Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's?

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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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Default Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's?

Stock Crx Si cluster, dont know the exact year of the cluster but it was plug and play with my original wiring in my 88 Crx

Im tired of this cluster, it looks old, the bulbs are a shitty aftermarket replacement red, and only a few of them I could find in red, the rest or stock, so it looks stupid.

What replacement bulbs can we use in these clusters? I would like either amber/red or a BRIGHT led white

I really dont want my cluster face itself to be lit up. But only the numbers/letters from BEHIND to look great

Whats out there? Show me some pics please
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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Default Re: Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's? (PINKS)

You need like 3 or 4 #74 size bulbs and 3 or 4 #24 Bulbs I would get a couple #194 bulbs also just to be sure. Im working myn right now. http://autolumination.com has all the bulbs you will need and the sockets.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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Anyone else?

I want this **** to look hot
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 02:31 AM
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bump for someone to tell me what # bulb and how many of each!
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 02:45 AM
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heres a write up for you. i think it looks good imo. check it out. it has all the info on what bulbs to get.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1752423
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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That writeup should help a good bit if I decide I wanna spedn a good deal of money on these

I also was just at the store and seen a few amber 194 and 74

Are those the only 2 I would need? Or you do you need a different number? I mean to replace pretty much all the lights to change the BACKLIGHT colours

I wanna know what numbers change the BACKLIGHT
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Default Re: Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's? (PINKS)

there is no one bulb for the BACKLIGHT

each of the bulbs shine to a small area on the front of the cluster.

all he did was replace all the rear bulbs with blue led types, and it gives the illusion of blue numbers.

his solution isnt perfect but its as good as you can get with these older clusters.
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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ya thats what I mean by backlight, lighting up all the numbers and such

I wanna know what bulbs it takes for that, what style and size and how many
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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Default Re: Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's? (PINKS)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PINKS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya thats what I mean by backlight, lighting up all the numbers and such

I wanna know what bulbs it takes for that, what style and size and how many</TD></TR></TABLE>

that guy posted a link that has the bulb numbers and how many.

did you even take the time to read it?

not to be a dick but its all in his post, and anything you might be unsure of is asked by people and then answered in the following 3 pages.

doesn't get anymore spoon-fed then that....
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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It doesnt say which is what type of bulb, like the top ones are 194, the backlights are 74's and theres 5 24's in the mix somewhere

Thats what Im looking for

Because I dont plan on buying from the site he recommmended
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Default Re: Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's? (PINKS)

you wont find those at autozone or some auto parts store, if they are non standard like that its a dealer item, that site he used isnt too bad...

just yank your own cluster, it takes like 3-4 mins
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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car isnt even in the same county as me
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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the 88-89 is different then the 90-91 as far as bulbs it uses.

this is one of those thing you should probably inspect yourself before ordering.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PINKS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya thats what I mean by backlight, lighting up all the numbers and such

I wanna know what bulbs it takes for that, what style and size and how many</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Default Re: Cluster Lighting - How Can It Be Improved? What Size Bulbs? L.E.D's? (PINKS)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PINKS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My car is too far from my bag of cheetos and computer chair, someone please figure out my problem for me, and install the bulbs telekenetically for $.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Srsly?

Just pull your cluster when you get the chance (I'm driving around with half an interior installed at the moment and no rear speakers, much less a center console) and go from there. Nothing happens overnight.

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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Actually, my car is 25 miles from me and I dont see it til the weekend, Id like to order the parts so they can be here for next weekend or atleast figure out exactly what style and how many of each I need

Im not waiting 2 weeks until I see the car and put it on the road to pull a cluster to find out what number and how many of each I need

Thanks for trying to answer my question though bummer
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PINKS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">QUESTION QUESTION QUESTION

I dont know what year cluster I have, but I have 4 194 bulbs

I also have 3 bulbs which I dont know what size they are, one is closer to the top, one is at the bottom near the middle and left, and the other is in the middle on the right


Can anyone tell me what number these bulbs are?

QUESTION QUESTION QUESTION

The look Im going for is LED White numbers and a tach with no real cluster lighting from the top so Im gonna leave that stock. Id just like the numbers to be illuminated from the back nicely and evenly.

Are LEDS the best thing to buy?</TD></TR></TABLE>
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