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So, I did the red gauges, and it's been cool, but I always wanted UV gauges, SO! Here is what I'm doing. I just ordered the 7 bulbs you need for behind the gauges and the two for the top. The ones that will go behind the gauges are all UV LED's. The ones that will go over the gauges will either be UV led's or Blue. We'll see what happens.
So you're using the stock gauges, with UV? If not, how is putting UV lights behind the guage's going to help at all?
Yeah, I'm gonna use the stock gauges. It will make the white numbers and what not glow a blue/violet color.Quote:
Originally Posted by HostileJava
Rick did this, and it got me fired up a while back to try out UV behind it, so I got custom UV leds from www.autolumination.com
http://users.kymp.net/dsl1109d/honda/honda64.jpg
We'll see how it all works out. But I'm pretty excited. If it works out well, then I'm gonna attack the rest of my dash.
HEY that looks cool. Let us know how yours turn out =)
taht is tight, btu i like the reverse gauges better.
hmm, i was thinking about changing the number glow color with some led bulbs for mine. i tried the white face gauges, but i dont know why. but i love my black face gagues. anyway, yeah, let us know how that turns out. i'd love to see this pix of that. oh, are the leds like wedge bulbs or will you have to wire them in yourself? i thought i could use some 168 led bulbs in there?
Please keep us updated I would like to see some night shots from different angles. Also if you would please post up links to the page and the prices for those UV's that you got so if other members decide to follow suit they can do it more easily.
Got my UV LED's today! Gonna put em in tonight. I'm also thinking about doing ultra white. but we'll see how these work out first.
Cool, get some pics posted as well :D
HJ! Here is the info, if you goto www.autolumination.com you will need the following for the Nippon (NS) gauges.Quote:
Originally Posted by HostileJava
5 - 194's
4 - 74's
It cost me just under $30.
BTW: I just noticed that I only got 4 194's so I'll see when I can get the 5th but I'm gonna try and put them in now anyway.
INSTALLED! PICS COMING TONIGHT. here is what i have to say though. I'm not that improessed with the quallity of the light coming through the gauges. but the light above the gauges rocks. pics will come as soon as the sun goes down.
first impression: It's not easy to read at all! though it looks cool, it would be a lot better if the color behind the lights was easier to read. I'm thinking I might go with Xeon bulbs bhind the gauges and UV above.
Like you said it looks cool, but hard to read.
good job though
Interesting. I think Paul's gauges would look awesome with that setup.
yeah, paul's gauges would look awesome. no doubt, but I'm trying to use what's there. I'm gonna try putting something else behind the UV's so that you can see the letters. but it is cool.
just swapped the reds in behind the gauges, but i think that the LED's are so bright that unless I have LED's behind the gauges it's still going to be hard to see.
Lookin good!
Here is the UV's on the top and red hallogen's behind the gauges. No the reds aren't that bringt but it's way better than all UV!
http://192.211.16.13/b/bisper21/uvred1.jpg
http://192.211.16.13/b/bisper21/uvred2.jpg
http://192.211.16.13/b/bisper21/uvred3.jpg
I've been wanting to do this too, but I dont think leds are the way to go. I would use one of those UV sticks(?) that provides real UV lighting.
it looks a lot different in real life
Did Rick do his with leds? I only want the numbers and the needles to glow, and it looks like Rick's dash is like that.
all rick did was replace the two bulbs uptop of the gauges, the ones behind were stock. The REASON you can't see my numbers better are that the UV's above my gauges are VERY bright compared to the red hallogen's behind the gauges. Solution? Get LED's for both top and behind. I still have yet to do that.
If you want what Rick has, I'll sell you the two top bulb's in blue for $4 shipped (USA).
