DIY: EG Civic Gauge lights change and Climate Control

[ICYOIL]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

PART 1
Aim: To make your Eg Interior Gauge Lights "RED" or any other colour you want.

Required: A few different Screwdrivers, New lights (5 #24s and 4 #74s), Red acrylic paint and panadol because you will get a headache some of the stuff can get very annoying

Steps:

First of, we will do the gauge cluster lights.
Take out the to screws (IN RED) above the cluster.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_4990.jpg

Then pull out the hazards switch and unplug it (IN BLUE) then the hidden screw (IN RED) once you have taken the screw out you will have to pull the black cover off, its held in by clips. best was it to wedge some screw drives between it and the dash and give it a good few pulls. once you have that out remeber to unplug the clock (IN BLUE)
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_4992.jpg

Now when you have the black cover out you can take out the screws that hold the cluster in (IN RED) behind it there should be 2 plugs
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_4997.jpg

Once you have taken the cluster out is should look something like this
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_4998.jpg

At the back of the cluster, there will be brown holders (IN GREEN) that hold the bulbs in them. there should be 1 #74 and 5 #24s
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_4999.jpg

When you un screw them then will look like this
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5001.jpg

Now pull them out of the brown holder, also in this picture is a pack of the lights. they only come in packs of 2
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5002.jpg

Ok so what i did to change the colour is get acrylic paint and paint over the new bulbs, but you can buy amber socks that roll over the bulbs or you could use LEDs. here is a picture with a painted light and a non painted light.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5005.jpg

Before you put your dash back together, make sure everything works! now just reverse the steps and put it back together.

[ICYOIL]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

PART 2
Steps:

Now to the the climate control.
Start by taking the screws out (IN RED) 2 on the top and 2 on the side
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5008.jpg

Fold it forward and it will look like this, Make sure you take out the cigy lighter plug (IN BLUE) also there is a blub in the ash tray that you can colour (IN GREEN)
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5009.jpg

Now take your stereo out, ok so now you will have to get the 2 screws out the are facing out toward the camera (IN RED) these are a pain. then there should be a screw at the back
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5011.jpg

Once you have them out. you now have to unplug the climate control. easy way to do it is unplug the plugs (IN BLUE) then pull it all out : before you can pull it out you have to unhook the temp changer wire. its underneath you wont miss it, mine was blue
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5015.jpg
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5016.jpg

Now that you have it out it will look like this
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5021.jpg

(flip it over) What you have to do now is take the screws out (IN RED) and all the other fidly bits ive marked in red. you will figure it out it not that hard
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5022.jpg
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5024.jpg

Now when you pull it off it will look like this
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5025.jpg

Once you pull the lights (IN GREEN) out and swap them out it will look like this
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5026.jpg

Now put it all back together. and should look like this :cool:
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_2901.jpg
i dont think i have missed anything, let me know if i have

[rayb3na_]

very detailed write up dude! rep points your way

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

MAN, EPIC!


I don't own an EG but can appreciate this thread.



Good stuff Man.


Rep up in this bitch goes to you!

[bboyzell]

Great write up

Handy how a lil paint-shopped pic can give so much info.

Extremely easy to follow, will probably doing something like this soon to a magna and a CRX, should be good fun... or not lol

[VTC-8OY]

goodstuff man wer'd u buy the paint from?

[jorziie]

this is niceeee. im going to do this for my ej. thanks alot!

[ICYOIL]

i just got my paint for a model shop in town. im sure most hobby shops would carry that paint

[Mr EG]

Does the light dim over time? Can't you just buy a red bulb?

[Giraffe]

nice :D
great work , props for the work and effort of writing it all up.
cheers ;)

[ICYOIL]

Does the light dim over time? Can't you just buy a red bulb?

you can buy red LEDs or whatever colour you want, they wont dim fast. dont use the old bulbs because they are to dull. but im guessing its going to be a fair few years before they start to dim

[im.Kusuma]

Would'nt the paint melt overtime? Good write up though

[Fo55il]

def doing this asap

[DD2]

Awesome DIY guide.... Thanks.

Can i confirm the bulbs you used?

I've been to Narva's website and the based on the photo of the packet the website has them listed as T6.5's or #27.

What is the model of the climate control bulbs? Are they T5's or #26?

