The Light up needle experiment. Not for beginer

[blackex]

I'm getting a head start. at least some thing I can do indoor for now.
(the beginning)

here is a cluster I got from junkyard, don't know how long this project gonna take and wouldn't hurt break junkyard one rather than my own. for now anyway
hopefully when its all said and done, the cluster work like it should, many report
that cluster tense to not work after needle is pulled. could be isolated case. who knows. but I lets explore the possibility.



wonder what it look like inside?



Camry needle I think. again from the junkyard



I can change to any color if I want to. for now it will work for testing

LETS LIGHT THEM UP!!!!

[vietkid_2006]

wow. that's pretty sweet.

[pedroalcala]

Dude that is Fu**ing sick bro!!
Do they come with light in the needle already?

[F20A CB7]

wowwowowowwowowowwowowwo sick man, how did u get it to change color

[TypeG]

rave needles, lol. later.

[Westron]

so where's the how-to?

[blackex]

HOW TO will come later, ( Experiment) key word.
once I got it all figure out the easy way, then other people don't
have to wast couple of cluster before they get it right, heck. I don't
even know how its gonna turn out. but with what I know what
can be done.

list goes on.
RPM needle can change color when it hit certain point or close to redline.
RPM needle can have heart beat (light fade in fadeout at idle)
same goes with speed needle. I may keep it white from 0-70. and diff color over 70. etc.

that just few idea I have right now.

oem us same light source to light up needle as gauge light,
so no. light does not come with needle when you swap it from diff car.
just clear plastic that glow when there is light hit it from the base.(some one ask)

[F20A CB7]

sick, rep point for u friend.

[91kid]

Thats awesome

[MikeW]

So you couldnt just swap in a lighted needle and wire it to the cluster lights and have it work all the time?

[blackex]

So you couldnt just swap in a lighted needle and wire it to the cluster lights and have it work all the time?

yes if you want it to.

[FAMOUS T.R.K.]

dude thats so cool i want

[MikeW]

Hmm. Ill be damned. I take it these are newer model Camrys?

[nine_deuce]

This is so cool. It would be cool to have the needle on your tach 1 color, have it change when VTEC hits, then another color when you need to shift, like a shift light. Can't wait to see this when it's done.

[Westron]

so basically if you pick up a needle that can be lit up, install it and rig an LED behind the base?