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Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!!

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Ok I finally got my silver guages(PITA to install) and i rigged up a blue led for behind the MFA(also PITA), and i messed around with the dash LED's and then tried to take a picture(which is still not as good as it really looks but you get the idea)
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[Modified by Iceman666, 11:41 PM 11-29-2001]
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (Iceman666)

Now, about painting those needles

Looks really nice. I'll have to check it out on Saturday
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (jwatts)

yes i know....and i still have a few parts i forgot to put back in

Tomarrow...finish dash and wash car
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (Iceman666)

Hey Ice,
I wanna do this bad....where did you get the gagues, and how did you wire up the LED's?
I wanna do this bad!
Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (redrocketrado)

looks great Iceman http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
beenana
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (beenana)

Can't wait to get my gauges!
Very nice!! http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (Neo)

Thanks guys...ya get guages from redrocketrado and check here for more pics and wiring of the LED's
http://community.webshots.com/album/25932459ytFBxPbsXg
any questions email me
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Hey Seth.
I got my guages last night. Thanks a million. They look great! I probably won't get around to installing them for a week or so, but from the looks of what Ice did, they're gonna be great.
Thanks again.
Peter Beers
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (PedroGringo)

well i just painted my needles silver and on a sad note i noticed a fingerpring on the MFA so i used a little windex to try and get it off and $*%&%$(*$( it made the clear ink stuff smear
...i salvaged pretty well but still

ah well guess i will just have to have redrocketrado make me some customs

still looks damn good though
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (redrocketrado)

quote:[HR][/HR]you dork....get IM for this one...now you must!![HR][/HR]​
NEVER
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (Iceman666)

So any hints on how to get the needles off without messing up my gagues?
I am all about not messing my stuff up bad!! lol
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (crazy-legs)

The coolant and fuel needles pull off rather easily with your fingers. For the tach and speedo you can use a fork or two butter knives (one on each side and twist simultaneously) to pry them off. They are pressed on. If you don't want to damage the gauges put something between the gauge and fork/knives like a thin piece of plastic or something. Be careful, when I did mine i stuck the tach needle in my palm and broke the tip off.
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Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (LysholmG60)

How difficult is it to put a blue LED in the mfa? I have white faces and replaced the green light filter with a blue one and I would like the mfa to match.
Re: Blue LED dash lights and SILVER guages!! (LysholmG60)

its not that hard...just pop the mfa guage out(2 pinch clip things and just pull it out) then bend the 4 metal clips straight and pop the board off and you can either solder the bulb right on the board or to like i did and rig the hell out of the bulb holder...check the link above for pics


[Modified by Iceman666, 3:13 PM 11-30-2001]
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