Red or Amber lit gauge cluster? FEEDBACK - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

macuhwuhh · 07-12-2009, 01:58 PM

My black zenki's cluster is pissing me off cause the lighting sucks and im not satisfied with it. So now I have a choice to make. I dont know whether to put red leds or amber leds in the cluster. So, I WANNA KNOW WHAT COLOR ALL OF YOU WOULD PICK! please help a brother out!

*DreamN* · 07-12-2009, 02:14 PM

even though the lighting isn't the best, you shouldn't have any issue seeing the readouts if everything is lit up properly. make sure your bulbs aren't burnt out or that your dimmer switch isn't set to a lower setting.

color choice depends on you.

macuhwuhh · 07-12-2009, 02:19 PM

hey thanks for the feedback. i really just want to know what color people would go with. everything works fine and all the lights work, just not satisfied with it. my bad for not clearing that up

Maiku240sxS14 · 07-12-2009, 02:19 PM

^ I'm with him. I have no problems with seeing the cluster with the lights on.

Why would you even ask us? Your the one who will be always be looking at it. Plus I HATE red or amber led or lights for my gauge cluster.

macuhwuhh · 07-12-2009, 03:10 PM

I just like both colors and wouldnt mind either. I would just change the old bulbs and stick with the same color. Just want to try something new.

*DreamN* · 07-12-2009, 03:30 PM

Get all the colors and switch them up every 2 months or so. You'll have something "new" bi-monthly.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 07-12-2009, 06:23 PM

Seriously? You gonna ask us what color Tutu you should wear for your dance recital too?!?!

***ThatGuy*** · 07-12-2009, 06:26 PM

Pick whatever color you want, however know this:

Red is the easiest on the eyes for conserving your night vision.
This is helpful if you're driving back roads at night. But driving on the highway it is a moot point, since every jackass with a ghetto, illegal, drop in HID kit will be blinding your ass anyway.

*tt99ol* · 07-12-2009, 06:34 PM

red is nice
i have red
but its really up to you
get a different color for each bulb and have rainbow sherbert color

driven_ · 07-12-2009, 11:46 PM

shine some L.E.D.'s on it.

Bigsyke · 07-13-2009, 05:18 PM

Why not stick with OE...its just one more thing that would be in the back of your head down the road, thus the next modification you do will be semi-half assed. Plus red/amber is for hondas.

macuhwuhh · 07-13-2009, 05:47 PM

^^^^ that is true. thanks for all the feedback guys

lazysk8er2 · 07-13-2009, 05:47 PM

^ my z31 has all red/amber lighting. not for hondas

blackrms13 · 07-13-2009, 06:14 PM

this is mine

its not that bright in reality, about the same as OEM, its the camera setting that made it look AWESOME

IMO its better than the OEM piss yellow on the s13s....

WildAsDaTaliban · 07-13-2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigsyke

Why not stick with OE...its just one more thing that would be in the back of your head down the road, thus the next modification you do will be semi-half assed. Plus red/amber is for hondas.

bmw's got amber and red too.

Bigsyke · 07-13-2009, 06:35 PM

^^Red/Amber conversions have always been associated with an EK9 Type-R conversion on a civic.

A 240sx is not a BMW/Z32, unless you just decide you want to change the color, doing it because you want to pretend to be a Z32 is quiet dull, and I would rather clock my bushings than waste my time battering the image of my car. IMO

*burnsauto* · 07-13-2009, 06:44 PM

Just leave it alone and look at things worth improving on the car.

killer240 · 07-13-2009, 07:36 PM

i hate red and amber..
i like cool white or baby blue with red needle and ofcourse stick with the original color for gas, signal turns, bat light, engine light (amber just for this), etc....

Bigsyke · 07-13-2009, 07:47 PM

^^^they sell indeglo gauges for that, you can slap them on your egg hatch.

07-12-2009, 01:58 PM	#1
macuhwuhh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 148 Trader Rating: (6)	Red or Amber lit gauge cluster? FEEDBACK My black zenki's cluster is pissing me off cause the lighting sucks and im not satisfied with it. So now I have a choice to make. I dont know whether to put red leds or amber leds in the cluster. So, I WANNA KNOW WHAT COLOR ALL OF YOU WOULD PICK! please help a brother out! Last edited by macuhwuhh; 07-12-2009 at 02:20 PM.

