Changing Cluster/Button lighting

[Rayrayrr]

Any pictures gsuggett?

[gsuggett]

Any pictures gsuggett?

I do! I will post several. They aren't pretty at all since I put them in as an experiment. I believe in these pics I only replaced the red LEDs with blue since they were the only kind I had at the time. Since then I have ordered almost every color I could get and even ordered some UV. Not sure how well they will hold up. I have read somewhere that they will still work if the voltages are not exact but they will only last 10,000 hours instead of 100,000 hours (something extreme like that).

The Needle for the Tach and Speedo have 2 LEDs and I replaced one on the Tach side just to see how it would look. It is a mess right now and I don't much care for it but most people who see what I have done say they like it. I am really interested to see how the UV are going to look...

[gsuggett]

Sorry about the size on those... I forgot this other file as well. This was when I used Acetone to remove the Red and left it clear and took a picture. It is harder to see during the day but it lights up bright at night.

[gsuggett]

I just finished doing the cluster lighting in bright white with blue needles. The needles for fuel and engine temp are in blue as there is only one LED for each of those. The speed and tach are one white and one blue the blue is on the right on the board. When it revs up it gets lighter as it goes. Anywho here are a few pics. I did the radio in blue and white also but some of the lighting had to be left white because the knobs have red on them.

Greg

[Rayrayrr]

wow looks good gsuggett
looking forward to getting mine started very soon.
got the car back from the mechanics the other day... throttlebody and maf decided to start playing up

[Rayrayrr]

Update
Ive ordered all my LEDs so hopefully will be here soon and i can get started!
will have pictures

[gsuggett]

Thanks Rayrayrr.

I did everything except the steering wheel and the center window and door control. I think I'm going to have to change resistors to get the voltage right to get a white or blue led to work on those. The red is just too low of voltage. The LEDs in the center are round top. Look like a T1 or maybe a little smaller. The ones in the steering wheel control are smaller than the PLCC2 used on most everything else and they are lower voltage as well. I'll post on here when I have them working. I also made a plaster mold of a HSV badge and made a new steering wheel badge with epoxy and carbon fiber but it looks pretty rough for now. Too many things going for me to keep up with!

Greg

[Rayrayrr]

All good gsugget, make sure you put the pics up when your done

[LYTEK81]

Hi Rayrayrr loving your mod, I'm trying to do the same as you on the window switch. Pretty much have everything apart and it looks as though I need to push the connector pins through to the other end to get the board off bit just want to ask you first before I break something lol


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[My07vessv]

Hi guys,
I am just try to get power for under dash in my ve series 1 ssv to put in led strip lighting in footwells,
I have seen it done on utube but they cut out the part to show you what wires to connect it up to because they were a mob that put them In for you or diy but pay through the the nose for the strip lighting...
Can any one help me out with what colour wires & where I can tap into them fo power so when interior light comes on the strip lighting will aswell?