Gauge LED Upgrage Instructions

**Dub Silverado** · 04-07-2005, 01:59 PM

If you want to change the color of the backlight on your gauges, but dont know what all is involved here are the simplest instructions you can find.
Tools:
Small Flat Screw Driver
7mm Socket or Nut Driver
Time: About 20 minutes.
Results: Priceless

Step 1: Order 6 LED bulbs. You will need the 4 bulb 194s. WLED-B4
LED Ordering Page
Step 2: Order 6 Twist Lock Connectors
Twist Locks
Step 3: Take Dash Bezel Off

Step 4: Unscrew 4 7mm bolts holding cluster in the dash.

Step 5: Remove Gauges and unplug Harness.

Step 6: Use a small Flat Screw Driver to pop the clips off the gauge backing.

Step 7: Locate 6 bulb plugs, and Remove

Step 8: Plug new LEDS and new Twist locks
Before reassembling, make sure you plug the harness back into the cluster to make sure all lights are functional. Some LEDs have to plugged into the socket one way only or they will not work. If you have any that are not functional, just turn the bulb 180 degrees in the twist lock and it should work.

Its easiest to do this right before sunset, or else you will have a hard time seeing the lights during the day.

04BlackGmC · 04-07-2005, 02:33 PM

They are outta stock now...
I wonder how this would look with stock gauges..

**Dub Silverado** · 04-07-2005, 02:55 PM

Im sure it would look good. Hey, anything is better than stock right?

Search ebay for the twist locks as well. Someone said they were available there.

**simple02** · 04-07-2005, 03:19 PM

damn, ima do that now that i saw that...itll match my HU as well...thanks!

**Dub Silverado** · 04-07-2005, 03:34 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...74034&tc=photo

Here are some more of the twist lock bulb holders since my first link is out of stock right now.

**GABE8501** · 04-07-2005, 03:42 PM

Awesome 'how-to'!!
I wonder if I can swap out plain white. Two of my lights on my AC control panel have gone out.

**Claye** · 04-07-2005, 04:21 PM

Great how-to man! Love those gauges!!

**Stepside454** · 04-07-2005, 05:23 PM

That looks sweet man, but are there any brite spots? It appears so in the picture, but that may just be the pic... Anyways it looks sweet, thanks for the writeup

Andrew

**SIN** · 04-07-2005, 05:24 PM

Very nice..I just ordered my leds.

**Nikolai** · 04-07-2005, 06:58 PM

Beat me to it.

BTW, for better results and less hot-spots, you can use the wedge LED's.

**DWright** · 04-07-2005, 07:07 PM

Which ones should be replaced with wedges? And are they still 4 LED's? I remember reading it somewhere just can't find it..

**Dub Silverado** · 04-08-2005, 12:39 AM

The pic looks like there are hot spots, but in person it is very uniform. Trust me, you wont be disapointed.

**wantitall** · 04-08-2005, 08:02 AM

mine arent even a quarter of that bright, mine disappoint me.

**Jay eS Iye** · 04-08-2005, 11:03 PM

is this the best way to do LED's in the speedo? i know this is probably the easiest, but is the a better outcome available? and how do you change out the bulbs in like the climate control to make it all blue?

**1slow01Z71** · 04-17-2005, 05:41 PM

Add clear blue plastic between the light and the clear part of the gauges. The ac cluster bulbs are soldered into the circuit board so unfortunately there are no just swapping bulbs out and I beleive it is the same for all of the control panels.