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ramthis9501
11-28-2011, 06:31 PM
Just ordered some " Cool White" led lights for the cluster, headlight switch, and a/c switch. They should be here this week sometime, can't wait to get them in!

Should look something like this
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/ramthis9501/800457019_photobucket_4546_.jpg

I'll post a DIY for 2nd gens when I do it
(S.M.R) 101
11-28-2011, 06:59 PM
A mod that I would love to do..... But the hot spotting would drive me nuts. And when I get a 4th gen ill have the white lights instead of the green...

It will look good dude... Keep us up to date
Matt
11-28-2011, 09:03 PM
A mod that I would love to do..... But the hot spotting would drive me nuts. And when I get a 4th gen ill have the white lights instead of the green...

It will look good dude... Keep us up to date

only reason i havent done it yet
OklaHemi
11-28-2011, 09:17 PM
with the newer bulbs i dont notice the hot spotting so much in the pics. i want to redo mine but its not worth ripping everything apart. good luck colton.
LowRam
12-19-2011, 06:48 PM
hmm can some one explian what hot spotting means? i thought about doing my lights like this. but id like to know eveything i can find out before attempting it, i read the how to thread Ramthis did
(S.M.R) 101
12-19-2011, 06:52 PM
If you look at the MPH gauge at the 20mph and the 120mph you can see it's very bright (Hot Spotting)

Light and dark spots on the cluster..

basically there are area's that are brighter than others, you will have high contrast areas and low ones as well..

It's just one of them things that would drive me nuts
LowRam
12-21-2011, 08:51 AM
O i see.. Theres no way to get around that?
ramthis9501
12-21-2011, 12:31 PM
Mine isn't to bad and it doesn't bother me. It's just one of those things if you can handle it or not. Don't think there's really anyway around it.
(S.M.R) 101
12-21-2011, 01:47 PM
Nope no way around it..
BMRbrnSNRbrd
12-21-2011, 03:05 PM
Couldn't you just use wide angle leds?
(S.M.R) 101
12-21-2011, 03:21 PM
I think that would just widin the hot spot area.

If you look at the hot spot now it's just one area but if you use the wide spread I think it would make it a bigger hot spot area.

there would prolly still be a dark area around the 40 to 90mph area..

If you get what i'm trying to say
Matt
12-22-2011, 12:07 AM
what if you painted the tip of the led that way you only get indirect lighting i'm guessing a lot of the hotspotting is from the tip ... i might play around with this