need min order of 25$ from them anyhow so why not get 2 color sets

is there anywhere in the GTA where i could pick up the 74 & 194 LED's?

i was trying to read up on all the threads but only saw websites that we can buy it from.

thanks!

nope cant get them anywhere local, ive seen crappy leds n bulbs for sale at like $10 a bulb but dont be stupid just get them from the website its not too hard

that looks sik man.. good job...

doesn't look bad at all.

I have the same problem with the SiR Cluster, the back of the face has an amber plate molded to it, I Would like to take it off and use amber bulbs or blue bulbs, anyoe know how to actually do this? I don't wanna tear a whole in the face =p I like the whole carbon fiber look to the SIR cluster ^^ just want to use diff colours!