New colored dash lights are in!

[jerseydave]

Looks Awesome! Love the Blue.....

 

[RobZilla]

Will these work for Gen II's?

 

[TowDawg]

Thanks guys!

Can't answer the Gen II question Rob, but hopefully someone can. I would assume they probably use the same bulbs, but I just don't know.

 

[Black Moon]

I fooled around with mine tonight and got all 10 working fine.

 

[Kevan]

I fooled around with mine tonight and got all 10 working fine.

Did you mean all 9?

 

[Black Moon]

Did you mean all 9?

no I meant all ten.

 

[Kala]

Process write-up:

Remove driver's seat.
Remove steering column surround pieces.
Remove lower dash, where your pedal adjustment button is.
Remove center console.
Remove trim piece where your shifter bezel is. You will need to remove the shifter too, but then you can move it around out of the way enough without taking the parking brake handle off.
Remove center trim piece where the HVAC controls are.
Remove trim piece that runs over the speedo cluster and around the outside of the center trim piece. It's all one big piece.
Remove panel containing oil P, etc gauges and change out the lights. Test and make sure they all work properly. You WILL have some in that do match the polarity and you will need to reverse them.
Remove speedo cluster and do the dame thing.
I used all 10 bulbs I got because I changed the bulb that lights up your odometer as well. I noticed someone above left that one stock.
I have no issues with vision at night (you can dim them also) and I can read the gauges just fine. The odometer is a little harder to read, but I like the look and I don't count the miles anyway.

I know this is not very detailed, but I get too detailed when I really explain things and it would take me hours and hours and to try to really write this up.

If anyone is doing this and hits a snag, post on here or PM me with your number and I'll give you a call.

Anyone else thinking the sharpie doesn't look so bad?

 

[TowDawg]

Kala,

The sharpie requires the exact same procedure. You still have to pull all the bulbes to color them.

Sorry, no shortcuts on this one!

 

[CitySnake]

Not if you just color the gauge lenses. If you're gonna be lazy, then you gotta think LAZY! LOL

Sorry
j/k

 

[BlueRush2]

Looks great, I'm a BIG fan! One of the best mods, IMO. Awesome.

 

[Kala]

Kala,

The sharpie requires the exact same procedure. You still have to pull all the bulbes to color them.

Sorry, no shortcuts on this one!

Not if you just color the gauge lenses. If you're gonna be lazy, then you gotta think LAZY! LOL

Sorry
j/k

That's hella lotta work guys... What about some kind of colored film over the lenses... Me, I'd just pay DC Performance to do this $*it... That's the lazy way...

 

[Black Moon]

That's hella lotta work guys... What about some kind of colored film over the lenses... Me, I'd just pay DC Performance to do this $*it... That's the lazy way...

I'm sure Dan would love to take your money to change a few light bulbs. Hmmmmm, How many Viper owners does it take to change their dash light bulbs? Answer 2 so far, the rest are too lazy

 

[Makara]

Anyone else think that removing a seat to change a light in the dash seems a bit silly?

 

[TowDawg]

It gives you a lot more room to work in there. Not necessary, but it's only 4 bolts.

 

[billseast]

Process write-up:

Remove driver's seat.
Remove steering column surround pieces.
Remove lower dash, where your pedal adjustment button is.
Remove center console.
Remove trim piece where your shifter bezel is. You will need to remove the shifter too, but then you can move it around out of the way enough without taking the parking brake handle off.
Remove center trim piece where the HVAC controls are.
Remove trim piece that runs over the speedo cluster and around the outside of the center trim piece. It's all one big piece.
Remove panel containing oil P, etc gauges and change out the lights. Test and make sure they all work properly. You WILL have some in that do match the polarity and you will need to reverse them.
Remove speedo cluster and do the dame thing.
I used all 10 bulbs I got because I changed the bulb that lights up your odometer as well. I noticed someone above left that one stock.
I have no issues with vision at night (you can dim them also) and I can read the gauges just fine. The odometer is a little harder to read, but I like the look and I don't count the miles anyway.

