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**Brando26** · 08-12-2009, 10:04 PM

Well, it was kind of a necessity. These are pictures of the prototype. My Faze morphers kept crapping out and not really being blue like the rest of all my instrument/atc/evic lighting. So I did this instead. Already installed in the car and tested. waiting for nightfall to truly test it. Still need to produce a design for the temp and fuel gages.

There are 3 3volt blue LED's behind each cover. Mounted to the back of the gauge and reflecting off the cover back onto the gauge face.

I bring you....

THE ECLIPSE CLUSTER

I made the covers out of wood, bondo-glass, 3m double sided foam tape, LED holders (had to PVC glue them in because the plastic bezel was too thick) and some roof flashing.

**Dudley** · 08-12-2009, 10:12 PM

Awesum! any plans for the other 2 gauges??

**Brando26** · 08-12-2009, 10:17 PM

Delete them and add digital gauges there with blue LED backlight? wait.. i was just kidding.. BUT THATS AN AWESOME IDEA..

Cyberdyne Blue Ice FuelElectronic LED Digital Fuel Gauge for Chrysler Vehicles : JC Whitney: Auto Parts & Accessories

Here is a stupid question, our temp gauge in the cluste.., is it for the coolant or oil?

MeanMugga · 08-12-2009, 11:04 PM

My main problem with people on this site. They will view a hundred times..and never offer any encouragement, or at least criticism.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brando26

Here is a stupid question, our temp gauge in the cluster.., is it for the coolant or oil?

Coolant

jfree3 · 08-13-2009, 12:00 AM

If you have adobe, and acess to a laser printer. you print white faces on transparency, and mount some blue LEDs where the original lights in the circuit board are.

nice idea though, I like it

**etfuller** · 08-13-2009, 02:09 AM

Thats sweet shit!!

**Brando26** · 08-13-2009, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfree3

If you have adobe, and acess to a laser printer. you print white faces on transparency, and mount some blue LEDs where the original lights in the circuit board are.

nice idea though, I like it

If I am not mistaken, that would mean cutting the entire stock gauge face out El sheet, and plastic and everything to make this work? then having to remount the gauge needle thingy. the EL sheet, nor the black backing are translucent.

The only lights in the circuit board are for the indicator lights and are soldered to the board, exception being the cruise, turn signals, high beam, and trac on indicators - I did this to rid me of all my EL sheet and power supply problems.

I may have misunderstood. but just to be clear, this is a 300M cluster.

stratastic · 08-13-2009, 02:14 AM

thats sweet. only thing i dont like is the circles in the middle. if you could get that look without those, it would be perfect

furyman67 · 08-13-2009, 02:23 PM

not a bad mod, will the lights retain the dimming feature??
Tom

**Brando26** · 08-13-2009, 05:22 PM

Yes, they are wired to the illumination wire on the clock, the LED's dim with the rest of the instruments (evic, radio, ATC, cluster displays)

**RMF419** · 08-13-2009, 10:30 PM

That is going to look good at night. Nice job...

**cdmccul** · 08-13-2009, 10:36 PM

I can't wait for night shots.

300Michael · 08-13-2009, 11:38 PM

I like the idea, just not the exicution. The large white disk in the center looks out of place, in my opinion. If you want the dials blue, why not just have a couple of LED's (one) shine on each of the guages. You would just need to aim it at the guages, the white would light up blue the black surrounding areas would be black.

Richard Hall · 08-14-2009, 01:52 AM

Is it possible you could attempt this mod on a first gen intrepid cluster? I would be willing to buy one if you were to do that. Once I get my car fixed

and once I get some money coming in that is...

BK111968 · 09-14-2009, 05:21 PM

Nice job - that is really cool looking.