Need new instrument cluster

[Denalixl13]

I just did the LED conversion on my 06' XL Denali and it's no easy task. I used ScottyBoy's how-to guide and it went pretty well. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to do it. It took a lot of patience, and about 6 hours of time. For your 03' though you are in luck, the bulbs are easy to replace (you don't have to solder them in). The hardest part of the whole thing to me is re-calibrating your needles and making sure they're all reading correctly when you're done. The stepper motors don't seem too hard to do.

Kind of a crappy picture, but this will hopefully give you an idea of what it will look like with the grey overlay between the gauges that the Denalis' have.

 

[DenaliAK]

Looks good. What color LED's did you use?

And I do have to solder them in on an '03. I think the last plug-n-play year was '02. So, I'm sending mine to Scottyboy. I could probably do it, but I'm sure it would take me waaay longer to do with a good possibility of screwing something up along the way.

 

[Denalixl13]

I used flat-topped blue leds from Superbrightleds.com with 470om resistors. The shipping costed more than the products put together lol. Honestly it was insane. I spend 2 hours trying to re-calibrate all of my needles off of memory. Finally got everything in working order now though. I would say its worth sending it to Scotty. That and a Youtube video I found helped me a lot. Plus, my Dad is pretty darn good at soldering. That picture was taken this morning, the sun was just coming up, and during that time normally I could barely see my bulbs, these are probably 15 times brighter than stock. Totally worth it. I would do blue, especially if you have a Navi. I also have illuminated footwells that you can kind-of see in the picture. So everything matches pretty damn well.

 

[DenaliAK]

Sent my cluster off to Scottyboy last night. Getting all new stepper motors and white LED's put in. Gotta say it's a little weird driving around with no instruments. Really looking forward to getting it back!

 

[Rivieraracing]

Sent my cluster off to Scottyboy last night. Getting all new stepper motors and white LED's put in. Gotta say it's a little weird driving around with no instruments. Really looking forward to getting it back!

Very nice Scott, from everyone else highly recommending Scottyboy you will be happy with the end result!!

 

[ScottyBoy]

Very nice Scott, from everyone else highly recommending Scottyboy you will be happy with the end result!!

I concur!

 

[Rivieraracing]

I concur!

I'm sure you do!! ahhahahaha

 

[DenaliAK]

Haha...I like a man confident in his own work.

Speaking of which, I'll be out of town for a couple of days (road trip...no instruments....good times! lol). Gone fishin'!

 

[DenaliAK]

Scottyboy, when you get a chance can you post a pic of the finished work? The one you sent my phone is being stubborn and won't let me save it so I can look at it on a bigger-screen format.

Edit: NM...I figured it out. A preview of a job well done:

I will say it looks pretty sweet!! Great improvement over the stock look.

 

[ScottyBoy]

You will like it even more once its installed! You should have it back in a few days.

 

[DenaliAK]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[DenaliAK]

Got it back and installed today. Things seem to all work. It's still too light to appreciate the LED's...I can hardly tell they're on, but I will go out when it gets darker to check it out.

 

[DenaliAK]

Quick update:

Everything looks good and checks out.

Unfortunately, and I knew this was a risk going in, the stepper motors didn't solve the oil pressure fluctuation and alarm. So, it's probably a sending unit which I just had replaced in February and I'm not thrilled about having to go back for that. I'm going to have to try to get the shop to fix it free since it ought to work after just a few months. I've had nothing but issues with this shop, but I can't afford to pay for another one.

Nice work by Scottyboy, though. The gauge issue is NOT his doing, so don't let this disuade anyone from his work.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Sorry that didn't fix your problem. But the good news is you now have new stepper motors. And you had half your light bulbs out anyway, so the LED upgrade was needed anyway.

Post some pics of it installed and lit up when you get a chance.

 

[DenaliAK]

Roger that. Problem is it's light 20 hours a day here this time of year....lol. I'll have to be out at about 1AM to get the full effect. It does look nice, though. I wish there was a way to make the odometer and DIC displays match the LEDs, though. That'd look even better.

 

[DenaliAK]

Taken at about 11pm. Still kind of light out.

And at about 1am....

 

[ajaxnxs]

Looks real nice

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[Yukon_]

Blue LEDs MOD by Scottyboy over a year ago...

Scott did mine over a year ago, I did have a problem with a few, that started to blink fast, then go out, but he replaced then for me. Overall gives the SUV a unique look, and modern design (considering the age). Thanks again Scott !!

 

[krt]

Ok, here are some photos.

I would just send my cluster for the led update with scottyboy but I want the to add trans temp gauge just like this. I guess if I go this route it requires a reprogramming for the mileage right?

 

[Tropical Bob]

Hey guys I want to replace the instrument cluster on my 03 Tahoe. The bulbs are burning out, and are NOT replaceable. Any suggestions?