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led lights in the dash #918786 04/04/04 04:22 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 19 Georgia P painnduhass OP New CEG\'er
OP painnduhass New CEG\'er P Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 19 Georgia	has anyone had experience adding colored leds to your dash gauges like so... led lights install how-to i installed mine and found the lights were bright in the needles but were dim around the gauges. and made it hard to see the numbers at night. i'm wondering if anyone has found this to be so if they've done this mod. '98 ford contour gl 2.0L 4 cylinder manual, cabernet red mod(s): blue leds in instrument cluster, sony cdx-sw2000 cd player plan(s): air intake, exhaust, mesh grill, bright white lights, new shift and e-brake covers

Re: led lights in the dash #918787 04/04/04 05:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 185 Ohio 9 96_Concept_GL CEG\'er
96_Concept_GL CEG\'er 9 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 185 Ohio	They're dull because there is a green film backing the gauges where the numbers are. The film filters out light that isn't green, so only part of your blue, red, amber, etc light will come through, the green part. You can take the gauges off and scratch that off, as I did with my headlight switch, but normally, the adhesive will pull the black with it and it'll end up looking like crap. Simple fix, inidglo overlays. God graced us with intelligence, let's use it.

Re: led lights in the dash #918788 04/04/04 03:55 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,294 Auburn, WA (15min S of Seattle... A auiotour Hard-core CEG'er
auiotour Hard-core CEG'er A Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,294 Auburn, WA (15min S of Seattle...	I haven't finished doing my gauges, in that link. I am doing a complete custom set to go with the LEDs. I really don't notice the green much, besides, next to the milage counter, uhh whats that called lol. everything else when looking at it, is pretty blue. 95 SES Sold 99 SE Sport Sold 99 SVT T-Red Tan Interior. K&N, Magnecors, 19' Theorys, And some audio stuff.

Re: led lights in the dash #918789 04/04/04 10:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 189 Boyertown, Pennsylvania P peznux CEG\'er
peznux CEG\'er P Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 189 Boyertown, Pennsylvania	Originally posted by auiotour: I haven't finished doing my gauges, in that link. I am doing a complete custom set to go with the LEDs. I really don't notice the green much, besides, next to the milage counter, uhh whats that called lol. everything else when looking at it, is pretty blue. heh... "odometer" 98 vw vr6 ginster gti chipped, cat-back exhaust.

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