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I have been looking for a while for Blue LED bulbs for my 04 Supra. I ran across a smokin' deal.
Just got 10 of these in today and installing them tonight, will post pics as soon as it gets dark.
They have 7 blue LED's and should be super bright in my gauges.
http://i.imgur.com/j65Q2.jpg
Holy lord man, your gauges will be on fire they will be so bright.
That's what I'm hoping for! Good thing the fire extinguisher was relocated to the other side of the boat!
Does your 04 have a dimmer switch?
No it does not, although I am on a mission to swap all the led's in the boat from just blue to RGB million color LED setup with a wireless remote and it would be so easy to control the dash lights with the led's in the boat. They would fade and dance with the boat lights when sitting still and you could turn them on steady when driving. A new project perhaps?
That would be "interesting"......:D :D Check your PMs by the way.
I read this thread and then got the song "Blinded by the light" stuck in my head.
^^ ...revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
And just when I got the song out of my head, I came back to this thread! :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by supraaddict
Gotcha! :evil:
Craaaaaaap, now I'm singing it.
What an upgrade and only took $5.00 for ten bulbs and literally 15 minutes to perform the mod itself.
Here are the before and after shots.
Forgive the pic quality, I only had my phone with me.
Gauges before:
http://i.imgur.com/kRDm9.jpg
Gauges after:
http://i.imgur.com/LdKm0.jpg
Volt Gauge before:
http://i.imgur.com/qYow2.jpg
Volt Gauge after:
http://i.imgur.com/N4lpA.jpg
Oil Pressure Gauge before:
http://i.imgur.com/xeWRI.jpg
Oil Pressure Gauge after:
http://i.imgur.com/UXwW0.jpg
Speedo Before:
http://i.imgur.com/BYdGu.jpg
Speedo After:
http://i.imgur.com/4p5e0.jpg
RPM Gauge before:
http://i.imgur.com/zYwJD.jpg
RPM Gauge after:
http://i.imgur.com/LWwID.jpg
Temp Gauge before:
http://i.imgur.com/n7n3R.jpg
Temp Gauge after:
http://i.imgur.com/Ps9uW.jpg
Fuel Gauge before:
http://i.imgur.com/hMxOg.jpg
Fuel Gauge after:
http://i.imgur.com/raKVB.jpg
Here ya go Jetlink and Haugy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWVL4B-4pI
Your a "PUNNY" guy!!
The sub is lit with the waterproof LED strip. The wall it is attached to is just a false wall in front of the sub with a 12" hole in it. The LED is not actually mounted to the sub itself.
That looks great. I'd like to do the same mod myself. Can you give more info on the bulbs. How hard was it to get the guages out? ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by supraaddict
I took the whole gauge panel off (6 allen head screws on my year model. When you pull the panel out you can get to the bulbs. They should all be close to the top of the gauge pod. Here is a link to the bulbs I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190712583534...84.m1497.l2649
$4.69 for 10 bulbs. The only bulb that is a little tricky is the wakeplate bulb near the gear shifter. just have to have small hands to get up in there but the bulb is at the top of the gauge as well.
Here are the locations of the flat head allen screws to remove all the gauges at the same time
When pulling the bulb holder out of the back of the gauge, it takes a 1/3 of a turn to get them out of the gauge
When replacing with a LED bulb it will only light up if it is put in the correct way, if it does not light up when installed, turn 180 degrees and put the bulb holder back in and it should light up.
The RPM gauge on my year model does not require a turn to remove the bulb holder, it was more like a lot of pressure straight out to remove the rubber wire grommet that incases the bulb holder.
http://i.imgur.com/5uAEE.jpg
Okay, I kinda felt silly when I bought the LED lights on eBay and crawled under the dash of my '08 Launch 21V. I should have checked to see if these would fit my year model.
The gauges on my boat don't have an external type bulb type to remove and replace. I didn't bother pulling the entire dash out to see and dissassemble any of them, but I'm not entirely sure that these can be upgraded. Basically they are a closed gauge with only the pin connector and external wiring.
Anyone with an '08 type dash set up replaced the lighting with LED's? Curious if this can be done. The stock lighting is horrible, I can barely see my gauges at night.
Hey John, did you ever figure out if your gauges could be upgraded to LED's???
Not yet, don't know if these can be upgraded. I did install the interior / underwater LED's this weekend. They look great I may give SC a call to see if there are options for my year and gauges
Thanks! You'll be rockin that new board soon!!
No help from SC except to give me the manuf tech line and the gauge part #
According to a tech rep at Medallian Instruments, these cannot be upgraded. THe information he gave me is :
) the housing is sealed and breaking them apart could cause failure or moisture to seep in;
2) the units are already equipped with LED lighting and the only way to increase the intensity of the light is to increase the voltage which isn't recommended.
Kinda makes me call BS though, as there are plenty of guys on the Moomba forum that i believe have the identical set up but have completed the upgrades. PM's sent to those guys. We'll see.