bengali548

hey guys

so currently im emailing the support for superbrightleds.com

i checked the DIY's here but there was one for a 98 civic i just wanted to know a couple things

for the 99 civic 5 speed cluster do they take the same bulbs as the 98? (2#74 and 2#194)
also the people at superbrightleds.com told me they sell #74 twist lock but to buy the 194 bulb and twist lock attachment sepperately so i wanted to know if i could you #74 instead of #194 bulbs (basically use #74 for everything) i know #74 bulbs are just half the length of #194 but how about the width?

bengali548

bump?

could i just purchase the bulbs from honda and use transparent paint?

gavin.p89

call honda and find out the price, i think they range from 6-14 dollars a bulb.

bengali548

kk i never knew honda sold things that small lol theyd probably push me to buy the whole cluster for a grand

gavin.p89

No no they sell them. if u want I can check my old ek cluster with no tach and let u know what bulds are in there. PM me

bengali548

what year is your cluster?

gavin.p89

96-00

phikshin

Doesnt the cluster have 4 #74 and 1 #194 bulb?

rick10

i have the 2000 civic cluster and i change all the bulbs to blue led.. They are the type r bulb you find at pacific malll. I actually bought mine in a store in sauga.. They work great , all i had to do is take out the old bulbs and put in the new is and bang it worked fine... They are 10 bucks for two bulbs.. I bought blue ones but i seen white ones and red ones i believe

nissin67

Where in sauga did you get the bulbs?
How do the bulbs look on your cluster? are there hot-spots?

Thanks cuz i live in sauga too - dun wanna go out to pacific mall.

rick10

toofastmotors , check our vendor site..

They are pretty much the same as the stock bulbs so you just take the stock ones out and put in the new ones..

They look ok , what i ve done lately is put on a reverse glow gauge ..they look like this one



and you can change green to blue ( above is only green)... You could also dimmer the lights if you find them too bright... I pay 42 $ including the shippings cost and its pretty easy to install ..

So it is really up to you , you will need at least 6 bulbs from toofast motors (maybe more) so around 30 -40 bucks or you can just buy the cover which will light blue or green plus a white face plate for 40 $... And yes , you can install it yourself

stev

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also there's a place called A1 Electronics on Queen in sauga that I heard about... i've never been but in one of the DIY's i read he mentioned he got his LED's there. I think this is the site, not sure but google is your friend... A1 Electronic Parts in Mississauga| YYZtech.ca: Toronto computer dealers, internet cafes, reviews.

D.T.P

^^this is the site
A1 Electronic Parts - Serving the Toronto area for 30 years!

Darrylmcl

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Had the LEDs in my cluster... after a short while they started to burn out... this was after the LED install after a 1 or two burnt out.


Said forget it! I had an LED strip light laying around so I hard wired it to the cluster and this is the light output afterward.

nissin67

Thanks i'll take a look!

rick10

yea thats exactly how it looks... It is ok , but reverse glow is so much better ... Whatever you like best , I had both and reverse glow is better for my taste

Darrylmcl

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Yea I actually wanted the reverse glow, but I couldnt justify the $40 US at the time so I went with that. Hey, if/when these ones blow, i think I'll bite the bullet and get the reverse glow. Hard to find KM's though