dashi Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 i opened up and i can see the bulbs, but cant find the light bulbs for the needle???? it was so hard to do the job for the first time, i am waiting for your help thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahon Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 i opened up and i can see the bulbs, but cant find the light bulbs for the needle????it was so hard to do the job for the first time, i am waiting for your help thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!! ← there are no bulbs for the needle. you need to go to lextech.org and purchase a new needle for $200. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashi Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 actually i pulled out the needles. but seems lextech.org only let u send in ur own unit.... doesnt let you just buy it what should i do? is it available in any parts stores in toronto? thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpth Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Yea, the needles DO NOT have bulbs. That red thing on the needle is the actual light. I hope u disconnected the battery terminal before u took out the cluster. You can find the needles here: http://www.lextech.org/osCommerce/ I believe they can do the whole thing for u, for a slight fee... but way cheaper than going to Dealer and having them do it . N plus if you want to change the background to a certain color or change the needle to a certain color... they have it all. N if you don't want to buy needles... you can try the KRUDGE FIX. Basically it deals with a little Flourescent paint a blacklight and some soldering. It's pretty simple to do and it's cheap. This is the link to the forum that discusses the KRUDGE FIX. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...l=cluster&st=15 Or you can try extra super bootleg version that i did <_< . My g/f didn't trust my soldering skillz so she opted to put LED lights inside :chairshot: . It looks ok... but like i said before... real bootleg compared to the KRUDGE FIX. We glued some Craft Lanyard... it's not string's but the thin thin colored PCV plastic. It's like a string but a thin PCV string. Hard to explain. We chose NEON GREEN. Wit the LED blue lights on the NEON Green... it makes it bright. This is how it looks like... my bootleg way. But if u do the Krudge Fix... i promise u it will look better than mine. If only she let me solder. Hehehehe. Good luck B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashi Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 i took out everything, disassemblied everything too. so i can take it out again no problem. but cant buy the needle anywhere... i dont want send the the thing in for repair since its too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpth Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 The website i gave you will allow you to buy it. There is an area that says "ADD TO CART" You can also give them a call or email them. They can help you out there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxl4729 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 y are the needles so expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 y are the needles so expensive? ← Tummyboy28 is that you with the diy cluster setup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpth Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 yes sir it indeed is me Hahahaha... you recognized the cluster right? Thanks for ALL the help you have given me DC. It came out ok, not going to complain. Compared to having all the needles BLACK. I guess i'll work more on balancing the needle this weekend... or whenever my g/f wants me to. As for y the needles are expesnive? I haven't had the slightest clue. LED lights aren't expesnive, but then again... the needles aren't LED are they? Perhaps it's the materials of the light. I think it's about $25 - $50 per needle b/c they sell them in sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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