'02 Tahoe custom cluster

[Rocket Man]

Someone hit him. Thinks it's totaled.

I just saw that thread, that sucks. Hope you decide to fix it @Electrician.

 

[Electrician]

Someone hit him. Thinks it's totaled.

^^^

 

[Electrician]

I'm gonna post up some pics, but pics aren't gonna do this thing justice. Gonna have to post videos so you can see the real magic...

 

[Electrician]

Here ya go! Now, I already know it's not 100% perfect. There's still a touch of color bleed I've been trying to tackle without taking it all apart again. And before anyone asks: I haven't had the time to engineer color changing rgb leds for the needles yet (next cluster!) but, the tach and speedo needles do change to red at 3/4 of their sweep! Yes that's really all for show. Do we really need to watch the tach to make sure we don't rev too high and damage the motor? No. Do you really need a red indicator needle to know you're going 90+mph? No. But it looks badass!!! I'm open for input. Criticism, approval, ideas to improve, etc

 

[Electrician]

 

[Electrician]

 

[Electrician]

Now I'm just playing around with different looks. How about those led stop pegs for the tach and speedo?

And this is the old overlay I'm using for experimenting til I'm done so I don't dirty up the new one.

The guts. Yes I know... 1 led burned out I need to replace on the oil pressure area (btw dont use a metal pick on live led strips lol)

 

[Electrician]

Question: Has anybody seen or heard of an overlay with either the odometer section cut out of it or clear (instead of aqua or blue color already made into it)?

 

[Rocket Man]

Question: Has anybody seen or heard of an overlay with either the odometer section cut out of it or clear (instead of aqua or blue color already made into it)?

No. Also, as I’m sure you know by now, there’s not much in the way of overlays (or any options ) for the 99-02 clusters.

 

[Electrician]

No. Also, as I’m sure you know by now, there’s not much in the way of overlays (or any options ) for the 99-02 clusters.

No doubt. Even US Speedo's present listed selections aren't what they used to be. I called about a few of the ones that are popular for the 03-06 clusters and are supposed to be available for the 99-02, but not so much. He had 2 in the back with blimishes on both that he tried to sell me at a discount. It's almost like we just get leftover inventory. Honestly tho, for what I'm planning for in my next cluster (after I finally finish this one)...

an overlay is hardly needed at all anyway.

 

[Electrician]

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[Electrician]

My V2 cluster is almost ready I swear! Touch up and programming taking a while, but this one is gonna have some of you wide eyed and jaw on the floor when you see it. NOBODY has done this like this before!

 

[Electrician]

Parts are ordered for color changing needles! Also just to be clear: this will only be for the 99-02 clusters (yes '99 included) that use the air-core motors (We the forgotten ones still out there). And obviously to achieve this effect, you will have to use the white needles, but you will be able to illuminate them at any time day/night anyway and change the brightness. And on top of all that: they will all be able to change to any color and setting totally seperate from each other! Example: you can have 1 bright blue tach needle, a dim yellow speedo, green fuel, etc. I'm gonna jump on this as soon as they get here fellas. In the meantime... back to finishing the rest of what I've created. I had no idea this would take so long to get right. I'm gonna call it Project Pandora's Box

 

[Electrician]

Nice! Parts are in for color changing needles! I'll stop blabbing now and get to work on this...

 

[Electrician]

That's what's up!!! Love em already!

 

[iamdub]

That's what's up!!! Love em already!
And it looks cleaner and smoother now when the speedo and tach needle color change at 75% sweep. It's not an electronic color change tho. Just blocking off underneath the needle base to only let a certain section of light in. I do want to set up some kind of sensor/trigger mechanism so that the lights actually do change color at say: 5k rpm or 100mph for example. That would be boss

A color morph with a high gain slope would be perfect from a functional standpoint.

 

[Sam Harris]

Man, this is really good & cool stuff! Do you only work on the ‘99-‘02 clusters, or you also do work on the ‘03-‘06 stuff..? I certainly can’t justify replacing mine (again), and I’m pretty happy with it.. just curious.

 

[Electrician]

I've never owned an 03-06 so haven't had one of those to play with. Yet. I would like to tho. If I came across one for a good price then I'm sure I could figure out a way to engineer some rgb leds in those too (actually someone had done them before- Devious Needle Glow? Something like that. Not sure if they're still around tho) Anyway... right now I'm focused on finishing this 99-02 project. I wish I had a 3D printer...

 

[Electrician]

Cluster looks good man. Looks fully functional. So did you do the upgrade yourself, pay to have it done, or buy it like that?

 

[Electrician]

Questions:

What's more important if you could just have one:
1) having the needles change to any color with a phone app like I have this set-up now
2) electronic sensor engineered in to read needle position and trigger the LEDs to actually change color at a set point (1 time choice of position and color and then it's set, not app adjustable)

If I make this into a kit, or do it as a cluster upgrade service, how many of you would be interested?

Also, I'm trying to visualize a $ amount for this if I do sell em...