[kcokla]

^^ i believe there T10's

if you goto this ebay seller
named pOoOo000Hbear (or sometihng) he sells lots of LED's and i did this to my car a long time ago
pm me if u want the proper user name link ,but its something like that
type led lights in ebay i guess!

[VTC-8OY]

the bulb sizes on the gauge and climate control are same size - T5..

T10s are too big to fit in the slot.

I have the same setup in my car but i used blue leds, looks alright to me since im a ricer -_-

[ICYOIL]

i think they are t5, but im not really sure.. because i just got a mate to pick me up a few from his shop, and they are the numbers he told me

[DD2]

Cool... i have to find myself some T5's

So you didn't use the globes from the packet pictured here ?

http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5002.jpg

[ICYOIL]

nah they were the wrong ones i picked up and didnt realize. and it was the only pic i took of them, so i just put it up

[Chriskoss]

Looks mad kyal bro! Good work

[Fo55il]

ive got an eg6 cluster.

i changed the globes to led ones and even ambered them.

for sum reason they are really low and look lighter than the original ones.

i realised that my the light dimmer isnt working anymore.

any insight on that?

[SuiJin]

just to let you know. u can buy bulb covers for $4 a pack.

[ICYOIL]

ive got an eg6 cluster.

i changed the globes to led ones and even ambered them.

for sum reason they are really low and look lighter than the original ones.

i realised that my the light dimmer isnt working anymore.

any insight on that?

maybe the dimmer, because leds are a lot brighter then the bulbs
so maybe the dimmers died on a low setting the thats whats stuffed you up. other than that i wouldn know what it would be

[Chriskoss]

ive got an eg6 cluster.

i changed the globes to led ones and even ambered them.

for sum reason they are really low and look lighter than the original ones.

i realised that my the light dimmer isnt working anymore.

any insight on that?

I had some problem, bought red t5 LED's from ebay china.. they were too dim could barely see.. I just think its cuz they are cheap imitations and not up to spec for use within clusters.. I might change them to blue LED's.. but for the mean time I put the originals back in lol

[Fo55il]

nah nah, the dimmer wasnt workin before i changed them.

[geekface]

I did my dash a few months back. I used the same brand bulbs as the ones on front page. T6.5mm and T5mm

[vtecraze]

this seems pretty awesome!
So no chance of breaking the cover? bit worried bout that lol

[hectic_filo]

damn that looks hot..

[CIV-18C]

this seems pretty awesome!
So no chance of breaking the cover? bit worried bout that lol

I'm worried about that too!
lol

Awesome write up though!
Good work ICYOIL!

[ICYOIL]

thanks guys,

but, just be careful when taking of the black plastic gard, i got inpatient with mine and pulled it from one end, and snapped the corner vent from the back. but you can see it so thats good.. just take your time and it will come, make sure to pull it from both sides, not just one

[dreamshifter]

Thanks for the DIY. I found the heater control panel tough.
Just wanted to add some tips and ideas I got by following ICYOIL -hope you don't mind me referring to your pics:


You can unplug the ashtray light (green) and slot it underneath the ashtray to expose it - use it as a map light or feet light or shove in a UV led and drive with a white shirt at night.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5009.jpg



cross-sectional pic of screw location
note the pic is LHD so the air mix cable (temp change wire) is on the other side - just look under your glovebox for the blue cable as ICYOIL stated.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5011.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9089/60184939.jpg



The back of my plug was connected to the foot vents by a clip - I broke mine trying to rip it off. So after unplugging, you should slide the plug to the left to release it from the clip.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/icyoil/IMG_5015.jpg



To dismantle the metal arms from the face of the heater console:
1) push the two sides in to release that arm. 2) theres a plastic plug (not pictured) that sits ontop of the end of this arm, turn it anti-clockwise and pull it off to release the arm.
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8217/armsz.jpg


http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8452/dsc00465a.jpg
My gauge lights before I changed it all to blue.

[JDMHNI]

awesome write up!!! :thumbsup:

I've been waiting for someone to do a diy dash lights for eg. I was actually just trying to remove the plastic around the dash and it is a b*tch to remove because I didn't wanna risk snapping the clips.

I don't know if I missed something, but are there only 2 lights for the climate control?

[Fo55il]

yeah only 2 globes

[Chriskoss]

Anyone having problems with the lights flickering on and off? Happens cuz you know the little circut sheet that runs along the gauge, its come loose from taking the bulbs out a few times, now sometimes the lights dont work
Anyone know how to fix this

[Fo55il]

only thing i can think of is to wedge sumthin thin between the circuit and the cluster. so that there is still contact between the globe housing and the circuit.

