LED Lighting

[BakerEdition]

I just was pokin around and found this website for LED lighting..I wanted to change my dash cluster bulbs to LED and found these...All my bulbs are working but have some spots that are a little dim...Hey Thermo...BY NO MEANS AN AM I TRYING TO STEP ON YOUR TOES!!

http://www.superbrightleds.com/vehicle_led_bulb_finder.php for finding your bulb

http://www.superbrightleds.com web site.....and this may not be news to any of you....

 

[GAINMOB]

we know the site

 

[walnuts4x4]

don't forget these guys too.......... http://www.v-leds.com/

 

[BakerEdition]

LED Bulbs

Does anyone know how many bulbs are in the speedo cluster for back lighting only? I want to order some LED...but dont want to have to pull the cluster to count them....

 

[GAINMOB]

don't forget these guys too.......... http://www.v-leds.com/

i just got my hyper-flash resistors in from them...

 

[Thermo]

Baker, by no means are you stepping on my toes. Not everyone does things the way that I do. I tend to go for something slightly different and finding pre-made bulbs in something other than white is about next to impossible. If that is what you can handle, then by all means go for it. I'm getting ready to put in floor lighting into the wife's car that will be capable of 16.7 million colors. he he he he he he. Going to be fairly easy to do and is only running me $40 to do. Can't argue that.

 

[tallsville]

damn thermo what are you using for that?

 

[panda24619]

damn thermo what are you using for that?

thats his secret. jeez. trying to get everything out of him! haha

 

[Thermo]

Tallsville, the color palette is to keep the wife happy. Besides, you can use the colors that she chooses to figure out if you are in the dog house or not. Red, WARNING!!!!!!! LMAO. If it keeps the peace in the house, then I use it. The technology is out there, the question is whether you use it or not.

 

[DF5.4]

It's for the mood ring effect. She comes home and when she opens the door and he sees the color he will know if he can greet her or run and hide.

 

[tallsville]

mood car effect understand that. but what i meant was what products are you using? premade or custom? and if custom what are you using?

 

[Thermo]

tallsville, these are buy over the shelf components. Look up 5050 SMD LEDs and the controllers. Wiring them up is easy, the LEDs are mounted on a 1/2" wide strip (1 led per inch). You cut the runs to the desired length (3" increments). It don't get much easier than that. THe hardest part is soldering on to a flexible copper pad. That isn't hard as long as you know a few tricks. The controllers can be had for a few bucks to include a remote control and the LEDs come in 15 foot rolls. But, that will go quite a ways.

 

[tallsville]

thanks thermo. next time you are sent to socal we will definitely have to meet up.

 

[Thermo]

tallsville, take a look at this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5M-SMD-5050...388?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e63e8f91c

Then all you do is you remove the 115VAC power supply and replace it with the 12 VDC from the truck. TADA, that is it. If you want to get fancy (like I am), you simply wire it up to a light fixture in the truck (may require a relay to allow more current capability as the strip can pull up to 3 amps, but the controller can handle up to 6 amps). Then as you open the door, the light strip turns on vice having to be turned on independently. Now you know the "Thermo Magic". It is out there, just have to know how to use it.

 

[tallsville]

nice find. thanks thermo.

 

[Soldier777]

So I have a question I Just picked up some 194 size leds and took out my dash cluster and all the 194 were way to big. Every website says size 194.... am I doing some thing wrong

 

[ExpediTuner]

i didn't know thanks!

 

[BakerEdition]

dash lights

Here is a site that I went to...they are a 161....I wanted to order some for the back light in my cluster but didn't know how many...so heres the LED site let me know how many...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/vehicle_led_bulb_finder.php