I know this is not very detailed, but I get too detailed when I really explain things and it would take me hours and hours and to try to really write this up.

If anyone is doing this and hits a snag, post on here or PM me with your number and I'll give you a call.

Sweet thanks that is the next low budget mod i will be doing after i get my fiberglass sub box done

 

[Kevan]

What about some kind of colored film over the lenses...

There are colored silicone bulb covers.

no I meant all ten.

There are (9) for the gauges.
There's only (1) for the odometer, but it's a smaller size than the others.

 

[wikkid]

Just making a point, the odometer bulb has a different size base. Its a different bulb. I managed to stuff a bulb in there, but it fell out. You do not need to drop the column to do this. I can get to the cluster in 30 minutes taking my time. Just b careful when you pull the plastic surround around the cluster.

 

[Kevan]

A couple of pics for everyone:

CONTROL
- Gas, RPM, Speed = incandescent, red, #74 bulb.
- Oil Press, Oil Temp, Engine Temp, Batt = LED, red, T1.5

Full power:

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Lights dimmed as low as possible before going OFF:

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As you can see, the LEDs don't dim down as far as the incandescent bulbs do.
Personally, I prefer the ultra-low ability, so I went with the incandescent bulbs.
Also, the LEDs were a little more orange-ish, while the red incandescents were a nice deep blood-red.

If you have any questions, let me know.

 

[Black Moon]

A couple of pics for everyone:

CONTROL
- Gas, RPM, Speed = incandescent, red, #74 bulb.
- Oil Press, Oil Temp, Engine Temp, Batt = LED, red, T1.5

Full power:

You must be registered for see images

Lights dimmed as low as possible before going OFF:

You must be registered for see images

As you can see, the LEDs don't dim down as far as the incandescent bulbs do.
Personally, I prefer the ultra-low ability, so I went with the incandescent bulbs.
Also, the LEDs were a little more orange-ish, while the red incandescents were a nice deep blood-red.

If you have any questions, let me know.

It may be your photos but they look pink and yellow.

 

[Viper Specialty]

Wow, that looks damn cool!! I wonder what red would look like??

You "red" my mind!

 

[Kevan]

It may be your photos but they look pink and yellow.

It's probably a combination of my camera trying to shoot super-low light (and not doing a very good job of it) and your monitors settings.
The red does look a little pink here in the full-power pic, but shows up red in the low-power pic.

Would have been nice if the LEDs dimmed as low as the incandecents, but.....

 

[Real_Venom]

Went ahead and did this mod as well. For $13 and about two hours from start to finish, it is one of the coolest mods I've done.

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[Blue Batmobile]

awe man, thats sick! I need to switch over to Blue .

B@t

 

[VicTxV10]

As much as I want the red ones, to me the blue looks the best.

 

[01sapphirebob]

A couple of pics for everyone:

CONTROL
- Gas, RPM, Speed = incandescent, red, #74 bulb.
- Oil Press, Oil Temp, Engine Temp, Batt = LED, red, T1.5

Full power:

You must be registered for see images

Lights dimmed as low as possible before going OFF:

You must be registered for see images

As you can see, the LEDs don't dim down as far as the incandescent bulbs do.
Personally, I prefer the ultra-low ability, so I went with the incandescent bulbs.
Also, the LEDs were a little more orange-ish, while the red incandescents were a nice deep blood-red.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Modding already....

 

[billseast]

I just ordered 20 bulbs so i can do mine and have some extra just in case

 

[Kevan]

Modding already....

Yeah, but NOTHING like the truck.

Immediate plans:
- Radar detector
- Nav system
Both will be hardwired.

I don't think there's much more I need after that.
Well, besides gas, brake pads, and tires.

 

[Black Moon]

Finally found the time to put in GOOD leds. The others I bought were junk. They are great at night. They are so bright you have to turn them down a bit.

 

[Tiago]

I really like the look of the blue, looks awesome

 

[Kala]

Finally found the time to put in GOOD leds. The others I bought were junk. They are great at night. They are so bright you have to turn them down a bit.

They look great!