My Retrofit, LED Speedometer, LED Interior

Projectors

So…I should be getting this on Wednesday (FINALLY :smiley: ). Here are some of the progress pics.

I will be updating this thread when I get output pictures.

They are:

97-99 EBay Euroclear Headlights (97-99 and plastic)
Acura TL Bi-Xenon Projectors
ZKW Replica Clear Lenses
E46 Semi-Circle Shrouds
Custom 9004 --> Bi-Xenon Harness
DDM Tuning 6000k Digital D2S HID Kit

The headlights were made by kid on Maxima.org. The harness was made by another guy on Maxima.org.

I will probably be ditching the 6000k bulbs and keeping them as spares after picking up a set of Phillips 85122 (not 85122+) D2S bulbs from EBay. Those are rated at 4300k and then color shift to a nice 5000k after about 100 hours. The 85122+'s are 4100k and don’t color shift.

Pics:

http://www.vqpower.com/upload/files/1/retrofits/100_0964.jpg

http://www.vqpower.com/upload/files/1/100_0973.jpg

http://www.vqpower.com/upload/files/1/drivelightinside.jpg

http://www.vqpower.com/upload/files/1/findriver.jpg

http://www.vqpower.com/upload/files/1/drivelight.jpg


LED Speedometer:

So since I’m not good with soldering, etc. I sent me speedometer down to a kid in FL to get custom LED’ed. I used to have LED bulbs in my speedometer (5 #74 blue LED bulbs) and this is what the result was:

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LEDSpeedometer.jpg

As you can see…it turned out okay, however, the needles were dim at night. I wanted something where I could see the needles, etc.

I went with the following (progress pics - he’s since fixed some of the hot spots or lack there of like the main needle for the speed):

There is probably a total of 20 LED’s back there as opposed to having just 5 before. I really like how it turned out.


LED Interior:

I am having yet another guy on Maxima.org retrofit the rest of my cars interior lights with blue LED’s. Right now he is working on my climate control unit. The four window switches and hazard, interior light dimmer, and rear defroster have already been done (defroster lights blue but has a red LED that turns on when the defroster is on).

These are pics of my old setup (that I sold when I thought I was selling the car). I will update the pics once I get everything installed and done.

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LEDSwitch.jpg

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LEDInterior.jpg


Other lighting work (from my other thread):

So…I recently picked up a couple of these:

LINK

http://www.besthongkong.com/images/strips/B165FS18x_gallery.jpg

Install was easy…just had to get the mounting right. Well, it was finally dark out so I took some pics of the output. Here they are:

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20License.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20License4.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20License2.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20License3.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20License5.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20Trunk.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LED/LED%20Trunk2.JPG

Yes, I know three of the LED’s in the trunk are out. I shorted out one of the segments when trying to install cause it touched the trunk metal (forgot to put electric tape between the trunk metal and the LED strip lol).

The LED reverse lights are from V-LEDs (search for vleds on ebay).

I’m going to have to recenter the license plate ones a bit more to the left. The dots on the plate are a reflection. The LED’s themselves are not visible unless you’re on the ground looking up at them.

Now your gauges look like a VW. :smiley:

That’s exactly what I was going for haha. I love VW/Acura TL (07+) gauges. I wish I could get that ‘ring’ they have around the TL gauges. I guess my chrome rings kinda reflect and achieve that though.

i had similar looking gauges in my mitsu. i had black faces tho, just like OEM. i have some other LED’s and stuff laying around if u want some, let me know.

Yeah…I have black faces on the speedometer I’m using right now. Black faces came in 95-99 GXE and GLE models. 95-99 SE models got white faces.

Nah I should be good…these are finishing pieces. I don’t have any more plans as of yet for LED’s lol.

Updated Pics:

Projectors:

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild13.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild14.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild15.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild16.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild17.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild18Low.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/NewTLProjectors/TLProjectorBuild19High.JPG

Interior:

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LEDInterior.JPG

http://www.anyyouth.com/ilya/Maxima/LEDSpeedometer.JPG

I’m still waiting for the manual climate control.

certainly looks great

That looks sick. I need to do this to my gauges… poop green OEM GM gauges and switch lighting ftl

Thanks guys.

Those are the brightest license plate frame lights I think i’ve ever seen. Everything looks good though. I’d probably lose the ones you have set up in the trunk though.

looks good, bro
hey, whats all that on ur rear view mirror?

looks like uncooked spaghetti

I accidentally all over the rear view mirror.

damn! that looks super clean! I love the guages! Wish i could set up my Z’s like that :thumbup

lol.

My Class of 05 green and gold tassel (Ravena - HS), black Class of 08 HVCC tassel, a ceramic fish (jesus fish of sorts since I’m Christian), and a big apple keychain thingy.

Thanks man.