Uneven cluster light!!

**samyip** · 25-11-2012 11:35 AM

Hey guys,

Like the title says, anyone know how to fix that problem

Thanks

**ceekay101** · 25-11-2012 11:49 AM

As in there is no light in some areas? Possibly a backlight bulb died/has come loose? Do you have a picture?

**sensei_** · 25-11-2012 12:12 PM

Remove cluster, install new bulbs. Some people sand the LED bulbs down abit to diffuse the light, that should fix the uneven cluster lighting.

**samyip** · 25-11-2012 12:15 PM

sorry didn't include which car it is, it's a EJ8

**mattsrea** · 25-11-2012 01:26 PM

just change all the bulbs dude its not that expensive

if your tight on money, just ebay them if not go to autobahn.

**samyip** · 25-11-2012 04:41 PM

All the light is working :|

Here is a pic with normal bulbs, as you can see it dim at 3-5k rpm, 60-80km, 140-160km and 220km.

and here is a pic with LED from jaycar, same here with LED.

**BEVSTA** · 25-11-2012 04:49 PM

You'll need LEDs that shine 360*, which will give you a wider spread across the cluster.

**samyip** · 25-11-2012 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by BEVSTA

You'll need LEDs that shine 360*, which will give you a wider spread across the cluster.

Cheers!

**TbM** · 25-11-2012 05:02 PM

your led's are firing forward/up too much, post a pic of the type of led used and ill see if i can tell you how to modify it to disperse the light evenly.

**samyip** · 25-11-2012 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by TbM

your led's are firing forward/up too much, post a pic of the type of led used and ill see if i can tell you how to modify it to disperse the light evenly.

I'm using these

**PGB** · 25-11-2012 05:37 PM

You think thats bad wait until you do the heater controls lol
Got a link to any suppliers of the ones you posted BEVSTA?

**TbM** · 26-11-2012 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by samyip

I'm using these

they wont work very well as they only fire forward/up you need 360 degree ones like BEVSTA has said but they still may require the top led to be blocked off.

I used these (even in the T10 socket) and used a hot glue gun to glue a little square of foil and paper on the top led to make it reflect down and not create hotspots, i also broke out a tab or 2 in the cluster to let the light disperse more.

Originally Posted by PGB

You think thats bad wait until you do the heater controls lol
Got a link to any suppliers of the ones you posted BEVSTA?

if you use good led's theres no problem doin the HVAC unit