'02 Tahoe custom cluster

[Sam Harris]

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

Paid a guy to program my mileage and picked the colors, etc.. (he did the led conversion -I did the rest in the controls of the truck) ..really just wanted the trans temp, but you know.. while you’re in there..

 

[Electrician]

Oh you had the trans temp added too? I was trying to guess what the cluster was from with it already there. So trans temp added, led upgrade, milage "correction", and that's it right? How much was it?

 

[NoReverseYukon]

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...

My vote is for #2, especially if you sell all the parts needed as a DIY kit.

 

[Sam Harris]

Oh you had the trans temp added too? I was trying to guess what the cluster was from with it already there. So trans temp added, led upgrade, milage "correction", and that's it right? How much was it?

Actually, it was from a 2500 IIRC. Had the trans temp, he just refurbished it, and changed the LEDs to what I wanted. Bought from a guy on eBay it was around $250. Plug ‘n play.

 

[Electrician]

Actually, it was from a 2500 IIRC. Had the trans temp, he just refurbished it, and changed the LEDs to what I wanted. Bought from a guy on eBay it was around $250. Plug ‘n play.

I gotcha. That's a decent price

 

[Electrician]

My vote is for #2, especially if you sell all the parts needed as a DIY kit.

Ok

 

[Electrician]

Just a reminder: good things come to those who wait!

 

[Electrician]

I also recently found these beautiful pieces of artwork that I wanna try with the glow needles. It's gonna be eye candy! I think these are made for the newer stepper motors '03+up, but I'll make em work. They're like 4mm shorter on overall length. Not sure about the stem length yet. Hole is same size tho

 

[Electrician]

Still in the middle of working on it, but this is without any backlighting

 

[Electrician]

Disclaimer: for off road use only

 

[Electrician]

So... I'm still working on something

 

[Electrician]

Next on my list...

 

[mattbta]

I suppose we should send you an 03-06 to tinker with. Good work!

 

[Electrician]

Thanks bud! Well... as a matter of fact, I'm about to have one out of a 2005 in the next few days! I'm guessing color changing needles are in demand for those as well?

 

[Electrician]

Good news for 03-06 guys: judging by the look of it after opening my 05 cluster to check fitment, the LED needle illumination kit I just put together for the 99-02 clusters looks like it's gonna work for the 03-06 clusters as well!

 

[Electrician]

Idk

 

[Electrician]

Weeeeee!

 

[iamdub]

More good news! The part came in I was waiting for to make the LEDs for the needles actually change color mid-sweep! (Instead of having to leave one RGBIC LED on that color) Now, let me explain: when the needle sweeps to a set point on the gauge, a seperate LED (for most people it will be red, but it can be any color only chosen once) will illuminate and therefore changing the needle color. The LEDs already illuminating the needles won't be affected. For me obviously I want bright red so as to signify warning or danger (I don't wanna get a heavy foot and blow the welds on the intake I haven't fully assembled and tested it inside the cluster yet, but part does work exactly like I wanted when bench tested. But... downside is it's looking like I will have to make a small hole (about the size for the needle stop peg holes) in the overlay for the sensor so it can read the needle position. Not a big deal for me

Dreaming here, but picture when the needle hits 100MPH, the DIC flashes a message saying "WARNING!! DANGER TO MANIFOLD"

 

[Electrician]

Dreaming here, but picture when the needle hits 100MPH, the DIC flashes a message saying "WARNING!! DANGER TO MANIFOLD"

YES! Lmao! Man, I actually would if I could just for grins. It'd be like a shout out to Paul.

 

[iamdub]

YES! Lmao! Man, I actually would if I could just for grins. It'd be like a shout out to Paul.

RIP. #neverforgetthebuster