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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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I am trying to put blue leds behind my guages I have already done the dic and the hud panel. How do u get to the lights behind the gauges? What kind of leds do I need
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Originally Posted by jiujitsu77
I am trying to put blue leds behind my guages I have already done the dic and the hud panel. How do u get to the lights behind the gauges? What kind of leds do I need
the cluster gauges aren't lit by individual bulbs so you can't light them up with LEDs.
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It's 2 UV tubes... And they are pretty good looking already.. I don't think LEDs will look any better.
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Originally Posted by karateboi87
It's 2 UV tubes... And they are pretty good looking already.. I don't think LEDs will look any better.
With all the LED conversion threads posted here, I don't recall anyone changing out the lights in the instrument panel. But check out the gauge bezel instructions posted up on www.vetteesstentials.com web site. It will show you how to access the lights.
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To get Blue you'll have to buy SpeedHut EL Faceplates, JW Motoring has the only offering and a great deal versus buying directly from SpeedHut. There are alot of options built in or you can do totally custom faceplates...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...aceplates.html
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