194 led FTL
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not sure what you paid for them, but here is mine. just completed it yesterday. they aren't the plug in style bulbs though. there are nearly 50 leds. Paid $10 shipped for 100 leds and resistors. just some time soldering them.
daytime before adding a few more to lighten the dark spots:
nighttime completed:
daytime before adding a few more to lighten the dark spots:
nighttime completed:
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Are your LED's flat across the front or rounded? Its been a long time but I believe the flats are wide angle lights and the round are narrow angle lights.
Are your LED's flat across the front or rounded? Its been a long time but I believe the flats are wide angle lights and the round are narrow angle lights.
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i don't entirely know what you are asking, but an LED swap alone, will leave you with a blueish green gauge cluster... you have to take apart your dash, sand the back of it, to remove the green tint, THEN put the blue bulbs in...
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That's the whole reason for colored paint of the colored LED of your choice. Otherwise to diffuse the light output, you'd need to use white, which might or might not change the color of the LED shining through.
I have a how to on this forum, showing step by step how to do this mod, and you could still use the 194's if you wanted to. I used 5mm LEDs, about 60 of them behind my dash and soldered them straight to the ribbon.
I have a how to on this forum, showing step by step how to do this mod, and you could still use the 194's if you wanted to. I used 5mm LEDs, about 60 of them behind my dash and soldered them straight to the ribbon.
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Well it also depends on how thick you lay the glass paint on. I've got a healthy layer on my truck, and on shanes truck. The trick is not to add too much, because it will cause the needles to get stuck on higher spots of the overlay. But if you don't use enough, it might look like a different color shining through.
You also have to remember to look at the MCd the light outputs. In my cluster is 6,000mcd (5-5mm leds in each 194 socket). In shane's he bought special 15,000mcd LEDs and I used 6-5mm LEDs in each 194 socket. There's a difference, and his seem to have less hot spots, but he also did some aiming adjustment after I was done modding his cluster.
But to answer your question, painting could be the difference of hot spots and/or differences in colors shining through. It kinda all depends on how **** you are about things matching and being just perfect.
You also have to remember to look at the MCd the light outputs. In my cluster is 6,000mcd (5-5mm leds in each 194 socket). In shane's he bought special 15,000mcd LEDs and I used 6-5mm LEDs in each 194 socket. There's a difference, and his seem to have less hot spots, but he also did some aiming adjustment after I was done modding his cluster.
But to answer your question, painting could be the difference of hot spots and/or differences in colors shining through. It kinda all depends on how **** you are about things matching and being just perfect.
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You also have to remember to look at the MCd the light outputs. In my cluster is 6,000mcd (5-5mm leds in each 194 socket). In shane's he bought special 15,000mcd LEDs and I used 6-5mm LEDs in each 194 socket. There's a difference, and his seem to have less hot spots, but he also did some aiming adjustment after I was done modding his cluster.
But to answer your question, painting could be the difference of hot spots and/or differences in colors shining through. It kinda all depends on how **** you are about things matching and being just perfect.
But to answer your question, painting could be the difference of hot spots and/or differences in colors shining through. It kinda all depends on how **** you are about things matching and being just perfect.
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I couldn't find any film near me, so i went with paint and it came out great.
As part of following my how-to, remember to sand down the tops of the LEDs so they're flat and kinda widen the beam pattern, but now they make flat top led's which I would recommend.
Glad my how to work for you Troy!
As part of following my how-to, remember to sand down the tops of the LEDs so they're flat and kinda widen the beam pattern, but now they make flat top led's which I would recommend.
Glad my how to work for you Troy!
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