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Changing Gauge Light colors

Would it be possible to change the led's in the gauge cluster to a different color?

Permalink Reply by Shanon H. on October 30, 2009 at 9:54pm: Is it just changing bulbs or do you need special parts?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bac Ta on October 30, 2009 at 11:37pm: It's removing mini LEDs that are like the size of a pepper seed (sorry, couldn't think of anything else to compare it with) and then soldering them back onto the board.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shanon H. on October 31, 2009 at 6:51pm: Can you get the LEDs at Radio Shack, or are they hard to find?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bac Ta on October 31, 2009 at 8:49pm: Here is the DIY for it. Tox has links to where to get them as well. Mark, where did you get the white needles?

http://www.toyotatundraforum.com/electrical/2276-dash-led-swap-good...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shanon H. on November 1, 2009 at 1:17pm: Thanks for the reply. Looking at the size of the LEDs I don't think I will attempt this stunt.
To bad because I really hate the collar they are now.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Breaux on October 31, 2009 at 9:42pm: OH FUN! Do they come with a free bottle of arsenic. Unless you have a micro solderer and I mean a MIcro solderer, not a micro tipped solder pen, don't do it. You will beg for someone to kill you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bac Ta on October 31, 2009 at 9:47pm: Or stab you in the eye with said solder...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Breaux on October 31, 2009 at 10:15pm: Ouch, I get a headache just thinking about that.

I have a whole soldering station complete with moveable clamp arms and a adjustable iron with solder spool. The Lexus of soldering set ups, There is no way in hell I would attempt that. I could see me get about 3 LEDs into this project and lift a board or melt a LED. Reach up to rub my head in frustration and accidentally tap my forehead with the tip. THAT is a bad moment in your life. You HEAR a sizzle and your brain is trying to figure out what that noise is but it is being assulted by a flurry of impulses saying BAD BAD BAD DO SOMETHING.

The good news is that the actual spot you hit with the iron doesn't hurt because you have burned the ever living crap out the nerves in that spot. The bad news is that all the surrounding tissue is pretty pissed about the burn/iron thing and is looking for ways to steam more pain into your brain.
Not a good day.

Don't ask me how I know this; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bryce on November 1, 2009 at 3:09pm: thanks for posting the DYI Bac Ta. I am going order mine and give it ago. i build circuit boards daily, and have to deal with LED's all the time. i wont have it done for a while but it should be a fun project!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tony Saucier on November 18, 2009 at 3:48pm: how goes it Bryce? Get started yet? My LED's should be in tomorrow. I just removed one of the really small ones to see how hard it would be. Not to bad to come off. We'll see how much fun they are to put back on though.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Breaux on November 1, 2009 at 6:15pm: Let me add to all my previous statements:

Unless you build circuits all day then this should be a walk in the park.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by TXTee on November 1, 2009 at 7:27pm: I wish I had the patience and time to do it but yeah I'll let Bryce take a go and admire his finished project!; ▶ Reply to This

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