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were the LED's you purchased defused? Led's are so directional I was worried that you would have some really dark spots and other really bright spots but that does not appear to have happened at all, I'm impressed.
Is display too bright at night considering you can't dim LED's? I tend to make electrical projects way more advanced then necessary so I'm considering getting some multicolor LED's so I can change the colors, stupid because it is unnecessarily complicated and after a week I'll never change it anyway, but I enjoy that sort of project.
Honestly I have no idea what defused means haha. What I did do though, because I was worried about the same things, was I took some very fine sandpaper and scratched the surface of the LEDs. This acts as a scatter for the LED's light. I think this is why there's no dark spots or anything like that.
As for the display being too bright, it's actually not bright at all. There's a slight blue tint on my face but nothing that's crazy. And I did retain the ability to dim my LEDs. I can fade them just like the factory lighting.
I'm really happy with the outcome though. It's awesome. Definitely worth every penny.
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Sweet. I thought the only way to dim LEDs is by pulse width modulating, perhaps it is just a lifespan issue though. By scratching them with sandpaper you diffused the light, you can buy them with a similar coating and wider viewing angle though it appears what you did worked fine.
Sweet. I thought the only way to dim LEDs is by pulse width modulating, perhaps it is just a lifespan issue though. By scratching them with sandpaper you diffused the light, you can buy them with a similar coating and wider viewing angle though it appears what you did worked fine.
I've been away from the boards for a while, can't believe I missed this thread. I used to run a side business creating LED dash kits like the one posted, this was before they made replacement LED bulbs. For our F150's, all you need is type 74 LED bulbs, no wiring of LED's needed. You can buy type 74's with multiple SMD LED's per bulb and get extremely bright results. SMD's are surface mount LED's, the little square ones.
LED's are not effected by under powering them (when you dim the lights, you just pull down the voltage). I used to wire my kits directly into the dimmer switch. But of course if you are just replacing normal bulbs with LED bulbs then you don't have to change anything, they will dim like normal.
For those worried about hot spots, you can also take a dremel and cut off the tips of the LED's off to create a flat top and eliminate hot spots. This is the preferred method of diffusion with most LED folks.
Ya these "twist-lock" type LED bulbs are a direct replacement! No wiring at all! That is badass! iRmARK, your LED job looks sweet, the blue is sharp, nice work! http://www.solware.co.uk/customise-c...r-lights.shtml
For me it was a god thing I had riven my truck for a while cuz when I was cleaning I removed all my needle markers so I had to drive the truck with no needles a d put them back on one at a time. But if you want an easier way you can turn your truck off and take a pic of the gauge cluster and then you'll know where they go. That's a lot easier than trying to align them while you are driving. Hahaha
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Great Job! I have been wanting to do this for a while. Couple questions...
1. Are the factory bulbs green or is there a green film glued to the back of the gauge overlay which make the cluster glow green?
2. If i want the hyperwhite navigator look can i skip the rubbing alcohol step since it appears to be a simple white coating behind the numbers and letters?
3. How can i change the green glow in the "MESSAGE CENTER" to a white glow?
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Linear Mode