[Bob-Car]

Changing the lights on my climate control now. LOL.

[connorling]

how can ur cluster lights are so bright

[m.o.d.aus]

Props to ICYOIL for this write up.
Just finished the second part of the install today, cant wait till tonight to have a look.
WIll post pics if ppl are interested.
Note* I used led's, all were t5's and all work. I also did the black holders not just the brown ones, so i replaced all the lights in my dash. Im my opinion it looks great, nice colour, and bright enough. If anyone has questions about this im happy to answer them.
Just my 2c, Mod.

[Fo55il]

farkin how to make my eg6 cluster brighter

thats wat i wanna kno

[chickeneg3]

ok please excuse my n00bness, i just found it...duh..

[tsol0811]

putting back the blue aircon cable was a f*** so i gave in my strength and i broke the clip..... :( MEH

[yellows2k]

i have a spare cable as i changed my cc unit as it had a broken switch

[androo]

Man I did this last year on my EG and yeh the air con cable was a psycho!

Have you guys heard of a site called superbrightleds? I bought mine there after buying cheap ebay ones 3 times and dealextreme ones once and they all die really quickly (can't cope with the voltage spikes in cars). All the ones I tried died within a few days (or started flickering).

The ones on superbrightleds have been designed to cope with automotive spikes and have built in current limiting resistors. I've had them in my DC2 dash for 3 months now and going awesome. For my EG I just ended up painting the bulbs.

Just a thought in case you guys want to use LEDs but find they keep dying! Saves you guys wasting heaps of money like I did... There's a minimum spend on the LED's so if anyone wants to buy some with me I'm happy to buy together!

[yellows2k]

why not go to an electrical wholesaler place, im sure they stock leds in that size and they might be durable

[tsol0811]

i have a spare cable as i changed my cc unit as it had a broken switch

Its not the cable but the Clip thing on the AC unit itself which SNAPED!:(

[yellows2k]

ok, well i have the whole unit as a spare as i replaced the whole thing. the old one is just missing the slider button and the lights dont work

[tsol0811]

ok, well i have the whole unit as a spare as i replaced the whole thing. the old one is just missing the slider button and the lights dont work

Well atm im not bothered, IT WAS A KILLER taking the unit out....
Thanks anyways~;)

[arverson]

aircon lights have gone out & im gonna use this as a guide

repped for a detailed write-up :)

[pablos8]

so can anyone tell me where to buy the right lights to do this DIY? preferrably as bright as possible!

[Fo55il]

jaycar mate.

[yellows2k]

which lights? the dash cluster for an eg6 wont get any brighter as the resistor limits the amount of light being emitted. so getting brighter wont do anything

[pablos8]

dash/cluster/climate controls for an EG4?

i know its stated at the start of the thread but #24 etc don't really make much sense to me :(

[yellows2k]

post #24? basically, from my experience, the dimmer control does not work when using an eg6 cluster. im not sure how it works in an eg4 cluster, but im guessing the dimmer will still remain working, and i guess if u throw in super bright leds, then u will get a brighter dash. just swap out all the t5 wedge bulbs with a bright led, white would be brightest i assume

[tsol0811]

would jay car sell cheap t5 led bulbs? for this, my coloured one faded over time all light amber now

[yellows2k]

jaycar sell the t5 led bulbs fairly cheap, $10 for 5 bulbs

[tsol0811]

jaycar sell the t5 led bulbs fairly cheap, $10 for 5 bulbs

Nice, better cheak it out ASAP, anyone know where silverwater jaycar moved too?

[pablos8]

theres one in bankstown :D

so all the bulbs used in this diy are T5's??

