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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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Has anyone replaced the lights behind the gauges with LEDs, can it be done and any idea how many there are back there.

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I am pretty sure the C5 instrument cluster does not have lights behind the gauges, unlike the C6. Instead, there are 2 black lights on either side of the instrument cluster behind the glass that light up the gauge faces. The only way I know how to change the color of the gauge lighting is to go with a gauge face overlay that is lighted, such as sold by Speed Hut. There was a monster thread about a year ago on the Speed Hut gauge faces -- do a search to find it.
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well that's not what i wanted to hear but i will look into that.....thank you for the info
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I am pretty sure the C5 instrument cluster does not have lights behind the gauges, unlike the C6. Instead, there are 2 black lights on either side of the instrument cluster behind the glass that light up the gauge faces. The only way I know how to change the color of the gauge lighting is to go with a gauge face overlay that is lighted, such as sold by Speed Hut. There was a monster thread about a year ago on the Speed Hut gauge faces -- do a search to find it.


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