Got done making my gauges bright red. (Pics) - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

The Chef · 2007-03-01, 08:42 AM

Sup everyone.
The other night 100percentjuice and I were workin on my car makin the gauges all red. Man that was a tremendous pain in the ass doing that. It takes so long to clear out the back of that thing off but all in all i am very pleased with the results. All I need now is my Defi Ambers to complete the look!

What do you guys think?

Dean · 2007-03-01, 08:44 AM

I like it, looks like my STI. Looks like you still need to do your pod gauges...

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-01, 08:49 AM

Na he is gonna throw those in the garbage. And the picture doesnt do it justice on how bright it really is.

The Chef · 2007-03-01, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

Na he is gonna throw those in the garbage. And the picture doesnt do it justice on how bright it really is.

It really doesn't. Those things are BRIGHT.
And Dean that is totally the look im goin for. STi gauges look unreal

sperry · 2007-03-01, 09:30 AM

You can get the green LCD display to light red as well... at least I did in my '02.

The Chef · 2007-03-01, 10:01 AM

Oh dang that looks good sperry

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-01, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

You can get the green LCD display to light red as well... at least I did in my '02.

Did you just do the condom swap on the stock bulbs? thats what it looks like to me.

and yeah we aleady ordered the lights for the odometer. We had leds for it but it didnt give us the look we wanted.

sperry · 2007-03-01, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

Did you just do the condom swap on the stock bulbs? thats what it looks like to me.

and yeah we aleady ordered the lights for the odometer. We had leds for it but it didnt give us the look we wanted.

I don't remember if that picture is w/ the LEDs or the red bulb covers. I did LEDs 1st, and they looks great at night, but at twilight or when there was other light in the car (street lights, etc) the gauges looked spotty. So instead of adding another 40 LEDs to even out the light, I went to the bulb covers... not quite as bright, but much more even.

Looking at the pictures I'm pretty sure that's w/ the LEDs... note that the 20 is a little dimmer than the 100 in the speedo... or that the 3/4 area of the tach is dimmer than the 6... it became pretty noticeable when there's more ambient light.

The Chef · 2007-03-01, 11:45 AM

How did you get your needles red like that too?

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-01, 11:50 AM

here is a pic of when I first replaced my stock bulbs with blue leds. Its way brighter then stock yet you can see how spotty it is. As soon as I get my car back I will take a pic with the led rings in it to show the difference.

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-04, 09:51 PM

Ok here is the best picture I could get of my current setup. This is with LED rings behind the gauges. This picture shows really well how even and bright it is yet for some reason this setting on my camera makes the plastic look all scratched. Obviously it looks awesome in real life. And you can see how much of a vast improvement the rings are over just replacing the bulbs like my above pic^.I will take a pic of The Chef's and Imprezif's when we get together next.

MikeK · 2007-03-05, 09:01 AM

Can you dim it down for driving at night?

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-05, 10:17 AM

Yeah its all hooked into the illumination.

The Chef · 2007-03-05, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

wrxkidid · 2007-03-05, 12:02 PM

thats so weird. im watching that movie right now and right as i read that post that part came on

2007-03-01, 08:42 AM	#1
The Chef EJ18 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 27 Car: 2005 Impreza RS Wagon	Got done making my gauges bright red. (Pics) Sup everyone. The other night 100percentjuice and I were workin on my car makin the gauges all red. Man that was a tremendous pain in the ass doing that. It takes so long to clear out the back of that thing off but all in all i am very pleased with the results. All I need now is my Defi Ambers to complete the look! What do you guys think?

2007-03-01, 08:44 AM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I like it, looks like my STI. Looks like you still need to do your pod gauges... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-03-01, 08:49 AM	#3
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Na he is gonna throw those in the garbage. And the picture doesnt do it justice on how bright it really is. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-01, 09:30 AM	#5
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	You can get the green LCD display to light red as well... at least I did in my '02. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-03-01, 11:50 AM	#10
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	here is a pic of when I first replaced my stock bulbs with blue leds. Its way brighter then stock yet you can see how spotty it is. As soon as I get my car back I will take a pic with the led rings in it to show the difference. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-01, 10:01 AM	#6
The Chef EJ18 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 27 Car: 2005 Impreza RS Wagon	Oh dang that looks good sperry

2007-03-01, 11:45 AM	#9
The Chef EJ18 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 27 Car: 2005 Impreza RS Wagon	How did you get your needles red like that too?

2007-03-04, 09:51 PM	#11
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Ok here is the best picture I could get of my current setup. This is with LED rings behind the gauges. This picture shows really well how even and bright it is yet for some reason this setting on my camera makes the plastic look all scratched. Obviously it looks awesome in real life. And you can see how much of a vast improvement the rings are over just replacing the bulbs like my above pic^.I will take a pic of The Chef's and Imprezif's when we get together next. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-05, 09:01 AM	#12
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	Can you dim it down for driving at night?

2007-03-05, 10:17 AM	#13
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Yeah its all hooked into the illumination. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-05, 12:02 PM	#15
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	thats so weird. im watching that movie right now and right as i read that post that part came on __________________ Mosey down the road.

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