[yellows2k]

T5 for dash cluster, the ac and others not sure

[pablos8]

Yeah just confused because in the diy he said 5 #24s and 4 #74s so I'm a bit confused Lols cbf quoting because I'm on my phone :)

[yellows2k]

Those numbers refer to STD filament bulb sizing, however with LEDs, especially wedge base led, they all fall under the same t5 designation as the wedge socket is the same.
The amount of light it emits is pretty good however as I mentioned the eg6 cluster has a resistor that limits the amount of light being put out hence my conundrum.
If I knew how to bypass the resistor then it would be sweet but I'm no electrician

[Fo55il]

yellows2k how can i bypass this resistor bra
mine rnt bright at all

[yellows2k]

In my research, I came across numerous posts on Honda-tech and various USA civic forums, most were dated 2005 and earlier, with no responses or solutions after that, one post mentioned that he was an electrician or a hobbyist and he was going to pull apart a dash to locate the resistor, he never made a follow up post.
It all sounded too hard and I know buggerall about circuitry, best I can do is change a light bulb. So I let it go, u should too, sometimes in life, u gonna get shafted, this is one of them times

[rey2009]

so i can buy t5 red led bulbs from jay car and it will fit on the light sockets of eg?? (speedo,rpm,fuel etc?)

so leds wont be brighter then putting caps on the bulbs or painting the bulbs?

[yellows2k]

Buy as many as u like, there r more than 5 sockets
I'm referring to the eg6 cluster being restrictive. I cannot comment on other eg clusters being dim

[rey2009]

the bulbs are called t5 or t:S
if t5, are there variety in sizes or is it fixed size:S

[yellows2k]

It is t5. That's the wedge base socket. The top part, or "light" bulb area is wat changes. Some r a panel of LEDs, some just have the 1 led, some have 3 led in all sorts of configurations. The STD t5 tho that isn't an led will just be a normal filament bulb on top of the wedge, again sizes vary a little in terms of the filament but t5 is the size that fits dashes, there is a t10 but that won't fit in a dash

[rey2009]

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=ZD0382

is that what i need yellow2k? would this work mate?

rep 4 u:)

[yellows2k]

Those r the exact same ones I got. I got white as I thought they would be brightest, unfortunately the eg6 cluster won't allow the led to shine to it's full potential
the guy at jaycar even hooked it up back at the shop and it was very bright
if ur using any other eg cluster then I assumeur dimmer still can work, give it a shot u can always return for a refund

[rey2009]

great ill be using red ones:)

got eg4 i think:S 93 civic dual carb lol no clue

thanks:)

[m.o.d.aus]

Using a non eg6 cluster the dimmer still works, im running led's in my cluster and the dimmer still works :)

rey2009: using led's will be fine for you, its a simple mod, just follow each step and you'll be fine, the climate control is the hardest, but given enough time even that wont bother you.
Just remember to test all led's while the cluster is out, as they only flow one way, ie plug in the cluster while its still free from the dash and turn the lights on, using a towel over your head and the cluster you will be able to tell which led's are working and which arent, then with the ones that arent, just take them out and turn around, should work then :)
Is a cool little mod, i'm running all red one's like the OP and at night looks wicked! :D

[rey2009]

Using a non eg6 cluster the dimmer still works, im running led's in my cluster and the dimmer still works :)

rey2009: using led's will be fine for you, its a simple mod, just follow each step and you'll be fine, the climate control is the hardest, but given enough time even that wont bother you.
Just remember to test all led's while the cluster is out, as they only flow one way, ie plug in the cluster while its still free from the dash and turn the lights on, using a towel over your head and the cluster you will be able to tell which led's are working and which arent, then with the ones that arent, just take them out and turn around, should work then :)
Is a cool little mod, i'm running all red one's like the OP and at night looks wicked! :D

legend
thanks alot bro rep for you
im just scared of the air con clip part that they said is the hardest lol dont want to break it:(

[NathanEG5]

legend
thanks alot bro rep for you
im just scared of the air con clip part that they said is the hardest lol dont want to break it:(

i just did mine today and i snapped the air con clip =S had to use some liquid nails to hold it in place. had some problems with the actual bulbs, i had to bend the little metal bits on the bulb to keep the bulb firm in the socket.

[m.o.d.aus]

Hey rey2009, the easiest way not to snap it is have time on your hands.
How i did it without snapping the clip, is under the dash, follow the air con line (should be blue from memory) down to the box that actually changes it from hot to cold etc. then carefully but forcefully (makes sense huh) under the clip, shouldnt be too hard, then from there you will have some slack on the cable that connects to the climate control, then dont be afraid to bend it a little to get it out, then just reverse.
Might not be the best explaination, as im short on time atm, but i hope that helps :) sorry to nathan that i didnt type this earlier if it may have helped :S
Any more questions dont be afraid to pm me :D been doing my eg interior, know how most of it all works, sorta :p haha
Mod.

