New LED dash conversion

[tyhuck]

I just wrapped up an LED dash conversion. Everything went great, and I actually got pretty good at soldering by the end of it. The wife was ticked though because it took me about 4 hours to do everything, and she was left with a newborn and a toddler to take care of by herself. So, I didnt get a chance to snap any pictures, but I will post some up ASAP.

 

I used white 5mm 360deg LEDs and 560 ohm resistors. I did the entire dash (cluster, headlight switch, 4wd switch, A/C, cargo light switch, etc.). The only thing I didnt do was the window switches and door lock switches. I am really happy with the bright, clean color of most of the bulbs, but Im not too crazy about the blue tint that the cluster face and the 4wd switch have.

 

Is there any way to remove that blue film?

 

Is there a color of bulb that will show through that film as white?

[tyhuck]

Here are the pictures I promissed. You can see how some parts turned blue, some were white, and compare that to the stock color and brightness of the factory lighting.

 

 

 

 

UNfortunately, the only way I know to get it all to match is to change the color. Appearantly, you can get the blue off the gauge face, but not out of the buttons. Im thinking I might find a stereo that can match both the white and the blue, and maybe it will tie it all together. Otherwise, Im going green.

[txab]

How do they do when dimming?

[tyhuck]

Everything except the cluster will dim to off. The cluster dims down a good bit, but never goes completely off.