Dragaholic

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I'm wanting to do blue LEDs in my gauge cluster to match the lighting of my Autometer Cobalt C2 gauges. Does anyone know how to do this? I know pre '03, you could pull out the 194 twish bulbs and replace them with LEDs, but the '03 and up are different. Supposely, the lights in the '03-'06 aren't replaceable, but I've seen a '03 model that was done like this, but that person wouldn't share how to do it.

If you or anyone else has done it, please post pics if possible. Thanks.

04BlackGmc

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unless you feel like doing alot of soidering then nothing.

Dragaholic

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I don't mind, what exactly needs to be done?

04BlackGmc

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every bulb needs to be seperated and pulled out and redone. somewhere there is a write up but i forgot.

Dragaholic

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Do you happen to know if its just merely removing the bulb and replacing it with a LED? I'm sure there has to be more to it.

Anyone?

Yelo

There are a bunch of LED's soldered to the circuit board for the display...and they're pretty small too, you'd be better off having someone who does this kind of thing for a living change them !!

Dragaholic

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I don't do soldering for a living, but have pretty good experience with it. I feel comfortable enough to do it by myself. Is it as simple as removing the currrent one and installing the new ones? Or will there have to be resistors put in as well? Any info/help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

TURBHOE

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i think he is talking about the back lighting not the display itself.

i would like to know more also. can't seem to find anything though.

Dragaholic

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Anyone? I took the gauge cluster apart the other day to change the overlay and I saw some small bulbs in there, but not as many as I thought there would be.

UnrthdxDream

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hey dragaholic, or anyone else who knows for that matter, could you post up a link to the way to put leds into a 99-02 dash? thanks