[ICYOIL]

i snapped that clip too, on the bottom of the unit.. it was after i did the diy when i went in to change my bulbs to leds
i just bought a new one of another ozhonda member, you could always see if any local wreckers have a replacement

[NA_d15b7]

nice work

going to do this to my car this weekend btw did you buy all the parts from one shop?
looks heaps nice

cheers

[NathanEG5]

nice work

going to do this to my car this weekend btw did you buy all the parts from one shop?
looks heaps nice

cheers

yep, all the globes are from one shop, best place to go is Jay Car. bring along the product code aswell, they had no clue what i was on about until i showed them the code. make sure you test the lights before put the cluster back into the dash, the positive and negative may be mixed up.

[pablos8]

thumbs up for Jay Car!

corner of meredith and hume highway in bankstown if you want to go to that one

[NA_d15b7]

btw the paint where can i get that from?

thanks for your help dude, really appreciated it

[tsol0811]

mine has snapped while ago but when u want it cold , i just have to lean over and push the wire/trigger below the glove box which is cold!

ALL good, i dont want to goo though the same stress trying to put the cable in for 3 hours!

[cihanvtec]

ive changed my dashlights but theyre not that bright!! i was going to paint the bulbs but a guy at Autobarn told me to use LEDs instead! how do u get mine as bright as that?? could i have done something wrong? all the bulbs are screwed on correctly and each and everyone one of them work.. any ideas?

thanks

[m.o.d.aus]

have you got a eg6 cluster?

Take pics of cluster at night?

Not sure, have you tries the dimmer?

[yellows2k]

If it's an eg6 cluster then it won't get brighter, if anything else then try the dimmer dial, otherwise I'm out of ideas

[cihanvtec]

thanks for all the feedback guys..

how do i know if its an eg6 cluster? sorry to sound like a noobbb

ive got a 94 eh vti and the interiour is pretty much stock?

[yellows2k]

White dials, redline is 8k, top speed 180

[cihanvtec]

nope my dials black, redline 7200 top speed 220

[pablos8]

ive changed my dashlights but theyre not that bright!! i was going to paint the bulbs but a guy at Autobarn told me to use LEDs instead! how do u get mine as bright as that?? could i have done something wrong? all the bulbs are screwed on correctly and each and everyone one of them work.. any ideas?

thanks

Yeah man I did this last weekend, its not as bright as in the pics, its just not..

the pics look heaps brighter if u take the shots with an SLR camera, mine arent that bright and im using red LEDs as well, u get used to it, annoying thing is its hard to see how many k's u've travelled during night lols, still looks good though

[Glocker]

I'm planning to do this myself, and I noticed that most people get different parts for the mod. If you notice very carefully the article writer is using Navra's part number 47287 T5 size with 1.7W. High wattage means brighter lights. I've seen LED mods before but they don't scatter the light enough and thus you get some bright and dark spots on the cluster.

This is their website.
http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/wedgepremium-wedge

They also sell the socks for them, part numbers for red T5 socks is 49942BL

Other colours are here.

http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/silicone-globe-sleeves

Hopefully this can be of some help.

[cihanvtec]

all my LEDs work, but it seems like somethings getting in the way? from about 0 to the 40km area on the cluster its really bright, then dies down.. at 100 km its really bright then dies down again untill 140. and its the same deal with my revs. at about 2k its bright, dies down till about 4 then bright again at 5k.. isnt there anyway of getting all to look even? its just really annoying and dim. i cant see how many ks ive got out of a petrol tank at night! loll

ill take a pic and post it tomorrow night to show u guys what i mean..

[Fo55il]

dont use leds. they dont spread the light as much. hence y u got that. i got the same thing.


all my LEDs work, but it seems like somethings getting in the way? from about 0 to the 40km area on the cluster its really bright, then dies down.. at 100 km its really bright then dies down again untill 140. and its the same deal with my revs. at about 2k its bright, dies down till about 4 then bright again at 5k.. isnt there anyway of getting all to look even? its just really annoying and dim. i cant see how many ks ive got out of a petrol tank at night! loll

ill take a pic and post it tomorrow night to show u guys what i mean..

[cihanvtec]

okay so i took a few pics to show u how my cluster looks..
i used the camera in normal mode (not night mode) for a few shots to show how my cluster looks when im sitting behind the wheel. and i took a few shots with the camera on night mode to show you how much the camera actually exaggerates the lighting in the pictures!

