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Old 02-05-11, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by NEbiker10
Explain........what do i gotta do?.....my roommate is an electrical engineer with GE...hes a genius and can do anything
Then let him do it. Engineers don't like to be told how to do things that is for techs.
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Old 02-05-11, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by NEbiker10
Explain........what do i gotta do?.....my roommate is an electrical engineer with GE...hes a genius and can do anything
It has to do with the position, number and orientation of the lights. I doubt OLT is going to give you the answers because he owns lextech lighting .
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Old 02-05-11, 03:29 PM
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Negative, that was a long time ago, but I am being serious when I say engineers don't like to be told what to do. That's what they went to school for, engineering. Durrrrrr.
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Old 02-05-11, 03:40 PM
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If its gonna be a pain in the *** ill just leave it or throw some super whites in there. You really cant notice much on low setting.
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Old 02-05-11, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by cleansc4
Not bad.. are you doing yourself install led bulb?

minee cluster done by Lextech. they are pretty brighter x2 than led bulbs..

Never seen an interior that nice !!!!!!!!
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Old 02-05-11, 04:20 PM
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damn you can tell he doesn't let anyone sit in the passenger seat lol...
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Old 02-05-11, 04:37 PM
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just wire in a 35w 5000K hid kit behind the cluster. You'll never have hot spots ever again and cars behind you will be able to see your cluster as well!!
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Old 02-05-11, 05:06 PM
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I think it looks good for just plug and play. The hardest part is removing the cluster form the three harnesses from the back. I used the same LEDS, but used super bright ones, with blue needles. I also changed out all of the cluster backlighting for the other things, coolant, brght lights, brake, etc.
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Old 02-05-11, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 1992Lexus
I think it looks good for just plug and play. The hardest part is removing the cluster form the three harnesses from the back. I used the same LEDS, but used super bright ones, with blue needles. I also changed out all of the cluster backlighting for the other things, coolant, brght lights, brake, etc.

Picture?? Im Curious how it looks
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Old 02-05-11, 08:47 PM
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I think as far as plug-n-play goes, this is about as good as it gets. Best results are using the halo CCFL's

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Old 02-05-11, 08:52 PM
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^ Agree, just for warm climates only. CCFL and ballast don't fire in the cold reliably.
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Old 02-06-11, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
As long as you are happy with your results, it's your car man. Rock it like a hurricane.
^X2 It's much better than burned out leds
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Old 02-06-11, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by cleansc4
So, what is that compartment where the passenger airbag should be in the dash and woodgrain?
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Old 02-06-11, 08:04 AM
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Is there a DIY on this? Or am I just supposed to take out the tac, twist off and twist on the bulbs?
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Old 02-06-11, 08:20 AM
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How do we fix the needles as well?
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