The DIY led gauge cluster thread

[az_240]

^The cluster above is mine. I have no hot spots and it is actually too bright at times... I have to turn it down using the dimmer. Superbrightleds.com HP 5-led bulbs. Way less work and probably cheaper.

[KA-T_240]

Originally Posted by az_240

^The cluster above is mine. I have no hot spots and it is actually too bright at times... I have to turn it down using the dimmer. Superbrightleds.com HP 5-led bulbs. Way less work and probably cheaper.

Back in the day I tried this on my s13 cluster. I ended up trying multiple different LED types(with different amounts of LED) and ended up with horrible hot and dark spots.


In the end, what I have done to convert my gauges to light up red was getting Testors Red Candy Coat(something like that) and painted the bulbs. It worked awesome. However, the far left bulb somehow always endeds up getting less and less red over time. I have repainted it 2-3 times where as the other bulbs have not been touched.

[Mosaic]

Great idea with painting the bulbs, I do glass art and Pebeo transparent red never fades.