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sorry for the bad quality shots.. it was freezing outside!! loll

[m.o.d.aus]

The light parts are were the leds actually sit. I've done this and that didnt happen...
Mines all even, can read prity much everything at night.
Can take a coule of pictures if ppl want. But for those who say it doesnt light up well, all i can say is try getting better globes maybe...?

[pablos8]

The light parts are were the leds actually sit. I've done this and that didnt happen...
Mines all even, can read prity much everything at night.
Can take a coule of pictures if ppl want. But for those who say it doesnt light up well, all i can say is try getting better globes maybe...?

I got mine from Jaycar, the bulbs are strongest where the bulbs are and fade in the gaps like cihanvtec's first pic :(

[ICYOIL]

i dont have the fade in between the lights, mines very close to the original picture i posted, just abit darker
the only problem i have is the trip is darker then everything else.. can still see it, just not as pronounced as the rest

[pablos8]

zzz which bulbs should I use, the LEDs from Jaycar seem crappy then :(

[ICYOIL]

im only using some philips bulbs i picked up from autobarn, not led's
but now, instead of painting the bulbs ive got sign vinyl wrapped over them, easier then painting then and it gives a better colour distribution

[pablos8]

does autobarn sell coloured bulbs?

you owe me that EG6 cluster :P

[ICYOIL]

hahah :P Never!
it arived today to.. haha woo

they only sell the amber/yellow ones.. they also sell the coloured caps (like the blue ones on the original bulbs) in red.. maybe if you want red lights give them a try, see what they are like.. (they would probably be the best, becasue they are made with chaging the colour of your dials in mind)

[pablos8]

hahah :P Never!
it arived today to.. haha woo

they only sell the amber/yellow ones.. they also sell the coloured caps (like the blue ones on the original bulbs) in red.. maybe if you want red lights give them a try, see what they are like.. (they would probably be the best, becasue they are made with chaging the colour of your dials in mind)

doooogggggg teasing me about the cluster :P
d/w I got one coming fairly soon :)
cruise down to Sydney man hahaha bring your mates, us Sydney people are lazy fkers

[najdi]

can you use t10 bulbs?

[pablos8]

can you use t10 bulbs?

nope they're too big if memory serves, i think you need T5's

[Glocker]

Does anyone know how to take the front part of the climate control off? I can remove the fan speed controller arm as show in the pics..

[EK1 Civic]

I got an EK1 would the t5 for the cluster be the same for my car as the eg? It seems the one at jaycar arent bright or people are getting bright patches then dark areas. What seems to work best the navra lights with the little sleeves or the jaycar led lights?

[nikolaz01]

Would'nt the paint melt overtime? Good write up though

The paint will melt once the light bulb gets very hot.. I work in a hobby shop and we sell these like hot cakes. Good write up very informative :)

[tomyum]

damm man im loving the double coloured cluster. green + blue so sexy

[JohnnyJohnJohn]

I guess i might aswell post up pics of when i did mine, used T5 White LED globes with a rating of 0.1w frankly i think they are perfect for my liking :D.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7699/dscn0433s.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9061/dscn0434.jpg

PS. I know its an auto so dnt rub it in :(

But in saying that before doing this mod my gear light indicators were working fine, now everything except for D-4 (Drive Gear 4) lights up when selected... i got no idea why? can anyone shed some light:confused:

[pablos8]

looks like your lights don't spread properly either but because they're white it lights up alot better than the red hehe, nice work

was the climate control a bitch?

[JohnnyJohnJohn]

looks like your lights don't spread properly either but because they're white it lights up alot better than the red hehe, nice work

was the climate control a bitch?

haha yea they're actually not that bad in person, dnt really notice it, the climate control was the biggest biatch man seriously i had to keep my pimp hand strong literally. took me 1-2hours on the stupid thing the worst was the hot/cold wire and screwing it back in, not to mention losing the skin on my knuckles...:thumbdwn:

[ICYOIL]

haha yea they're actually not that bad in person, dnt really notice it, the climate control was the biggest biatch man seriously i had to keep my pimp hand strong literally. took me 1-2hours on the stupid thing the worst was the hot/cold wire and screwing it back in, not to mention losing the skin on my knuckles...:thumbdwn:

Ahahahhahahahaha, i can relate to this so much.. at many points i considered putting my foot though the dash

[sickvtec]

its the boom man...like so much since my eye so bad at nite...cheers mate...

