one bad bg Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 so why cant you post pics??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 security reasons. one bad bg has 1000 post now! just happen to see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 so wait. cause im confuzled. you cant post pics of your gauge cluster because of security reasons?? now that doesnt make any sence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Wow dude, why do you want to see his pictures so bad? He said he can't post them for various reasons; lay off. Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Wow dude, why do you want to see his pictures so bad? He said he can't post them for various reasons; lay off. cause no one else that had problems posted any good pics. and it doesnt make sence. i just want to see what people were talking about in my gauge mod thread when they said it had poor light distribution. and he said various reasons first, then said security reasons. so i was curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yeah but you push push push push... Ease off, man. Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 i can post them. just not on this computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLWJ Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I finally bit the bullet last night and put in the blue ones in my guage cluster to match my CC Cluster. Took all of 10 minutes, incredibly easy compared to the Climate Controls. I got the Cluster Leds, 5 on each, for the main lamps and then used the high power blue in the two middle sockets.They look friggin awsome. Am going to go back to the CC cluster and replace the one in the tempo display with a white one, as it is not you see the blue very well but the red part is totally dark. I am so glad i found Superbright last year. Hope you guys are all enjoying the led's they are worth every penny and then some. Now for the rest of the interior lights.My Scoob will be dead and rusted long before any of the lamps crap out.Am happy to post pics if anyone wants to see them.Cheers, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I finally bit the bullet last night and put in the blue ones in my guage cluster to match my CC Cluster. Took all of 10 minutes, incredibly easy compared to the Climate Controls. I got the Cluster Leds, 5 on each, for the main lamps and then used the high power blue in the two middle sockets. They look friggin awsome. Am going to go back to the CC cluster and replace the one in the tempo display with a white one, as it is not you see the blue very well but the red part is totally dark. I am so glad i found Superbright last year. Hope you guys are all enjoying the led's they are worth every penny and then some. Now for the rest of the interior lights. My Scoob will be dead and rusted long before any of the lamps crap out. Am happy to post pics if anyone wants to see them. Cheers, Larry post em here http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESSYMOND Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 no just the stock ones. if you want colors you can buy from SPLEDS. i bought the RGB leds. love them Which bulb types are the ones for the HVAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Which bulb types are the ones for the HVAC?  http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124039 second vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Ames Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Sub'in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepaddict Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 This was excellent for fixing my lights. My car is a 1998 Legacy Outback and I had a few differences. This is not to take away from the super good post. On step 8, the knob was stuck on real good, as PO was a smoker. I was bleeding after. On step 9, there are two plastic tabs shown to be released. On my car, they did not need to be released as they just locate the PCB & the PCB is fastened with screws. The only tabs that had to be released were the two that are circled in red on step 8 beside the screws that were removed from the bottom. As you gently pul the face apart, you can watch the ribbon cable inside stretch, the unit feels like its stuck together with heavy grease. On step 11, when you install the new bulbs, they only turn about 1/8 of a revolution. I see the bulb base has a wire that is pressed against a solder pad to contact. I turned the bulb until the wire was seated in the center of the contact pad. The Dealer wrongly gave me Part #83426AA051 for the Fan Bulb the first time I went in & they read it off the forum screen. Guess they just seen the last 3 numbers matched and sent me home with the wrong bulb. My car took BULB FAN part #72351AC051, as was called out in the sticky. This bulb is very long because it has to reach from the PCB to the acrylic lense that spreads the light around the fan switch.  Thanks again for the help to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLWJ Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 At long last a pic of the Dash with the Blue LED's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 At long last a pic of the Dash with the Blue LED's Did you use the High Powered bulbs? I used the normal ones and they fade and then brighten up in the middle-ish of the cluster then fade back out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Did you use the High Powered bulbs? I used the normal ones and they fade and then brighten up in the middle-ish of the cluster then fade back out again. Mine do the same with the normal 120 degree ones. I believe someone on here used the high powered ones and they did the same thing because they only come in 90 degree angles. -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLWJ Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) Did you use the High Powered bulbs? I used the normal ones and they fade and then brighten up in the middle-ish of the cluster then fade back out again. Used the Hi Power with max beam spread. There is a