red LED lit dash and gauges?

[old_s13]

"twichy> bah red...looks like inside a pontiac grand am - should be blue numbers and red needles"

No, it should be red because thats what I want it to be. Actually, if you look closely the manual HVAC controls has a hint of blue behind the "cold" writing. If you want blue, make blue. I wanted red and so I made red. Why? Because I like red and dont like anything else. Its easier on the eyes and it doesnt attract UNWANTED attention from idiots out here in Los Angeles where shit gets stolen more than you can imagine. Its my idea of subtle and clean.


awd90dsm> "believe me answers to simple questions like this will help me alot... even if you cant tell me things like... what resistors did you use with your LEDs? (1000 ohm?)

I'm not going to share much info on this project because I know how much time I put into it and how difficult it would be for others to attempt to follow. All I can say is that each mfg of LEDs has their own suggested ratings as to what type of resistor to use depending on what voltage you will be running them and how hard you want to drive them. I did not drill holes, I custom fabricated the circuit boards that support the LEDs and spent a lot of time modifying the inner housing to secure the boards. The gauges also needed quite a bit of modification. My best suggestion would be to check out importintelligence.com and talk to Matt, he would be able to do some fun stuff with your gauges WITHOUT the insane amount of labor AND high-cost materials that I spent to do mine. I am an LED psycho and love wiring, I hope its no wonder some of you guys trip out when you see the lights I work on.. I just love this shit.

ps: You guys may want to consider using EL-lighting, its MUCH less expensive and MUCH easier to work with.

- Mike / ClearCorners.Com