LED Dash and Puddle Lamps - Page 2

RalphiieP · 06-11-2008, 11:49 PM

can you post a diy on how to do the dash really interested taking that thing apart. would Apricated it

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srtorelli · 06-12-2008, 12:00 AM

Looks very well done. Never a fan of the puddle lights rather just get neons but it looks really nice I like how they fade away in your video!

III.II · 06-12-2008, 4:17 AM

How do you change the green light for the fog light switch and what size bulb is it?

c0v3rr1d3 · 06-12-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ArTL-S

how many bulbs do you need to do the gauges and things. Also are the gauges the only things you can use these bulbs for as far as the interior is concerned?

the first section that says Tri-Power 3 i bought 5 of the Super-White ones for the guages.

For the odometer section i bought 3 of the super-white "super-star" bulbs which are the next set of bulbs under the tri-power ones

For the switches, i bought 5 Type-A Neo - Wedge LED Instrument Panel Bulbs in super white. And 2 Type-A in blue for the status lights on the cruise and fog lamp.

The Type-A Neo-Wedge bulbs should be able to be used in other parts like the select/reset buttons, etc but i haven't gotten that far yet

c0v3rr1d3 · 06-12-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RalphiieP

can you post a diy on how to do the dash really interested taking that thing apart. would Apricated it

1) Unscrew 2 philips screws under the top of the dash.
2) Remove the drivers side fuse box cover
3) Remove the drivers side lower panel by removing 1) philips screw under the fuse box and then pull down.
4) Pop out and unplug the 3 switches (fog/cruise/sunroof)
5) Now you can remove the entier dash panel, use of a small flat head screw driver could help prying it away. Then it takes some maneuvering to get it off . Make sure you put your steering wheel as far down as it can go to help.
6) Unscrew 2 screws i believe that hold teh guage cluster in and remove the 3 harnesses. Now you have the guage cluster out.

The 3 arrows together (3 red color caps) are the 3 odometer bulbs, just twist and they come out and u can replace them with the 3 bulbs i listed to buy for the odometer

There are 7 blue color caps. The 2 with arrows pointing at them are signals i left these as they are. The other 5 are for the guages. Again just twist off and replace with the 5 listed above. It might take a little pressure or wiggling to get them in, but they fit fine.

Then just plug the big harness in and see how it looks. Like me, you will probably have to sit there int he care switching bulbs around untill u get them all lighting up. Since they only sit one way in the socket i messed up a few, especially the odometer took me a while to get right. Then just put the dash back together in the reverse order.

For the switches its pretty straight foward, small flat head screwedriver will help to twist the bulbs in and out. The just replace as needed, again might have to do it more than once to get the bulbs in the right place to light up.

azn_xxxd · 06-13-2008, 12:19 AM

hey guys , is there any DIY for this modding section ? Is it hard to do cuz lol im not really good at wiring . Thanks

III.II · 06-14-2008, 6:17 AM

i know this is off topic but does anyone know what size the back up light is for an 02' TL?

02type-s · 06-14-2008, 4:42 PM

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Originally Posted by azn_xxxd

hey guys , is there any DIY for this modding section ? Is it hard to do cuz lol im not really good at wiring . Thanks

You can just buy the led bulbs for plug and play

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Originally Posted by III.II

i know this is off topic but does anyone know what size the back up light is for an 02' TL?

921 bulbs - white led 12-bulb clusters for mine.

FuriousSam · 07-12-2008, 2:24 AM

I got one of the #74 LEDs for my clock and it is not lighting up. Does the LED have a positive and negative side that I should watch out for?

Me0w · 07-12-2008, 5:26 AM

Rajca · 10-12-2008, 10:55 AM

ive been looking at doing the led dash, ive read that i need teh #74 led's? theirs a guy selling some led's and i just want to be sure i have teh right ones.

03TL_typeS · 10-13-2008, 8:52 PM

i'm thiking on puddle lights maybe! but im not sure if i would really want them but there will be pics if i do

peace9 · 11-03-2009, 3:51 PM

I have a 99 Acura TL and I followed the instruction you gave to replace the light bulbs for the odometer (the three red ones in the middle). However it still doesn't work. I switched the bulbs around back and forth and it still doesn't work. Any ideas or suggestions?

TLin401 · 11-03-2009, 5:29 PM

Move the filament that comes out of the bulb around a little bit.

Put them in and again if they do not work then turn it around.

Unless you bought bad bulbs.

Where did you get them from? I doubt you bought 5 bad bulbs though.

peace9 · 11-03-2009, 6:46 PM

I got it from the Acura dealer. They're a brand new bulbs. I don't think that is an issue. I will try to do it with your suggestion tomorrow. Do you think it may have a relay somewhere or fuse that I need to check?

Thanks,

TLin401 · 11-03-2009, 6:57 PM

Are the rest of the interior lights working?

peace9 · 11-03-2009, 8:15 PM

Yes, they are all working except the odometer and the manual shift display that contains the same light bulbs for the odometer.

Rajca · 11-03-2009, 8:59 PM

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Originally Posted by peace9

Yes, they are all working except the odometer and the manual shift display that contains the same light bulbs for the odometer.

i have the same problem changed out the lights, and the whole gauge cluster. still doesnt work. might be a ground somewhere.

peace9 · 11-03-2009, 9:09 PM

I'm not sure it has ground or not, but I will try to do it again tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes.