07-12-2009, 02:14 PM	#2
DreamN Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal (818) Mon★ Rep Power: ∞ Age: 24 Posts: 8,030 Trader Rating: (30) Rides Gallery: DreamN	even though the lighting isn't the best, you shouldn't have any issue seeing the readouts if everything is lit up properly. make sure your bulbs aren't burnt out or that your dimmer switch isn't set to a lower setting. color choice depends on you. __________________

07-12-2009, 03:30 PM	#6
DreamN Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal (818) Mon★ Rep Power: ∞ Age: 24 Posts: 8,030 Trader Rating: (30) Rides Gallery: DreamN	Get all the colors and switch them up every 2 months or so. You'll have something "new" bi-monthly. __________________

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fliprayzin240sx SLINKY + ESCULATOR = Fun Times Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ass Crack of Japan Posts: 8,414 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx	Seriously? You gonna ask us what color Tutu you should wear for your dance recital too?!?! __________________

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*ThatGuy* Zilvia's Grumpy Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MCAS New River, NC Age: 30 Posts: 17,113 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy	Pick whatever color you want, however know this: Red is the easiest on the eyes for conserving your night vision. This is helpful if you're driving back roads at night. But driving on the highway it is a moot point, since every jackass with a ghetto, illegal, drop in HID kit will be blinding your ass anyway. __________________ YES, I have a 240sx. NO, it doesn't have an SR. NO, I don't drift. NO, it's not for sale!

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07-12-2009, 02:19 PM	#3
macuhwuhh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 148 Trader Rating: (6)	hey thanks for the feedback. i really just want to know what color people would go with. everything works fine and all the lights work, just not satisfied with it. my bad for not clearing that up

07-12-2009, 02:19 PM	#4
Maiku240sxS14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LA Posts: 491 Trader Rating: (8)	^ I'm with him. I have no problems with seeing the cluster with the lights on. Why would you even ask us? Your the one who will be always be looking at it. Plus I HATE red or amber led or lights for my gauge cluster.

07-12-2009, 03:10 PM	#5
macuhwuhh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 148 Trader Rating: (6)	I just like both colors and wouldnt mind either. I would just change the old bulbs and stick with the same color. Just want to try something new.

07-12-2009, 06:34 PM	#9
tt99ol Go Forth And DIE!!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: quartz hill CA Age: 22 Posts: 533 Trader Rating: (5)	red is nice i have red but its really up to you get a different color for each bulb and have rainbow sherbert color __________________ i eat babies the way i do Need automotive work done in the antelope valley? Ask me how i can help

07-12-2009, 11:46 PM	#10
driven_ Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milwaukee is WIcked. Age: 17 Posts: 710 Trader Rating: (2)	shine some L.E.D.'s on it. __________________ Rust Loves Me.

07-13-2009, 05:18 PM	#11
Bigsyke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NA Age: 25 Posts: 1,207 Trader Rating: (0)	Why not stick with OE...its just one more thing that would be in the back of your head down the road, thus the next modification you do will be semi-half assed. Plus red/amber is for hondas.

07-13-2009, 05:47 PM	#12
macuhwuhh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 148 Trader Rating: (6)	^^^^ that is true. thanks for all the feedback guys

07-13-2009, 05:47 PM	#13
lazysk8er2 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: new york Age: 24 Posts: 520 Trader Rating: (5)	^ my z31 has all red/amber lighting. not for hondas __________________ Yea sure its a stock turbo...

07-13-2009, 06:14 PM	#14
blackrms13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 626/Riverside Posts: 1,860 Trader Rating: (9)	this is mine its not that bright in reality, about the same as OEM, its the camera setting that made it look AWESOME IMO its better than the OEM piss yellow on the s13s.... __________________ 91' 240sx Fastback

07-13-2009, 06:35 PM	#16
Bigsyke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NA Age: 25 Posts: 1,207 Trader Rating: (0)	^^Red/Amber conversions have always been associated with an EK9 Type-R conversion on a civic. A 240sx is not a BMW/Z32, unless you just decide you want to change the color, doing it because you want to pretend to be a Z32 is quiet dull, and I would rather clock my bushings than waste my time battering the image of my car. IMO

07-13-2009, 06:44 PM	#17
burnsauto Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Age: 23 Posts: 2,700 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: burnsauto	Just leave it alone and look at things worth improving on the car. __________________ Support Innovation. WTB: ARC titanium spark plug cover for S13SR!!!!!!!

07-13-2009, 07:36 PM	#18
killer240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NORCAL Age: 19 Posts: 296 Trader Rating: (1)	i hate red and amber.. i like cool white or baby blue with red needle and ofcourse stick with the original color for gas, signal turns, bat light, engine light (amber just for this), etc....

07-13-2009, 07:47 PM	#19
Bigsyke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NA Age: 25 Posts: 1,207 Trader Rating: (0)	^^^they sell indeglo gauges for that, you can slap them on your egg hatch.

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