Discussion: 2003-2007 GMT800 (NBS) LED cluster conversion

How did you fuck up the needles? I want to do this as well but don't want to mess mine up either


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Any body ever thought of doing anything with the orange needles? In the s10's when the LEDs would get done they would sometimes use actone to remove the orange from the back of the needles and leave them clear or paint em a different color. i wonder if the same holds true for the fullsizes.
 
IIRC the 03+ needles are all orange, the 99-02 needles were clear with the orange painted on the backside.
 
Your gauges originally had a blueish tint?


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On my extended cab the were blue
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Individual Led bulbs

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Then tried removing the blue tint and ended up messing it up

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doin this, still afraid to pop off cluster overlay tho - i fucked up my 01's needles

Use 2 spoons instead of a fork. That way you don't touch actual needle part

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IIRC the 03+ needles are all orange, the 99-02 needles were clear with the orange painted on the backside.

Believe nbs orange needles are fully orange, only way to change is new needles.

Yes at least the 03 and up are orange. Tried to clear them with nail polish remover and it just melted the plastic lol



Also or putting the needles back on and lining them up I used this. Put the needle on and then rotate counter clockwise to the right spot

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Nope all mine is white with a bluish tint on like the 4x4 and headlight cause they have it on the button. I am not sure yet on the fan speed was thinking of doing the led and resistor there or trying to lay them so it would be able to function

You have to get a 5mm LED positioned just right so that it sits inside the hole on the button when the panel is re assembled. This is how I do them:

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I went to do this and my damn cluster is blue on the backside...so guess what color everything lights up with white LEDs....BLUE!!! BOOO!!!! So I havent done the offical switch yet..deciding if I dont hate the blue enough to do it or not.