6SpeedOnline - Porsche Forum and Luxury Car Resource

996 Turbo / GT2 Turbo discussion on previous model 2000-2005 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and 911 GT2.

Dash Light Color Changes

   
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 08:20 PM
Share
  #16  
'02996ttx50's Avatar
Registered User
15 Year Member
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 7,984
From: la
Rep Power: 608
'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !'02996ttx50 Is a GOD !
this is epic subscribed.
 
Reply
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 08:42 PM
Share
  #17  
TabooPc's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
10 Year Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 569
From: Seattle, WA
Rep Power: 82
TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !
I may do a writeup on the gauge LED change when I do it. Theres not really any good information online about it.

Those are from the HVAC, not guages. I got an extra HVAC control when I bought my car. Just took it apart for the sake of hopefully someone doing a write up on how to make them blue, or red, or white, or any color i want. I have an 01 so my gauges are not soldered LED's, but I would love to do LED's there too.
Any Idea what spec LED's these are? Voltages or anything?
 
Reply
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 08:52 PM
Share
  #18  
irish100p's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 253
From: NOVA
Rep Power: 30
irish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to all
I have no idea, but sportscarleds.com sells a kit I was thinking of getting. I'll ask around to my friends in the medical repair department to see if they can give me any insight.
 
Reply
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 09:13 PM
Share
  #19  
TabooPc's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
10 Year Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 569
From: Seattle, WA
Rep Power: 82
TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !
Originally Posted by irish100p
I have no idea, but sportscarleds.com sells a kit I was thinking of getting. I'll ask around to my friends in the medical repair department to see if they can give me any insight.
I just emailed them asking if they could provide me with LED's for my swap. I also asked if they knew the specs in the case that they didn't have the correct ones to sell me.

Stay tuned
 
Reply
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 11:11 PM
Share
  #20  
TabooPc's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
10 Year Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 569
From: Seattle, WA
Rep Power: 82
TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !
Ok, I have all the correct LED's ordered. I'll make a writeup as soon as they arrive, and I can get started on the project.
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:31 PM
Share
  #21  
irish100p's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 253
From: NOVA
Rep Power: 30
irish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to all
What color did you get? I am looking forward to this writeup for sure.

James
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:32 PM
Share
  #22  
TabooPc's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
10 Year Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 569
From: Seattle, WA
Rep Power: 82
TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !
Originally Posted by irish100p
What color did you get? I am looking forward to this writeup for sure.

James
I'm kind of a minimalist, and my interior has all white accents. My center console is white, and my rollbar is white.

So I got white :P
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:02 PM
Share
  #23  
sdiamond911's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 145
From: illinois
Rep Power: 20
sdiamond911 is infamous around these parts
I used superbrightleds.com for the 996 dash, doors, overhead console center light all in blue. Car is black on black and the blue gives enough light to read all the gauges and not blinding at night if you open the door. In the upper center I just did the center festoon bulb and left the two side reading lights white in case you actually ever need light! Super easy to replace them all. A little fiddly to get the upper console thing on the dash off. Don't fret, If I can do it...... Changed the side marker lights to white and added DRL's in the front grill. This was the C2, for the Turbo I also dislike the orange but not sure if I'll go color since interior is saddle and metallic gray outside. Maybe just clean white. Orange reminds me of 'warning lights' :-(
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:40 PM
Share
  #24  
buzzm's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,807
From: Boston
Rep Power: 144
buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !
Am I reading this correctly, 2001 does not require soldering ? Surely it's not just as simple as unplugging orange bulbs and plugging in white bulbs ?
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:55 PM
Share
  #25  
Giorgos Cayman's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 298
From: Athens Greece
Rep Power: 55
Giorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond reputeGiorgos Cayman has a reputation beyond repute
Originally Posted by TabooPc
Hello Everyone,

I'm looking into possibly tackling the task of changing out the LEDs in my dash and Hvac system to a different color. Probably bright white or red. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Is there some sort of electrical diagram or blueprint somewhere showing the circuit layout of the back of the gauges? I'm fairly decent and soldering but I'm not sure which type of LED's (voltage, size, etc..) I need to get.

Thanks for any help,

Taboo
Check my thread...
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ta-3076-a.html
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 07:35 PM
Share
  #26  
buzzm's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,807
From: Boston
Rep Power: 144
buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !buzzm Is a GOD !
Your thread just says that your friend did it for you, more info would be good
 
Reply
Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:17 PM
Share
  #27  
TabooPc's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
10 Year Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 569
From: Seattle, WA
Rep Power: 82
TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !
Originally Posted by Giorgos Cayman
Pretty sweet that he could get the main LCD to change color too.

I'll only be doing the left and right dash screens.
 
Reply
Old Nov 18, 2013 | 08:00 AM
Share
  #28  
irish100p's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 253
From: NOVA
Rep Power: 30
irish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to allirish100p is a name known to all
Taboo
any updates??

James
 
Reply
Old Nov 18, 2013 | 08:35 AM
Share
  #29  
TabooPc's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
10 Year Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 569
From: Seattle, WA
Rep Power: 82
TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !TabooPc Is a GOD !
Originally Posted by irish100p
Taboo
any updates??

James
James,

I did a whole thread on how to do the dash light LED change. Search it up, or find it by looking at threada started by me.
 
Reply
Old Jan 1, 2014 | 08:01 PM
Share
  #30  
coil222's Avatar
Registered User
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 24
Rep Power: 0
coil222 is infamous around these parts
looking @ the sportscarleds kit. did it work on your Turbo, their website looks like they only cover 996.1 non turbos.
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:
You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes, average.
Show Printable Version
Email this Page

Advanced Search

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:50 AM.