Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to!

travy · 03-13-2008, 12:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ooh3XXXtreme

no ones got a quick list ? im just tryin to order some stuff tonight .... to do it its been a rough couple of days i lost my mother this morning she was fighting cancer .... sorry to bore u about it i just am not in the mood to read right now

First page, guy.

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f26/co...4/#post2196326

Took 3.452 seconds to find it. Didn't involve any reading.

How about you get off here and not worry about your gauge cluster and go be there for you family.

Ooh3XXXtreme · 03-13-2008, 03:08 PM

i am thanx it was 3 am when i was on i couldnt sleep but thanx kid it was 3 am i couldnt sleep i was just tryin to keep my mind off things

Squeegee · 04-19-2008, 02:14 AM

little update, for the 82-85 dash, you need 9 194 bulb's for the gauges, and another 194 for the a.c/heat

Squeegee · 04-26-2008, 02:09 AM

my pic skills suck, but here it is.

Mikey08 · 04-26-2008, 03:44 AM

Just making sure this should be all I need...

98 S10 no tach, just doing the cluster no HVAC or anything else.

6 WLED-x5 LED Wide Angle LED bulb - red
2 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - green
1 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - blue

does this look right?

beandip · 04-26-2008, 04:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mikey08

Just making sure this should be all I need...

98 S10 no tach, just doing the cluster no HVAC or anything else.

6 WLED-x5 LED Wide Angle LED bulb - red
2 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - green
1 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - blue

does this look right?

that looks right.

I finally got mine done a couple months ago, i used 6 WLED-x5 Wide angle LEDs and i work at night so i enjoy them every day.

also i didnt reuse the old bulb sockets, i bought some bulb sockets at advance auto parts.

interior lighting is pretty much done

travy · 04-26-2008, 08:12 AM

didn't change your needles?

Mikey08 · 04-27-2008, 01:46 AM

Anyone give a rough estimate on how long this took?

and Beandip what did you use for underneath the dash? What did you wire the LED's too?

travy · 04-27-2008, 03:48 AM

took me about a hour to make sure everything was right.

beandip · 04-27-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mikey08

Anyone give a rough estimate on how long this took?

and Beandip what did you use for underneath the dash? What did you wire the LED's too?

computer cathodes from xoxide.com, i soldered the power wires to the passenger side bulb socket (under the dash).

also took about 45 minutes - 1 hour to get my led lights installed, i went slow and wasnt really in a rush, also i made sure everything was right.

Squeegee · 04-27-2008, 05:02 PM

about the same time for me

Blazin'low · 04-27-2008, 09:04 PM

Just ordered mine! I went with the wide-angle 5 LED bulbs for the guages. It looks like they really eliminate the bright spots. For the needles, I was thinking of taking them off and wet sanding them with a real fine grit to get the orange off and give them like a "frosted" look. Anyone ever try this? Thoughts?

Squeegee · 05-01-2008, 04:21 AM

you don't really have to wet sande the needles, just sand/scrape the orange off of them. although i couldn't do mine like that, s the ndeedles were uber brittle

Blazin'low · 05-01-2008, 09:08 PM

Haha I just spent like an hour sanding all my needles down to get them nice and frosty, lol. I didn't get them in yet, I'll post up some pics when I do. I hope they look awesome cause it was a PITA.

Squeegee · 05-02-2008, 03:02 AM

i didn't do anything to my needles, they were brittle as hell as it is, broke two of them, heh.

Blazin'low · 05-02-2008, 08:36 AM

Well I'm having some problems with some of the bulbs lighting, I posted it up in the 2nd gen blazer forum. I'm gonna attempt to fix that when I get home from work. But for what its worth the ones that do light look kick-ass! I'll def post pics when I get them all working.

Reaper319 · 05-06-2008, 10:26 AM

So this lights will work on a 1st gen

the 194's or do i need 74's?

Squeegee · 05-06-2008, 11:31 AM

194's

Reaper319 · 05-06-2008, 11:48 AM

All of them?

Is the T1.5 just a complete assebly replacement?

Reaper319 · 05-06-2008, 03:02 PM

The 194's and the 74's look the same?

Its says 194 and 74, so does it matter which one i use?

From Sylvania:

Instrument-general
161
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
37
74
PC168

Check engine indicator
74
PC74

Hi-beam indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
74
PC74

Seat belt indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
74
PC194

Brake warning
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
74
PC74

Automatic transmission indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
PC74

Directional signal indicator
74
PC74

Squeegee · 05-07-2008, 03:25 AM

get the 19's man. you'll need five of them, as long as your truck is an 86-93. on my 84 i had to get 9 because of the way the cluster is

y.z.kid09 · 05-11-2008, 10:17 PM

hey can you repost the pics of the 95 -97 steps to do this. the pics arnt workin anymore and i want to learn how to do this

Squeegee · 05-12-2008, 03:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by y.z.kid09

hey can you repost the pics of the 95 -97 steps to do this. the pics arnt workin anymore and i want to learn how to do this

the steps are the same man

YellowZRX · 05-12-2008, 06:42 PM

Sent in some bulbs for warranty because they were faulty and burned out and they're mailing them back to me. They should be here in a few days, just thought I would let everyone know that this company who sells the LED's is great to deal with.

