R32 GTR gauge cluster LED upgrade!

[Blackzenki82]

so i did this to my car today, figured I'd do a write up for anyone else who wants to do this! great CHEAP upgrade for your interior lighting, to custom color your gauge cluster to match your aftermarket gauges, paint, etc etc etc...

What you need:

Philips head screwdriver
5x 194 360* LED's of your color choice (available on eBay for CHEAP!)
2x 74 360* LED's of your color choice (also available on eBay)

that's it!!

*tip, removing steering wheel makes getting the bezel out easy.*

*note* i did mine in "hyper white" which comes out blueish, i used the "blue" LEDs prior on my S14, and they were more purple, just a heads up.


here we go!

Remove 4 screws on gauge bezel, and 4 screws under dash trim.


pull the lower panel out of the way, and remove the lower 4 screws on the gauge bezel.


lower steering column, and VERY carefully, pull the gauge bezel out, halfway out, unplug all pig tails from gauge bezel.

then remove the 4 screws holding the gauge cluster in place.


slowly pull gauge cluster out, unplug pig tails... then, then replace the circled lights with the LED's... might need to test with the head light switch to make sure they're all working, as the LED's are a +/-, and wont work if polarities are reversed. the 194 LEDs go in the large plugs, and the 74's go in the smaller ones.




reverse these steps for installation...

Before:


After:




enjoy!!!

[Nismo_line]

nice i did the same and looks great

[nelsonmxmarc]

Ok.. again, i have to ask.. How are they at night??

I get mixed reviews on being annoying, being great, being okay after a while then getting really annoying - especially on long hauls at night on roads where there aren't any lights, going to call for some degree of glare/blindess?

Let me know.. I'd love for my cluster to match my white led gauges, but even then i find them too bright at night, i cant imagine the actual cluster....

[Nismo_line]

i find mine fine they arent too bright but alot better then stock longest hall i did with them at night was 45 mins highway and didnt get annoying at all i guess it all depends on which ones you buy

[Blackzenki82]

i've done the LED upgrade in my last three nissans, and the glare brightness was NEVER an issue for me... my Autometer cobalt gauges can be kinda bright some times, but never the gauge cluster...

[nelsonmxmarc]

What LED's are you guys running?

Got a link to those ones on ebay?

Do they have a "White" vs. "Hyperwhite" option?

[nelsonmxmarc]

... Ps. you must be bad a$$ as f*ck driving around Florida in a Skyline.. That's a pretty rare ammenity down south.. so epic haha

I plan to be driving down south, namely fort lauderdale (at the moment.. maybe clearwater) this winter at some point .. Maybe ill stop by!

[Blackzenki82]

yeah, i'm the only GTR in gainesville, home of the Gators, bunch of college kids with half riced out cars jaw dropping and neck breaking.....




anyways... they do have a white vs hyper white option, just gotta get on ebay, search for "194 LEDs" and look for the ones i posted above... i think i got ten of em in a pack for like 6-7 USD...

[Nismo_line]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220601029008&viewitem=

[nelsonmxmarc]

I'll check it out

Awesome stuff, car looks great. I can imagine it turns a lot of heads.. Kind of the factor i was looking to get once i get my car down there for a couple weeks - we'll see how it goes haha

anyways, good write up - i'll try to get my hands on some and see how they look!

[Blackzenki82]

good luck with it, post pics when you're done!

[Nismo_line]

heres how mine turned out with bulbs from the link i posted

[frankiman]

sticky !!!

[cobrAA]

marc, what is annoying is the old oem 20yr old white yellow light lol!!! everythjing else is better than that!

[amnash]

35.00 for the kit... cant you just get the bulbs themselves for under 20.00?