[JDM-derek]

DAMN!! thats hot!

[JDM-derek]

btw anyone done on a EK? how many globes to i need and is it T5?

[m.o.d.aus]

Yes its T5 aswell - helped ekcoupe on his, but cant remember how many you need.
Pritty sure we used two packs of 5 but not 100% :s
Hope that helps. :thumbsup:

[PGB]

Not a fan of the huge brights spots the white or colour specific LED's give out on the climate control panel. Just thought I'd make a note for someone thinking getting the proper globes with make an improvement over the paint method.

I will be trying the paint method in the near future as it seems to disperse the light better going by the pics in the original post.


EDIT: Just looked again and looks better in full darkness. Bright spots arent as pronounced as they are in say afternoon or morning light. Would still consider the other method for the climate control panel though.

[ICYOIL]

you can buy sock type things that go over the bulbs, just like the blue ones that are on that at the start

ive got some red ones, much better then painting then, and a better array of the light

[pablos8]

you can buy sock type things that go over the bulbs, just like the blue ones that are on that at the start

ive got some red ones, much better then painting then, and a better array of the light

yo can we buy the socks at autobarn as well as the globes? what are the globes called lol

[Bulbasaur]

you can just use a sharpie and colour the bulb lol

[EK1 Civic]

Yes its T5 aswell - helped ekcoupe on his, but cant remember how many you need.
Pritty sure we used two packs of 5 but not 100% :s
Hope that helps. :thumbsup:

Eks use only 5 t5s (aircon takes 2, ashtray takes 1, cluster top lights that shine on needle take 2). They also take 4 t6.5s and 1 t10. Don't just get alot of t5s or you'll waste money since they wont fit in the cluster holders.

[Chris S15]

Whilst trying to find bulbs to do this DIY, i found a great solution that makes it SOOOO much easier. No colouring of bulbs, no guessing what size to get.

I went to Parklea Markets today and just went to all the shops that sell T5 LED's. I forgot to take a photo of the shop i bought these LED's from, but they're there...somewhere. hehe.

These are T5 LED's that will fit into the "5" and "6.5" sized bulbs.

1st bonus! They are not standard LED capped. They have an inverted wedge lens which spreads the light out.
2nd bonus! They come with their own base that can also be used in SOME of the fittings.You'll see from my pics what i mean. The other ones that were replaced, the holes were too small.
The rest of the bulbs that couldn't use the base i just used the OEM base. It's a bit of a tight fit, just make sure you push the LED's in slowly, firmly and STRAIGHT! Avoid any sideways pressure or you may snap the LED from the base. Yep....it almost happened. hehe.

There are areas that are brighter than the rest, but it isn't as bad as getting hot spots like standard LED's with standard lenses.
http://www.team-godspeed.com/gallery/albums/userpics/SM_IMG_2568.jpg

Here at the three bulb positions that can use the base that came with the new LED's.
http://www.team-godspeed.com/gallery/albums/userpics/SM_IMG_2570.jpg

As you can see, it comes with a base! Woot!
http://www.team-godspeed.com/gallery/albums/userpics/SM_IMG_2571.jpg

They are normally $4 each, but because i bought 10 of them, i got them for $3.

Hope this helps! =)

[-B18C2-]

man i did my cluster long time ago as well as my climate control.. climate control was good but my cluster was shit. coudnt see the dials or nothing.. and the colour i chose was blue.. tried so many type of lights led etc :( great thread

[Cabra69]

Man t5 are to small for mine need a t6.5 or something but jaycar dont sell shyt!

[p.v]

so, what size do we need? im confused..
ive got an eg vti- so is it t10? t5? or t6.5. let me know which one yous have used for dash and climate control that has worked!
thanks

[crobaa]

Just did this on my car.

Ordered 10 t5 bulbs and 2 5 packs of the red covers for them (all navara brand), cost $13 from my auto elec.

Climate control looks good but dash isn't bright enough imo. Can I use the next size up globe, the existing ones from the dash looked bigger, possibly a t6?

Also can anybody tell me how to change rear demister switch globe?

[[Mo]]

can anyone tell me how to take out the bulbs from the brown holders? and from the black holders for climate control!!

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Bump bump

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