Mikey08 · 05-14-2008, 02:06 AM

you just had to go ahead and delete all the pics from your photobucket you turd

anyone have pics of the step by step still?

Ooh3XXXtreme · 05-14-2008, 10:41 PM

i got my dash apart tonight and im ordering the bulbs tomorro what exactly do i order 6 Wide Angle Leds with 5 bulbs ? and 7 t1.5s for the Hvac and the blinkers and high beam lights ? if u got direct links to these lights on superbrightleds.com please send the sooner the better its my first time doin this so i would appreciate the help and sorry if this was already askked thanx agian

Mike

Ooh3XXXtreme · 05-14-2008, 10:42 PM

also if anyone has part numbers that they ordered these b4 off this site please send them thanx agian and sorry agian

raven2510 · 05-14-2008, 11:03 PM

stupid double post

raven2510 · 05-14-2008, 11:03 PM

here are the lights for the HVac, blinkers, and high beam

7 total
and for the dash you can use either of these

i used the first kind
6 of them are needed

Bozup · 05-15-2008, 08:35 PM

just got home and my shipment from superbrigthleds.com is here. I ordered the little turds Tuesday. Hopefully i can install them tomorrow when I'm at work tomorrow. yes i will take pictures but I will warn now that all I have is my camera phone.

03-13-2008, 12:11 PM	#351
travy Misses Australia. Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,366 Location: Vancouver, WA User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Quote: Originally Posted by Ooh3XXXtreme no ones got a quick list ? im just tryin to order some stuff tonight .... to do it its been a rough couple of days i lost my mother this morning she was fighting cancer .... sorry to bore u about it i just am not in the mood to read right now First page, guy. http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f26/co...4/#post2196326 Took 3.452 seconds to find it. Didn't involve any reading. How about you get off here and not worry about your gauge cluster and go be there for you family.
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03-13-2008, 03:08 PM	#352
Ooh3XXXtreme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 232 Location: Syracuse Ny User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! i am thanx it was 3 am when i was on i couldnt sleep but thanx kid it was 3 am i couldnt sleep i was just tryin to keep my mind off things
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04-19-2008, 02:14 AM	#353
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! little update, for the 82-85 dash, you need 9 194 bulb's for the gauges, and another 194 for the a.c/heat
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04-26-2008, 02:09 AM	#354
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! my pic skills suck, but here it is.
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04-26-2008, 03:44 AM	#355
Mikey08 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 713 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Just making sure this should be all I need... 98 S10 no tach, just doing the cluster no HVAC or anything else. 6 WLED-x5 LED Wide Angle LED bulb - red 2 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - green 1 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - blue does this look right? Last edited by Mikey08 : 04-26-2008 at 03:45 AM.
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04-26-2008, 04:30 AM	#356
beandip The How-To Guy Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11,117 Location: Cache, OK User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Quote: Originally Posted by Mikey08 Just making sure this should be all I need... 98 S10 no tach, just doing the cluster no HVAC or anything else. 6 WLED-x5 LED Wide Angle LED bulb - red 2 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - green 1 T1.5-x Instrument LED bulb - blue does this look right? that looks right. I finally got mine done a couple months ago, i used 6 WLED-x5 Wide angle LEDs and i work at night so i enjoy them every day. also i didnt reuse the old bulb sockets, i bought some bulb sockets at advance auto parts. interior lighting is pretty much done Last edited by beandip : 04-26-2008 at 04:42 AM.
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04-26-2008, 08:12 AM	#357
travy Misses Australia. Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,366 Location: Vancouver, WA User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! didn't change your needles?
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04-27-2008, 01:46 AM	#358
Mikey08 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 713 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Anyone give a rough estimate on how long this took? and Beandip what did you use for underneath the dash? What did you wire the LED's too?
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04-27-2008, 03:48 AM	#359
travy Misses Australia. Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,366 Location: Vancouver, WA User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! took me about a hour to make sure everything was right.
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04-27-2008, 09:33 AM	#360
beandip The How-To Guy Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11,117 Location: Cache, OK User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Quote: Originally Posted by Mikey08 Anyone give a rough estimate on how long this took? and Beandip what did you use for underneath the dash? What did you wire the LED's too? computer cathodes from xoxide.com, i soldered the power wires to the passenger side bulb socket (under the dash). also took about 45 minutes - 1 hour to get my led lights installed, i went slow and wasnt really in a rush, also i made sure everything was right.
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04-27-2008, 05:02 PM	#361
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! about the same time for me
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04-27-2008, 09:04 PM	#362
Blazin'low Murdered out Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 55 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Just ordered mine! I went with the wide-angle 5 LED bulbs for the guages. It looks like they really eliminate the bright spots. For the needles, I was thinking of taking them off and wet sanding them with a real fine grit to get the orange off and give them like a "frosted" look. Anyone ever try this? Thoughts?
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05-01-2008, 04:21 AM	#363
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! you don't really have to wet sande the needles, just sand/scrape the orange off of them. although i couldn't do mine like that, s the ndeedles were uber brittle
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05-01-2008, 09:08 PM	#364
