Lit needles-who can do it?

[GINCH]

So apparently you can modify the guages on MK4's so that the needles light up like they do on MK5's. Anyone know how to do this?

[Silverstoned]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

Got pics? The spedo and tach light up on mine, do you mean the gas gauge, oil temp, etc.?

[BaggedGLI]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

Interested!

[Stonewall]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

Shouldn't be that hard to add some small LED's behind the needle area. I will take a look at the cluster I have at home and see how hard it would be.
Edit: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2772569
I might have to do this to the van.

[GINCH]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

Its actually a mod that can be done via vagcom.

[P Arkus]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

Derek, there's a thread on vortex that shows this step by step. I remember looking into it, but if I remember correctly, its not vag-com that does this. You need VAD...whatever that is. I'll try to find the thread later

Edit: this is mostly what I read through. Cant remember if it had all the info or not, but some good reading either way....

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...=light+needles

[VwSweetHeart]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

Wat the hellz. Once someone figures it out lets setup a cluster mod day.

Agreed!!!

[MusicalGenius]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

I remember this one intense mod on Vortex where the guy put a separate LED behind each tick and as your speed increases more of the gauge would light up as well.

[ryukin2000]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

I remember this one intense mod on Vortex where the guy put a separate LED behind each tick and as your speed increases more of the gauge would light up as well.

http://www.fallastarmedia.com/ledproj.htm

[CGDoig]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

i'm pretty sure it needs to be a euro cluster, half or full FIS. Correct me if i'm wrong.

[Stonewall]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

OK well my euro full MFA cluster PCB I have has the LED's. I saw pictures on the vortex of the US R32 also having those LED's. Either way not hard to physically mod.

[longsock]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

I remember this one intense mod on Vortex where the guy put a separate LED behind each tick and as your speed increases more of the gauge would light up as well.

I think I'd like this mod for the first few days, maybe a week ... after it would just get annoying and really distracting at night.

[bart]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

wtf are you guys talking about...



are you talking about changing the colors??? no vagcom is not possible then...

[longsock]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

they want the needles to stay light up at all times

[MusicalGenius]

Re: Lit needles-who can do it?

http://www.fallastarmedia.com/ledproj.htm

Thar be she! Except I remember the guy making it from scratch, not buying a premade kit.