Replacing dash lights to leds

[ssms5411]

Dash lights are going out so installing led lights. The original light bulbs lasted over 28 years so can’t complain. I’ll post pics when done.

[ssms5411]

Got the dash torn apart, and cluster out not too hard. Couldn’t find write-ups on 93-96 Camaro, and 97-02 are different so just took everything apart down to the cluster. Had a lot of plastic breaking apart but not too bad. Second time since new been apart, 1st time was in 2001. Here’s a pic of the cluster, going back to stock and ditching the white face gauge.

[2.8 Bird]

I took mine out too and the 89 bird out awhile back. I don't know about led lights. They're kind of hard to look at at night. Alot of modern cars nowadays have auto dim to them.

[ssms5411]

Yeah, just experimenting, I can always dim it on the headlight panel. Or go back to the white gauges. Get some lights tomorrow and the rest Tuesday.

[ssms5411]

Well the Led bulbs didn’t fit so installing another led kit off eBay ,returning the LEDs back to Amazon.

[ssms5411]

T5 bulbs don’t fit but T10 bulbs do, getting a big storm past couple of days. Still waiting on some more bulbs. Hopefully Sunday I’ll get it back together and see if the bulbs work.

[2.8 Bird]

Take pics when you finish it.

[ssms5411]

Take pics when you finish it.

I will, went ahead and just did the white reverse glow gauge again. Should be done Monday. Those bulbs are time consuming and have to be installed in a certain way, did a few and if they aren’t in perfect they don’t light up and you have to reverse them. So did the white face gauge again, it’s a hundred times better than my one from 2000.

[ssms5411]

Here’s some pics everything is working but gas gauge might be off alittle.

[2.8 Bird]

Excellent Steve. It looks very good. I'm really digging it.

[FirebirdGT]

Here’s some pics everything is working but gas gauge might be off a little.

Did you remove the pointers?

[ssms5411]

Did you remove the pointers?

Yes , have to to put the white reverse glow cover in. I did it right in 2001.lol I’m going to take the gauge cover off and redo it this next week. Also ordered a new dash cover and dash mat.

[ssms5411]

The needle’s light up so their in correctly just have to find the right placement, before setting the fuel needle, I filled up the gas tank so tried setting it to full but after I got it back together it went way right.

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Well fuel gauge might be working after all. Found a bunch of interior parts at U pick it today going back Sunday to get more. Got the cluster cover since mine was cracked in some places. Should button the dash by Wednesday.