LED Gauge Install

[2000CCSB]

and yes clearing the needles is in there. ask hicks he is clearing a set right now.

 

[Parentnoia]

Well I know how to clear them. I was just wondering if my vision of a red cluster with UV (blacklit) needles is possible.

 

[2000CCSB]

Yea I would think so your going to have to do a lot of work.

Crewcab Steve.

 

[2000CCSB]

This is mine with blue leds and orange backlit needles. I like it I'm
working in #2 now.

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Crewcab Steve.

 

[Parentnoia]

How'd you get the needles to be orange without it having a blue tint to it?

 

[2000CCSB]

That is going to take a 10 minute phone convo to expain all that. Hahahaha. Let just say I've got 5hours in that dash and will have 15-20 in my new one.

Crewcab Steve.

 

[2000CCSB]

Here you go this is most of what I've done
http://forum.gmtruckcentral.com/showthread.php/95-95-GMT400-interior-LED-lights?highlight=interior

Crewcab Steve.

 

[Parentnoia]

Here you go this is most of what I've done
http://forum.gmtruckcentral.com/showthread.php/95-95-GMT400-interior-LED-lights?highlight=interior

Crewcab Steve.

Yeah, I've read that writeup. And I'd seen where someone had put a few strings of LEDs throughout the open cavity similar to how Hicks did his for the y'all's writeup, but not to the degree he did. And they also had the needles cleared and a different LED behind them, but I cant remember who here it was so I could ask them.

 

[MOBS]

Yeah, I've read that writeup. And I'd seen where someone had put a few strings of LEDs throughout the open cavity similar to how Hicks did his for the y'all's writeup, but not to the degree he did. And they also had the needles cleared and a different LED behind them, but I cant remember who here it was so I could ask them.

You're probably thinking about truckin'. He used to do the cluster retrofits. I only did plug 'n play, and some mods. I'd take pics, but for the last 24hrs or so, my phone has refused to save any pics to the memory. It'll take them fine, but I go to find them and it says "media display error".....so it's screwed I guess.

We did custom boards behind the cluster, that were shaped to the curves of the gauges and so forth, but it was alot of man hours and wasn't feasible to produce for others. Even at $10/hr, it would cost over $1000 to break even on labor. But after nearly 2yrs, the board is still holding up fine. Custom taillight boards were also fun to do, top to bottom is brake/turn, running light, brake/turn, reverse. Brake lights are 1040 lumens on paper lol.

 

[Parentnoia]

I was considering making some bread board inserts to put behind the cluster, but I can't think of how I would get power to them. Just drill a small hole through the bottom or side of the cavity?