I just noticed how bad the lighting is with my escalade cluster with teh blue leds in it. Is there anything I can do to make the lighting more uniform?

Here is avideo that shows it better

 

mine is the same way....but i was told i got a couple burntout leds in it as the problem?

 

Mine has been that way since I put them in unless I got bad leds to begin with. I didnt even think abotu some of the clusters being burnt out, guess Ill pull them and see.

 

i've heard of people putting alum tape to direct the light better, might want to look into that

 

Well i dont any advise but the gauges look great, did u buy blue LED's and just install them in place of the stock one's or did u buy these gauges with those lights in them???

-Rob

 

Bulbs are out...just do trial and error with diff. leds and youll figure out whos got the brightest..

 

take the led out and turn it 180 degrees and see if that helps. if not then its the led itself. did you get the new cups that they sit in with it?

 

did you have the LEDs put in there or do they come like that?

You might look into getting wide angle LEDs.
Typical LEDs have a 10-15� spread
Wide angle LEDs are available with a 40� spread
Super Flux or "piranha" type LEDs are closer to 90� but they are square have 4 legs instead of 2. (They still wire in the same way though, the 2 extras are just for higher current and heat dissapation)

 

They are the "cluster" style if memory serves me correctly they have four facing outwards around the perimeter and one in the middle facing outwards. I know all of them are working because when I put them in some of them werent working at all and I had to take it out flip it 180. If someone could link me to some really good leds that would be great and Ill just replace them. I bought the new twist lock things that the leds sit in then screw into the board. If I remember right the leds have a 194 style prong on them.

Exhappen- the 99-02 clusters screw in with a new twist locks you dont have to solder in the LEDs like the 03+ clusters.

 

Here is the write-up I used
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...&highlight=led
This shows exactly how I did it but I dont think my leds are the same.