Blazin'low Murdered out Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 55 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Haha I just spent like an hour sanding all my needles down to get them nice and frosty, lol. I didn't get them in yet, I'll post up some pics when I do. I hope they look awesome cause it was a PITA.
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05-02-2008, 03:02 AM	#365
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! i didn't do anything to my needles, they were brittle as hell as it is, broke two of them, heh.
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05-02-2008, 08:36 AM	#366
Blazin'low Murdered out Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 55 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Well I'm having some problems with some of the bulbs lighting, I posted it up in the 2nd gen blazer forum. I'm gonna attempt to fix that when I get home from work. But for what its worth the ones that do light look kick-ass! I'll def post pics when I get them all working.
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05-06-2008, 10:26 AM	#367
Reaper319 Likes with no shine Age: 21 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Tulsa, OK User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! So this lights will work on a 1st gen the 194's or do i need 74's?
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05-06-2008, 11:31 AM	#368
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! 194's
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05-06-2008, 11:48 AM	#369
Reaper319 Likes with no shine Age: 21 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Tulsa, OK User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! All of them? Is the T1.5 just a complete assebly replacement? Last edited by Reaper319 : 05-06-2008 at 11:56 AM.
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05-06-2008, 03:02 PM	#370
Reaper319 Likes with no shine Age: 21 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Tulsa, OK User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! The 194's and the 74's look the same? Its says 194 and 74, so does it matter which one i use? From Sylvania: Instrument-general 161 168 168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp 194 194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp 37 74 PC168 Check engine indicator 74 PC74 Hi-beam indicator 194 194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp 74 PC74 Seat belt indicator 194 194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp 74 PC194 Brake warning 194 194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp 74 PC74 Automatic transmission indicator 194 194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp PC74 Directional signal indicator 74 PC74 Last edited by Reaper319 : 05-06-2008 at 03:12 PM.
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05-07-2008, 03:25 AM	#371
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! get the 19's man. you'll need five of them, as long as your truck is an 86-93. on my 84 i had to get 9 because of the way the cluster is
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05-11-2008, 10:17 PM	#372
y.z.kid09 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 43 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! hey can you repost the pics of the 95 -97 steps to do this. the pics arnt workin anymore and i want to learn how to do this
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05-12-2008, 03:40 AM	#373
Squeegee Pat FTW! Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,590 Location: Dillon, SC User is: Online	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Quote: Originally Posted by y.z.kid09 hey can you repost the pics of the 95 -97 steps to do this. the pics arnt workin anymore and i want to learn how to do this the steps are the same man
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05-12-2008, 06:42 PM	#374
YellowZRX Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 367 Location: Roscoe User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! Sent in some bulbs for warranty because they were faulty and burned out and they're mailing them back to me. They should be here in a few days, just thought I would let everyone know that this company who sells the LED's is great to deal with.
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05-14-2008, 02:06 AM	#375
Mikey08 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 713 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! you just had to go ahead and delete all the pics from your photobucket you turd anyone have pics of the step by step still?
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05-14-2008, 10:41 PM	#376
Ooh3XXXtreme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 232 Location: Syracuse Ny User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! i got my dash apart tonight and im ordering the bulbs tomorro what exactly do i order 6 Wide Angle Leds with 5 bulbs ? and 7 t1.5s for the Hvac and the blinkers and high beam lights ? if u got direct links to these lights on superbrightleds.com please send the sooner the better its my first time doin this so i would appreciate the help and sorry if this was already askked thanx agian Mike
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05-14-2008, 10:42 PM	#377
Ooh3XXXtreme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 232 Location: Syracuse Ny User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! also if anyone has part numbers that they ordered these b4 off this site please send them thanx agian and sorry agian
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05-14-2008, 11:03 PM	#378
raven2510 NESS NOOB!! Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 780 Location: Omaha, Nebraska User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! stupid double post
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05-14-2008, 11:03 PM	#379
raven2510 NESS NOOB!! Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 780 Location: Omaha, Nebraska User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! here are the lights for the HVac, blinkers, and high beam 7 total and for the dash you can use either of these i used the first kind 6 of them are needed
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05-15-2008, 08:35 PM	#380
Bozup Lucky Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 405 Location: Lawrence KS User is: OffLine	Re: Convert Your Cluster & Control lights to LED's How-to! just got home and my shipment from superbrigthleds.com is here. I ordered the little turds Tuesday. Hopefully i can install them tomorrow when I'm at work tomorrow. yes i will take pictures but I will warn now that all I have is my camera phone.
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05-16-2008, 12:26 AM	#381
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