Instrument Panel LEDs

nitrofan1 · Nov 3, 2008

Was wondering: If you install colored LEDs in place of the incandesent bulbs will the LED's color show up clearly or will the "green" film on the back of the guage panel corrupt the effect? I've seen tech articles on removing the film and putting a different color on but being Chief Rain Cloud I know I'd screw that up. Looking for the easiest way to get rid of the stock look.

Thanks for any replies! :dunno:

93splash · Nov 9, 2008

Yes the new bulbs color will show through. I have a 93 Ranger and i put blue led bulbs in the cluster without removing the green film and they show right through it. I can take a picture for you tomorrow if you would like.

Thanks
Rusty

Destroyer000 · Nov 9, 2008

ive got a 95 an a 96 an i installed blue leds an i scraped the green film off..

93splash · Nov 11, 2008

When you said that you scraped off the green film. Do you mean you took like a knife or a razor blade and just scraped it off or... ?? I installed my blue led's in my cluster and left the green film and they shine through alright but they could be more blue like they should be. I just don't want to ruin my cluster when i do this.

Thanks Rusty.

P.S. sorry to hijack your thread I just though it would be better suited here then making a whole new thread.

nitrofan1 · Nov 11, 2008

No prob! We all are here to help when needed!!! :icon_cheers:

IamMonsterMan · Nov 11, 2008

i used white LEDs and it came through the green as blue

Sorry for the crappy pic, i cant get a good night pic of them

Bryan22 · Nov 12, 2008

ooh I like that white looks clean. maybe i'll try that

93splash · Nov 13, 2008

ill take a picture of mine for you tonight. I used blue led's

Hypnotic Toast · Nov 20, 2008

Is it very hard to replace the incandesent bulbs with LED lights? Where can you buy these LED lights at?

93splash · Nov 20, 2008

sorry guys i forgot about this thread lol. I will get a picture for you tonight. No its not hard at all. Once you pull the gauge cluster pull out the old bulbs and put the new led ones right in there place.

I got mine on ebay. You can also get them from superbrightleds.com ect...

mine are blue. I bought these ones http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10pcs-161-168-194-Inverted-LED-Spark-Blue-Wedge-Bulbs_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem370116038156QQitemZ370116038156QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Rusty

93splash · Nov 20, 2008

Here is a video of the blue led's in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJcng5oUXLo

Its my friends truck nismotunedgtr on here but we have the same bulbs and clusters so it looks the same. all we did is replace the factory bulbs with the blue led's

Thanks Rusty

Hypnotic Toast · Nov 20, 2008

Those are sick, I think I'll try to put some in. My new Pioneer system has a blue glow to it, anyways.

razrwild · Nov 20, 2008

I like the blue look but my radio has red/blue glow so I was thinking red

93splash · Nov 21, 2008

its not hard to do at all. Just pull out your cluster take out the bulbs from the sockets and then put the new bulbs in the old sockets and then install in the cluster. Very simple and changes the whole interior of the truck.

Red would also look good but I don't know how that would shine through a green film on the back of the cluster :icon_confused:

Try it and let us know. lol

pyro4fun · Nov 21, 2008

I just put blue LED's in my dash a couple of weeks ago. I have a gen1 ranger but i was thinking of doing a write up on it. I ordered my LED's from http://www.superbrightleds.com/led_prods.htm
I ordered 2 different types of LED's for my dash because i didn't know how bright thy would be, on the back of my gen1 gages i only have 3 main lights so i had to order some brighter LED's.
I ordered these first in a gen3 these will work fine, I actually used these for my blinkers which are now red.

But on a gen1 or 2 i would recommend these.

Ill post some more pics in a day or two. :icon_thumby:

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