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Old 07-13-2008, 05:34 PM   #1
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Interior LED....Help

I just got my RX8 last week and i was wondering is it possible to change the orange led in the dash board, steering wheel and the doors.
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Old 07-13-2008, 06:13 PM   #2
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Doors.......easy
Dash....not so easy
Steering.......not so easy

Spend some time and do some searches, there are a tons of threads about interior lighting.
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About the dash I want to do the same but it's very difficult - you must change all the tiny leds one by one with the ones of your colour preference. But I hate this red lighting of the dash, blue would be so much better (and much my black light gauges hehe) If someone more into this stuff want to be a volunteer and try to make a diy then I would try it.
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Before my rx8, i had a celica. I have changed the stock dash and cluster gauge color which involved soldering tiny LEDs and it was successful. wanted to know if any of you guys done it and have a pictures of it.
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search for posts by Lurch.. he did it
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Old 07-13-2008, 08:49 PM   #6
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Yeah............Lurch did it..............I think one of the threads is called "I'm so blue".

I'm going to do it eventually(The dash and gauges), I just haven't had time yet.

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Thanks for all your help. I saw what he did and it was great. The LEDs that he used were a little bigger than the one i used for my celica. How many LEDs do you guys think i need in order to change the dash and cluster gauge.

Mazurfer....off topic question....Where did you get the rx8 image with blinking lights at the buttom of you post?
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Bunso_Rx8, if you finally do this it would be nice to share some info or write a small diy with some photos. I really want to get rid of this red lighting.
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I will do my best to make a DIY for this project but i would take some time.
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Don't mean to be an @ss, but I can't tell you anything other than I figured out a way to do it. It's not hard, but a lot of people got pissed(not at me) as everyone started to have them. I was in pretty early, so I kept it when others went a different direction. So............I don't think I will devulge........sorry.

BUT............if I ever pull the dash and change all the LED's, I will for sure do a DIY as I've been wanting to do that for a long time.
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Both Bunso_Rx8 and Mazurfer it would be great to make a DIY for this, I am not so much experienced working with leds and I wouldn't try this without a direction from someone.
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