4th Gen Gauge Color Mod
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MaliciousClout
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Word. I second that, building courage to do it too.
I believe what you guys were looking for is the cluster mod posted by darkie3495
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44549
This is definitely not a beginner mod, especially if you are not very careful and very good with a soldering iron.
If you are not comfortable doing this on your current cluster, HVAC, etc. then you might want to pick one up from a wrecked T4R and try it on there first.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44549
This is definitely not a beginner mod, especially if you are not very careful and very good with a soldering iron.
If you are not comfortable doing this on your current cluster, HVAC, etc. then you might want to pick one up from a wrecked T4R and try it on there first.
darkie3495
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thanks R8RRunner...
triguy74 - Let me know if i can help in any way. Just to let you know, there are 3 things i haven't gotten to that are not on the thread:
4x4 selector - not sure what the V8 one looks like but depending on where the LED is you'll get a hot spot. I need to drill into the distribution lens and mount another LED.
Airbag indicator - the LED is crazy tiny and need to find a way to remove it since it's not easily accessible.
Gear selector - the LED's i used (Flat tops) doesn't throw enough light to light up the gears as bright as the switches. I might have to create a strip with an LED for each gear.
My next project is swapping over to the Limited cluster (i love the red dot!!). Post pics when you're done, i'd love to see it!!
Good luck!!!
triguy74 - Let me know if i can help in any way. Just to let you know, there are 3 things i haven't gotten to that are not on the thread:
4x4 selector - not sure what the V8 one looks like but depending on where the LED is you'll get a hot spot. I need to drill into the distribution lens and mount another LED.
Airbag indicator - the LED is crazy tiny and need to find a way to remove it since it's not easily accessible.
Gear selector - the LED's i used (Flat tops) doesn't throw enough light to light up the gears as bright as the switches. I might have to create a strip with an LED for each gear.
My next project is swapping over to the Limited cluster (i love the red dot!!). Post pics when you're done, i'd love to see it!!
Good luck!!!
matroe11
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darkie3495 said:
I'm not sure what the other clusters look like, but it's just the light shining through the odometer needle. I think all you would have to do is get a new needle.
*edit* after reading your write-up and seeing your gauges, it might not be a simple needle swap. Nice how-to. I am nowhere near the level to pull this one off by myself, but the paps may be able to swing it. Thanks for taking the time to show how it's done!
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darkie3495
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matroe11 said:
The lighting pattern on the limited seem to be a bit different with the sport's. the sport's cluster is lit by 3 LED's next to the needle shaft and distributes the light using a lens. I'm hoping to get my hands on a limited gauge and confirm that it has 3 Red LED's lighting up the needle and a series of 4-6 orange LED's lighting up the gauge face.
Hey triguy74~ when you do this, could you take pictures of the back of the cluster. on another thread we are trying to confirm that it's a easy swap. oh, and you probably want to buy a few extra LED's since you might need more than i did. thanks!!
