How To: DIY Red Lit Gauge Needle's (6th Gen)

[eK4TheWin]

Glad I can help man. I am by no means a "mechanic", but I am really good working with my hands. First time ever taking a dash apart and I was able to figure it out very easily. Message me if you have any problems. I will follow up with some pics I took tonight of my dash with the new bulbs. Pics aint great because the low light didn't work too well with my camera.

Awesome, man. That would be great. And I'll definitely let u kno if i run into issues. Thanks again!

 

[heff56]

Awesome, man. That would be great. And I'll definitely let u kno if i run into issues. Thanks again!

 

[CustomCreations]

VERY NICE!!!!!! definatly VERY NICE!!!!

 

[eK4TheWin]

that came out so ill, man. I'm definitely hooking up these LED's man. I'm gonna go with indigo. I like the red needle contrast against the blue.

 

[Maxs240]

What bulbs did you use in the ac?

 

[GACivic]

where did you get leds for the dash??

 

[heff56]

where did you get leds for the dash??

www.superbrightleds.com

and I also used www.ebay.com to compare prices and get some lights

I highly recommend www.superbrightleds.com

 

[GACivic]

Where can I find what bulbs I need?

 

[heff56]

Where can I find what bulbs I need?

http://www.modifiedlife.com/1997-honda-civic-car-light-bulb-size-chart/

this is a list of the light bulb sizes

to replace the bulbs behind the a/c climate control you want to get two (2) #194 bulbs

you can get them here
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/instrument.html

WLED Miniature Wedge Base bulbs
(#194/168)

for the other bulbs (ones behind the gauge clusters) you can go to page 3 or 4 of this thread and read what the other people wrote.

Im pretty sure there are
Four (4) #74 Bulbs (Gauge Cluster)
One (1) #194 Bulb (Gauge Cluster)
Two (2) #194 Bulb (A/C Climate Control Unit)

 

[GACivic]

http://www.modifiedlife.com/1997-honda-civic-car-light-bulb-size-chart/

this is a list of the light bulb sizes

to replace the bulbs behind the a/c climate control you want to get two (2) #194 bulbs

you can get them here
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/instrument.html

WLED Miniature Wedge Base bulbs
(#194/168)

for the other bulbs (ones behind the gauge clusters) you can go to page 3 or 4 of this thread and read what the other people wrote.

Im pretty sure there are
Four (4) #74 Bulbs (Gauge Cluster)
One (1) #194 Bulb (Gauge Cluster)
Two (2) #194 Bulb (A/C Climate Control Unit)

thanks a lot! how hard is it to get to the bulbs on the A/C?

 

[heff56]

thanks a lot! how hard is it to get to the bulbs on the A/C?

Timeconsuming!!! You have to take every damn piece out of the center console and bend your arm and hand in a weird position to get behind the A/C unit

 

[Civicpmp]

It's a lot of work on that climate control... I usually just take it to an prefessional and have them deal with it.

 

[UncleHonrod]

Timeconsuming!!! You have to take every damn piece out of the center console and bend your arm and hand in a weird position to get behind the A/C unit

I actually took out the bottom of the dash, contorted my body in a weird position, looked up, felt around, and pulled out the driver side one with my fingers... the passenger side one needs needle nose pliers, but they both pull out and just push back in.

 

[priest3131]

cool write up going to try this soon

 

[brecha]

this is a nice one DIY, but i just removed the painted red part and installed two super bright red leds.. Looks Awesome too

 

[brecha]

www.superbrightleds.com

and I also used www.ebay.com to compare prices and get some lights

I highly recommend www.superbrightleds.com

I recommend the site too, i bought a super bright led stripe and put them on the dash.. and it looks like this one.. Super bright and looks cool too