[Fast4drSS]

I have been wanting to replace the interior lights (dash only) with Blue LED's.

Does anyone have pictures of the instrument cluster, AC controls, and the headlight switch in Blue?

Please post a pic.

In one of the threads I read the comment "5 Cluster lights (requires sodiering)". I thought these are just Std 194's.

Several people recommend:
Superbright:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?

I currently have the Dash apart and want to complete the conversion before I reassemble.

Thanks B

 

[stratman]

I can post up pics in a few...I've done dash cluster, twilight sentinel/headlight switch (custom), trip E/M switch (custom), shift indicator, all interior lights too

 

[john96ss]

i did the blue gauges and hvac heres the pic of the gauges

 

[Fast4drSS]

John96ss

What model LED and color did you purchase? The color you have is what I am looking for.

Thanks,

 

[BABYBLUE9C1]

i got mine from super bright

i have the single LED 194s, i should have got the 4 LED or 6LED, they're brighter

 

[john96ss]

i got mine from super bright

i have the single LED 194s, i should have got the 4 LED or 6LED, they're brighter

same thing as babyblue i used the single led 194 from superbrightleds.com

 

[rematar]

If you want to be able to dim them (once you get used to dim dashlights at night, you'll never want bright) you can buy blue silicone bulb covers or condoms from a pinball parts supplier. I just got some for my highbeam indicator, but realized after that the warning bulbs are smaller than the gauge lights, so the condoms are little big for my purpose, but would probably work for yours.

 

[32assasin]

look at this auction

10 #74 LEDs for your HVAC for less then $5 shipped

http://cgi.ebay.com/10X-Car-T5-73-7...657?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa38dd6b9



10 (4 LED) #194 bulbs for less then $5 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10-X...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories


or you can spend $15 for brighter LEDs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10x-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories


I'm going with the red dash so I ordered 20 (6 LED #194) for $15
I did not buy any #74 leds since I'm going to modify my HVAC, trip and headlight to have #194 bulbs just to make them brighter.

http://cgi.ebay.com/10-x-Red-6-LED-...=220641086154&ps=63&clkid=5953169915007657294


as far as the 5 #194 bulbs required for your cluster

as you can see the stock bulb is pressure fit on the socket but the wire that makes electrical contact is soldered on. I broke most of my bulbs taking them out.
you can see some wires sticking out from the one on the right after the bulb was removed.
http://img130.imageshack.us/i/img3781r.jpg/

in this picture you can see the #194 LED inserted
the right one, the wires to the leds are not making contact so they will not turn on.
the left one, the wires are bent and a dab of solder was added to keep them in place
http://img186.imageshack.us/i/img3782a.jpg/



on the final picture
the one to the left is the front and thats what makes contact with the circuit board in the cluster as you can see from the left one if you dont solder your LEDS will not turn on if you don't solder them in.
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7625/img3783i.jpg




you can avoid all this by buying sockets that don't require soldering but they are around $3 each

 

[dmoney8673]

Where do you get sockets that don't require soldering

 

[dmoney8673]

Hey did you have to solder the wires on the bulbs for the LEDs to work or did you just put in 194 led bulbs

 

[lt1ssb]

FYI, I use sockets from the 80 gbody dashes take standard 194 with no solder, get em from the yard can get 10-15 from one cluster