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trick
Killeen
Texas, US
  • Oil Changer
 ok, so i have seen a lot of people turn their gauges blue, but i am wondering if anyone knows where i can get orange leds i am trying to go for an orange look throughout my tc.

[#] Aug 07, 2005 02:38pm
HwaRang84
  • Tech Advisor
 http://www.clubsciontc.co...topic&t=1863There should be links in this thread with places where people bought their LEDs. If you can-t find them, then try searching. It should be here somewhere. Good luck.

[#] Aug 07, 2005 03:11pm
trick
Killeen
Texas, US
  • Oil Changer
 the website that you all keep suggesting, only sells blue, amber, green, and red.

[#] Aug 08, 2005 07:38pm
unseen
Hampton Bays
New York, US
  • Master Mechanic
 isnt amber somewhat like orange?

[#] Aug 08, 2005 09:53pm
papi33614
  • Detailer
 yup amber=orange

[#] Aug 09, 2005 12:52am
tChillin
  • Detailer
-trick- wrote:
ok, so i have seen a lot of people turn their gauges blue, but i am wondering if anyone knows where i can get orange leds i am trying to go for an orange look throughout my tc.
If you really insist on buying something I will gladly do the upgrade via my magic wireless remote, or I could even sell you a stock set of orange/amber leds. J/K

[#] Aug 09, 2005 01:26am
Vicious
Orlando
Florida, US
  • El Chupacabra
 Blue-s been played out to death.. I think red looks alot better on the guages.. looks more performance-ish..

[#] Aug 10, 2005 09:37am
viro
  • Detailer
 for me orange is exactly the same as amber... so just live it like it is and pretend it to be orange and you will be just fine.

[#] Aug 10, 2005 09:44am
trick
Killeen
Texas, US
  • Oil Changer
 amber is yellow, i dont really want yellow, i am looking for orange. but thanks anyways. i agree blue is very overplayed

[#] Aug 10, 2005 06:22pm
unseen
Hampton Bays
New York, US
  • Master Mechanic
 red is sooooooooo mazda3.

[#] Aug 10, 2005 08:55pm
Scionic_tC
  • Tech Advisor
 i like the blue but it is played. white is nice to doe.

[#] Aug 13, 2005 11:15am
CaliRow
Santa Barbara
California, US
  • Scion Guru
-trick- wrote:
amber is yellow, i dont really want yellow
Amber is yellow??? thats like saying red is orange

[#] Aug 13, 2005 11:59am
unseen
Hampton Bays
New York, US
  • Master Mechanic
-CaliRow- wrote:
-trick- wrote:
amber is yellow, i dont really want yellow
Amber is yellow??? thats like saying red is orange
i agree. just stay away from trying to get orange, because basically i felt that amber is the -orange- of LEDs. go white, it looks cool. or green...

[#] Aug 13, 2005 03:05pm
HwaRang84
  • Tech Advisor
 To tell you the truth, I don-t think I-ve seen many (if any at all) orange LEDs... anywhere. The only orange lighting I can think of would be neons or even CCFLs? But then again, if you really want it, you-ll find it somewhere... somehow. Good luck.

[#] Aug 14, 2005 06:12am
viro
  • Detailer
 Look how nice that seems on white.... i love my car even more after i changed the LED-s to white

[#] Aug 14, 2005 12:29pm
HwaRang84
  • Tech Advisor
 How Viro. Didn-t you say something about having someone pay you so you can get a new LCD screen and in turn, would do this mod for them? I-m interested, but I don-t know if you-d be able to wait because I have to save up. I don-t know. I have a SW, too and I-ve wanted to do white LEDs on all my amber lighting as well. Just giving you a heads up. Where are you located?

[#] Aug 14, 2005 01:46pm
klepto
New York, US
  • Master Mechanic
 you could get white ones...and get glass paint and paint them orange but i warn you if you do that..you need to get a dark version of orange to get the normal look orange you want. I tried that in my previous car (2003 Corolla S - RIP [divorse]) with blue and it didnt work because the blue paint wasnt dark enough.

good luck...suggestion get amber which is as orange as you will find it anywya....or do white or my first suggestion w/paint.

holla

j

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[#] Sep 01, 2005 11:30am
2007fmtc
Staten Island
New York, US
  • Window Washer
 I can't wait till i pick up my scion... i hope the led's are the same in the '07... I'm turning my guages green... don't think you see that too often just hope it's not too dim
[#] Aug 26, 2006 03:14am
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 Never do blue gauges b/c you'll strain your eyes too much at night. I'm getting my white LEDs in today for the gauges and turn signals and keeping the indicator lights (brake, cel, cruise) red. Those are warning lights so I want a really nice contrast with the white gauges. White or yellow is the best for your eyes at night. Anything close to sunlight color is the easiest on your eyes b/c you're used to it already.


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[#] Aug 28, 2006 11:33am
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
2007fmtc wrote:
I can't wait till i pick up my scion... i hope the led's are the same in the '07... I'm turning my guages green... don't think you see that too often just hope it's not too dim



LEDs are very hard to make dim, but since we have dimmer dials, just make sure that it's up all the way. Any color, even red, will be brighter than a standard bulb in the same color so there shouldn't be a problem with green at all.



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[#] Aug 28, 2006 11:34am
SquallLHeart
  • The Techie
Web wrote:
Never do blue gauges b/c you'll strain your eyes too much at night. I'm getting my white LEDs in today for the gauges and turn signals and keeping the indicator lights (brake, cel, cruise) red. Those are warning lights so I want a really nice contrast with the white gauges. White or yellow is the best for your eyes at night. Anything close to sunlight color is the easiest on your eyes b/c you're used to it already.


..... uhh.. white is the HARDEST on the eyes at night... your eyes get strained the most because its the mixture of all the wavelengths..

you know how red preserves night vision? well.. white is the complete OPPOSITE of that.

did you know that a white led is nothing more than a blue one with a yellow phospher?

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[#] Aug 28, 2006 03:30pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
SquallLHeart wrote:
Web wrote:
Never do blue gauges b/c you'll strain your eyes too much at night. I'm getting my white LEDs in today for the gauges and turn signals and keeping the indicator lights (brake, cel, cruise) red. Those are warning lights so I want a really nice contrast with the white gauges. White or yellow is the best for your eyes at night. Anything close to sunlight color is the easiest on your eyes b/c you're used to it already.


..... uhh.. white is the HARDEST on the eyes at night... your eyes get strained the most because its the mixture of all the wavelengths..

you know how red preserves night vision? well.. white is the complete OPPOSITE of that.

did you know that a white led is nothing more than a blue one with a yellow phospher?



And do you understand how red has the longest wavelength which makes it the hardest for your eye to perceive? White does have all the colors in the spectrum which makes it less straining on your eye. Yes it becomes overwhelmed, but does not tire it out. Unless the light pulses or has some type of "movement" in it, which LEDs do not, it won't tire your eye out.



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[#] Aug 28, 2006 03:36pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 But I'm tired of getting into post disputes over things like this. They always end up wasting space on these forums. IMO and scientific research, white will allow your eye to see clearly yet make it harder to walk out of your car and instantly have "night vision." Red forces your eye to focus harder b/c it's wavelength makes it harder to see. You will preserve your "night vision" due to the fact that your pupils are open wider when viewing red light but just wait for the white headlights coming your way. You don't want to have your pupils dialated to the max and then a set of HIDs come your way and blind you.

I'm doing white for safety. Good luck with further upgrades.


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[#] Aug 28, 2006 03:39pm
Aciidsneaker
Marshfield
Wisconsin, US
http://www.superbrightleds.com/
sells single colored LED's.



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