First Gen Instrument Lighting Modifiaction

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Bow

Discussion Starter · Dec 21, 2009 (Edited)

First Gen Instrument Lighting Modification

If anyone is interested, I did a LED conversion on my Instrument Cluster this weekend.

The entire write up is here: D22 Dash LED Mod

it ends up like this:

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Bow

Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 21, 2009 (Edited)

Q451990 said:
Very nice! Would you say they are as bright as the old lighting? Any problems with the dimmer?

Heath

It is actually better than the stock lights, which when the dimmer fails, stay full bright. That is really good for wearing out your eyes at night/early morning.

My dimmer failed a couple months ago, so when I went to red this weekend, it made it a lot better.
I can't test the dimmer, but these are plenty bright while being very easy on the eyes...

fusionfronty99 said:
how did you get it out of the dash?

Removal:

1. Remover the steering column cover (5 screws)
2. Remove The lower dash Trim (the one at your knees with the E-brake handle and the Fuse panel cover (2 screws)
3. Remove the Black trim around the gauge cluster (4 screws)
4. Remove the Gauge Cluster (4 screws)
5. Unplug the Cluster connections (3 plugs on my model)

Installation:

Exact opposite of above

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Bow

Discussion Starter · #6 · Dec 21, 2009

^ I don't know...

What does the cluster look like?

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Bow

Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 22, 2009

fusionfronty99 said:
so was it a pain to get out?

Maybe 20 minutes the first time...

I've had it out before, so I was out in 10 minutes or less, reinstalled in about 10 minutes...

Just take your time, keep track of your screws (the steering column screws are different from the rest of the trim screws), and when all else fails, consult the FSM.

It isn't difficult.

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Bow

Discussion Starter · #10 · Dec 28, 2009

Update!

I figured out how to change the Climate Control to match the dash:

Dash LED/Climate Control Install: D22 Frontier Part I & II - Texas Nissans

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Bow

Discussion Starter · #12 · Dec 28, 2009

Nope, The photos don't lie.

The Blue doesn't light up much, if any, at all.

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