do u still have the info from ebay i tried to look for my 2000 f150 xlt but could not find it

 

and im not sure how you guys did the color change i don't want to change the light bulbs just the color of the cluster

 

the light bulbs do change the cluster color. some use the white day-glow off ebay, others use tinted plastic

 

I did the LED mod last night after reading through this whole thread. I didn't notice if anyone found a solution to fixing the hot spots?

I really like the color of the blue on my '98 XLT, doesn't look good with all the green though. I'm going to have to start replacing with LEDs all over in my interior, haha.

 

There isn't a "fix" to the hotspots. That is the dysfunction of LEDs over incandescents. They glow in a true 360* orb of light while LEDs are directional light coverage

 

I think I'd like to try this, but the way Dingus did. Would a gel (like used in stage lighting) work as a replacement to the green? Anyone? Or with colored led's, once the green is removed, I'm guessing if the white is replaced there would be no hot spots (that the white is actually some kind of diffuser to help spread out the light. Any ideas on what might be used to do this? It appears to be sprayed on originally, but there may be something out there to replace it with.

 

How many people here have the 99+ models with the green tint? How did you guys get rid of it??
Did you remove the needles to get to the black plastic to remove the tint? or did you use some other kind of method?? If you removed the needles how did you re-apply them and how accurate are they now???
If you had to adjust them to get them accurate again, How did you go about doing that??
Does anyone know how to make the guages sweep? Would that fix any missaligning problems???
I have a scrap housing from a 00-ish probe or something (I'm not sure exactly what) that I have to play with for experimenting but I want to try and findout how you guys did it and how it turned out in the end.

 

2 day Bump

 

I just completed this mod last week and the most tedious part by far was the removal of the green tint. I used a sponge with an abasive backing, fingernail polish with acetone, and A BUNCH OF Q-Tips. It took me a couple of hours (on and off) , but with elbow grease, I was able to remove the green.

I did remove the needles and now they need to be recalibrated. Comparing my speedo to an a speedo app I found on my phone, it appears that I am running 6 mph slower than what my speedo currently reads. Any tips to recalibrate my cluster are appreciated.

To make your gauges sweep, simply press and hold your odo rest button and turn your truck on (not the engine). Hold for 3 more seconds or so and release. Your odo will read "TEST" then "GAGE". Release the button and your gauges will sweep.

I still need to adjust my gauges because I didn't mark with a pencil where my gauges rested before removing them.

I hope this helps.

 

so i am a complete idiot when it comes to finding leds for anything. does anyone have a link to ebay leds? i want to do this mod since one of my lights is out anyways. haha

 

I have links to four different reputable companies that carry the required LEDs in the first post. If you use the crappy LEDs on eBay, they will burn out on you in 2-3 months and you'll have to do it all over again (ask me how I know).

 

how do you know? haha what do you look for in a search box on the sites? i dont understand it for some reason. i guess i go a little more exspencive since its like a few $$ more.

 

Anyone done a 01 ext cab with a tach?
If so wut bulbs did you use? the 37s?
And how many of em. And what style bulbs?

 

99-03 trucks do not use the 37 type bulb. I believe someone said they have 6x 194s

 

What size bulbs are needed for the dome and door lights? and how many do i need for them?

oh and the website for v-leds confuses me when i try to find the bulbs is there anyway you can link me to the correct bulbs?

Thanks in advance!