LED Cluster Pics - Page 20

Bossrange02 · #**286** 01-14-2013, 12:19 PM

The needles were actually easier to calibrate than i thought. For the speedo try to spin the needle all the way around clockwise until u get to the stopper than lift it over, from there it should sit at zero and should work perfectly

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Originally Posted by southbolt

so you had to sand your,s off as well i have an o1 ranger xlt ...im still a little confused on this.... i just ordered mine..so i am trying to find out exactly ...and this is to everyone....what grit sand paper? how i calibrate all my needles back...i ordered the red and white leds .....so i am trying to figure out how to arrange the lights....i want mine just like this but i want the red where the blue is and the white the same .as well as with the hvac what do i have to do.....any help please????

Yeah we'll what I did was use white LEDs than your going to have to figure out a way to paint the back red or use filters over the stuff u want red. If u use red paint just mask off what u want to be white for example needles, rpms, gas symbols etc..

AmericanPride! · #**287** 01-17-2013, 11:59 AM

This is what I decided to do instead of the LEDs. Yes it's cheap and looks OK, but I like this look much better...no cluster swap needed either
http://www.andysautosport.com/ford/1...a20000104.html

southbolt · #**288** 01-18-2013, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Bossrange02

The needles were actually easier to calibrate than i thought. For the speedo try to spin the needle all the way around clockwise until u get to the stopper than lift it over, from there it should sit at zero and should work perfectly

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Yeah we'll what I did was use white LEDs than your going to have to figure out a way to paint the back red or use filters over the stuff u want red. If u use red paint just mask off what u want to be white for example needles, rpms, gas symbols etc..

So there is no way I can do red and white like how people did blue and white without painting the cluster face? Or it will just have to be all red or all white

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Originally Posted by JGiddy

before i modded it blue. I had the natural white non-SMD non-rotary LEDx6 PnP bulbs in these pics

How exactly did you do yours?

dzrt_ranger · #**289** 01-18-2013, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by southbolt

So there is no way I can do red and white like how people did blue and white without painting the cluster face? Or it will just have to be all red or all white

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How exactly did you do yours?

Correct

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southbolt · #**290** 01-19-2013, 10:27 PM

Can you use acetone or laquer to take the green film off

Country21 · #**291** 01-19-2013, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by southbolt

Can you use acetone or laquer to take the green film off

I used acetone on my hvac green and it worked wonders!

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

southbolt · #**292** 01-20-2013, 12:29 AM

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I used acetone on my hvac green and it worked wonders!
04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

ok cool i am going to do that only thing i am worried about is re calibrating the needles

Country21 · #**293** 01-20-2013, 01:01 AM

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ok cool i am going to do that only thing i am worried about is re calibrating the needles

Me too. Which is why I haven't done it yet. Although could use smartphone as a speedometer til I figured it out

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

dzrt_ranger · #**294** 01-20-2013, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Country21

Me too. Which is why I haven't done it yet. Although could use smartphone as a speedometer til I figured it out

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

Don't stress about it, it's really easy..just warm up your truck, take a picture of where the needles need to go and proceed to remove them. But if you're going to do the whole AA battery calibration thing do that first before you take out the needle. But like you said you can see how fast you're going with your smart phone. . Get a buddy and find empty straight road and place the needle in the right place according to your phone. That's what I did but with a gps.

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Country21 · #**295** 01-20-2013, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dzrt_ranger

Don't stress about it, it's really easy..just warm up your truck, take a picture of where the needles need to go and proceed to remove them. But if you're going to do the whole AA battery calibration thing do that first before you take out the needle. But like you said you can see how fast you're going with your smart phone. . Get a buddy and find empty straight road and place the needle in the right place according to your phone. That's what I did but with a gps.

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Yea that's the thing. It's a very stressful process and nerve rackin. To newbies such as me its almost like tellin me to difuse a bomb lol

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

DrIftKi7Vg · #**296** 01-20-2013, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by dzrt_ranger

Don't stress about it, it's really easy..just warm up your truck, take a picture of where the needles need to go and proceed to remove them. But if you're going to do the whole AA battery calibration thing do that first before you take out the needle. But like you said you can see how fast you're going with your smart phone. . Get a buddy and find empty straight road and place the needle in the right place according to your phone. That's what I did but with a gps.

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I did the same thing. Worked wonders for me.

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Originally Posted by Country21

Yea that's the thing. It's a very stressful process and nerve rackin. To newbies such as me its almost like tellin me to difuse a bomb lol

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

I was in the same boat as you are in. I was super nervous to take the needles off as well as re calibrate the needles. But I got it to work by using a GPS and going about 45-50 mph on a straight away road. A few weeks ago I had to replace my needles and I did the same process as before and boy did it bring back memories lol.

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Country21 · #**297** 01-20-2013, 02:10 AM

See I'm doin my whole truck Orange and black. So what color should I do my cluster?

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

DrIftKi7Vg · #**298** 01-20-2013, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Country21

See I'm doin my whole truck Orange and black. So what color should I do my cluster?

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

Orange and white. That would really stand out and I have yet to see anyone with that color scheme.

Country21 · #**299** 01-20-2013, 02:46 AM

Me either. So should I do numbers white and all lines Orange?

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DrIftKi7Vg · #**300** 01-20-2013, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Country21

Me either. So should I do numbers white and all lines Orange?

04 ranger xl 3.0 2wd 4x2 7ft bed

I think that would look cool. Or orange numbers and white lines. But I think white numbers would be best because you would see them better at night. Lines are just lines