Rajca · 11-03-2009, 9:26 PM

their a ground for the whole cluster. by the radio on the left side.

TLin401 · 11-03-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm contemplating doing puddle lights now. hmmmmm

peace9 · 11-04-2009, 9:57 AM

I tried to change the bulbs on my odometer this morning again and still doesn’t work. I checked the fuse everything look good. I’m not sure what else I can do. Does anybody have any suggestion?
Thanks,

TLin401 · 11-04-2009, 10:02 AM

Check the ground as Rajca said.

Take a meter and check that you are getting power.

peace9 · 11-06-2009, 9:03 PM

FYI, I brought my car to the shop and let them checked my odometer. They told me that the cluster is bad, so they ended up buying one from junk yard for $100 + $40 labor. I could have done it myself and save $40, but I knew the guy so I let them do it.

Rajca · 11-06-2009, 9:14 PM

and did that solve the problem?

peace9 · 11-06-2009, 10:04 PM

Yes it does work.

peace9 · 11-16-2009, 9:58 PM

I had changed the odometer cluster two weeks ago. Everything is working fine as I mention in my last reply. However, when I put my car into drive my shift light is not displaying in (D4), but the rest work fine. Do you have any ideas or suggestions how to fix it?

Thanks

07-12-2008, 5:26 AM	#50
Me0w Registered User Trader Rating: (9) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: TORONTO Posts: 422	yes

10-12-2008, 10:55 AM	#51
Rajca CL-S6 on steroids Trader Rating: (3) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: harwood hts, il/ chicago Age: 20 Posts: 7,753	ive been looking at doing the led dash, ive read that i need teh #74 led's? theirs a guy selling some led's and i just want to be sure i have teh right ones. __________________ 02 SSM TL-S:: When ever driver, gots a sound system 03 SMR CL-S6::track car:: way too many parts to list, most of them custom

11-03-2009, 9:26 PM	#60
Rajca CL-S6 on steroids Trader Rating: (3) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: harwood hts, il/ chicago Age: 20 Posts: 7,753	their a ground for the whole cluster. by the radio on the left side. __________________ 02 SSM TL-S:: When ever driver, gots a sound system 03 SMR CL-S6::track car:: way too many parts to list, most of them custom

11-04-2009, 9:57 AM	#62
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	99 tl I tried to change the bulbs on my odometer this morning again and still doesn’t work. I checked the fuse everything look good. I’m not sure what else I can do. Does anybody have any suggestion? Thanks,

11-06-2009, 9:14 PM	#65
Rajca CL-S6 on steroids Trader Rating: (3) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: harwood hts, il/ chicago Age: 20 Posts: 7,753	and did that solve the problem? __________________ 02 SSM TL-S:: When ever driver, gots a sound system 03 SMR CL-S6::track car:: way too many parts to list, most of them custom

06-12-2008, 12:00 AM	#42
srtorelli Honda Nation 1999 Acura TL Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto Age: 20 Posts: 414	Looks very well done. Never a fan of the puddle lights rather just get neons but it looks really nice I like how they fade away in your video!

06-12-2008, 4:17 AM	#43
III.II Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 137	How do you change the green light for the fog light switch and what size bulb is it?

06-13-2008, 12:19 AM	#46
azn_xxxd .a BUM with SMG... Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston Age: 20 Posts: 937	hey guys , is there any DIY for this modding section ? Is it hard to do cuz lol im not really good at wiring . Thanks

06-14-2008, 6:17 AM	#47
III.II Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 137	i know this is off topic but does anyone know what size the back up light is for an 02' TL?

07-12-2008, 2:24 AM	#49
FuriousSam Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lodi, NJ Age: 28 Posts: 73	I got one of the #74 LEDs for my clock and it is not lighting up. Does the LED have a positive and negative side that I should watch out for?

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03TL_typeS Registered User 2003 Acura TL Trader Rating: (10) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal, S.Sac/Elk Grove, Ca Age: 20 Posts: 7,330	i'm thiking on puddle lights maybe! but im not sure if i would really want them but there will be pics if i do

11-03-2009, 3:51 PM	#53
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	I have a 99 Acura TL and I followed the instruction you gave to replace the light bulbs for the odometer (the three red ones in the middle). However it still doesn't work. I switched the bulbs around back and forth and it still doesn't work. Any ideas or suggestions?

11-03-2009, 6:46 PM	#55
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	I got it from the Acura dealer. They're a brand new bulbs. I don't think that is an issue. I will try to do it with your suggestion tomorrow. Do you think it may have a relay somewhere or fuse that I need to check? Thanks,

11-03-2009, 8:15 PM	#57
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	Yes, they are all working except the odometer and the manual shift display that contains the same light bulbs for the odometer.

11-03-2009, 9:09 PM	#59
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	I'm not sure it has ground or not, but I will try to do it again tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes.

11-06-2009, 9:03 PM	#64
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	FYI, I brought my car to the shop and let them checked my odometer. They told me that the cluster is bad, so they ended up buying one from junk yard for $100 + $40 labor. I could have done it myself and save $40, but I knew the guy so I let them do it.

11-06-2009, 10:04 PM	#66
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	Yes it does work.

11-16-2009, 9:58 PM	#67
peace9 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	I had changed the odometer cluster two weeks ago. Everything is working fine as I mention in my last reply. However, when I put my car into drive my shift light is not displaying in (D4), but the rest work fine. Do you have any ideas or suggestions how to fix it? Thanks