little fading between but not that bad. Over all the intensity is pretty even. Everybody who seen it love them. I decided on the hi power because i was not entirely satisfied with the HVAC cluster with the standard, mat go back and upgrade some of them. Now i just need to finish everything else. Redid the dome light with a 4LED hi power, now just need to do everything else. It's hard to stop once you get going. As a side note, at least for me, the Blue is much nicer at night than the green, guages are much sharper looking and easier to read. Also did all the indicator lights with red or amber as needed. DO NOT use LED for the low fuel guage, it just stays on all the time, voltage never gets low enough for it to be off. Edited May 11, 2010 by MrLWJ Added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) Used the Hi Power with max beam spread. There is a little fading between but not that bad. Over all the intensity is pretty even. Everybody who seen it love them. I decided on the hi power because i was not entirely satisfied with the HVAC cluster with the standard, mat go back and upgrade some of them. Now i just need to finish everything else. Redid the dome light with a 4LED hi power, now just need to do everything else. It's hard to stop once you get going. As a side note, at least for me, the Blue is much nicer at night than the green, guages are much sharper looking and easier to read. Also did all the indicator lights with red or amber as needed. DO NOT use LED for the low fuel guage, it just stays on all the time, voltage never gets low enough for it to be off. What size bulb for the dome light? I am going to order one of the 5bulb LED's for the AT shifter to see if it fits/how bright it is. I didn't know that we had a choice in the hi powered bulbs for the angle. I also should ask if you sanded down the back of your gauges? This is what my cluster looks like. Really bight in the center then faded. And the dome light you guys are talking about is when you open the door and it's the light that lights up?  http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2424/img00045201005102201.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us Edited May 11, 2010 by Baddog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLWJ Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 What size bulb for the dome light? I am going to order one of the 5bulb LED's for the AT shifter to see if it fits/how bright it is. I didn't know that we had a choice in the hi powered bulbs for the angle. I also should ask if you sanded down the back of your gauges? This is what my cluster looks like. Really bight in the center then faded. And the dome light you guys are talking about is when you open the door and it's the light that lights up?  Did not sand anything in my case, the bulbs were the same fit as the standard. I changed everything in the cluster that could be changed, mine is a 97 legacy, so my cluster may be different that what you have, but for me the lighting is pretty even. For the Dome light,yes thats the one that goes on in the ceiling when you open the door, in my case it took a hi power 4 smd warm white festoon bulb. For the light in the cargo area it was a wedge base bulb. The sight below has a fairly comprehensive list of what you will need for your application. http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesm113 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) Anyone know the bulb model # for the radio/clock lights? I soldered in some LEDs and resistors but they don't fit all that great and aren't as bright as the originals. Thanks! Edited October 22, 2010 by jamesm113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukaboy Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) I got the cluster lights to work. Way easier than the HVAC.The hvac works with the dealer bulbs but I'm having a tough time with the LEDs.Can't seem to get it to work. Any suggestions guys? Edited November 2, 2010 by sukaboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukaboy Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) I had read in the forum to rotate the bulbs 180degs. I thought I had tried that and it didn't work. In any case...I tried it again and it worked and looks great. I could tell even in the late morning sun (car was in the shade of the house still) that the LEDs were on. Now everything in the interior is LED. I can't wait till it gets dark! I did lose one of the small screws on the bottom of the HVAC control and one of the small dealer bulbs somewhere in the dash. Tried to find it but no luck. Even took the radio and everything out. Don't matter now. I just wanted the LEDs to work. LEDs that I used from SuperbrightLEDs.com 3 | NEOx High Power LED Instrument bulb | $ 2.29 | Blue NEOx-BHP 3mm NEO3-xHP ------------------------------------------------------------ 2 | 74-xHP3 Wedge Base LED bulb | $ 3.49 | Blue 74-BHP3 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4 | WLED-xHP5 Wedge Base Bulb | $ 5.95 | Blue WLED-BHP5 ------------------------------------------------------------ for the 2 smaller wedge bulbs i had to bend the connectors a bit to make it snug. There's a bit of a hotspot on the Upper left side. The right side is really even. Not sure why. The NEO3 ones are hard to install. Just because of the location behind the HVAC control. The gauge cluster was easy. Just have to be careful not to scratch the right side of the dash. which I did a bit when I pulled it out. I noticed the the fan knob is not as bright as the other side, do they make a NEO3 longer than these? This thread was really useful. Thanks to all who contributed. Edited November 2, 2010 by sukaboy added photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 lmao I looked at your speddo and I was like wtf? then I noticed it was km/h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bponce23 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 did this today... awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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