02-07 Subaru LED Gauge Cluster

[@nicholaslittle2312]

That seems a lot easier than I thought it would be. I'm going to try it. Saves me hundreds by not going to autoelectrician. Thanks.

[@iCANON640]

I did the same exact bulb swap on my 06 subaru impreza 2.5i cluster. I just took cluster apart an used nail polisher remover & Q tips to remove the stock green film. Put red LED lights in an looks great. Completely worth it if anyone has thought about it.

[@thenikki_edit]

iCANON640 really? I’ve been dying to red, I have a red dome light that’s a little dull and I was afraid of the red cluster lights being the same. I have the ugly green ones in now lol thanks for the heads up!

[@iCANON640]

Nichole DeVito No problem , I bought the LED lights of eBay. Any questions feel free to ask.

[@isaacraggatt1990]

@@iCANON640 whilst removing the green film, are the led light patchy afterwards?

[@iCANON640]

isaac Raggatt not in the slightest No.

[@liammcknight3845]

@@iCANON640 Do you need to remove the green film? In this video he does not and I want to put Blue LEDs in, and it seems so much easier to just replace the bulbs.

[@bsfatboy]

yay, no more guessing how fast i'm going at night.

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

Hahahaha!! I've owned my 02 OB since June, and every instrument bulb is burned out except for the odometer and clock. I use my phone to light up the dash. Sad.

[@itszarnzy]

Coz u cant see crap hahahhaha

[@05_acosta14]

My current situation 😂

[@pekkal6194]

Thank´s! Good to know that there´s 2 options on which way to install them. I usually manage to install bulbs and such always the wrong way the first time!

[@dirtyfingers3155]

I've watched 3 other videos on how to get at the cluster. These guys completely ripped out the dash. I was intimidated as hell to do this project. So I investigated the situation and noticed the two screws in the dome. I haven't done the project yet, but now that I seen you do it, should be no problems. I just wanna know why those guys ripped EVERYTHING out!! Thank you.

[@honesthuman7550]

Ur new at mechanics I can tell. Clearly. I've opened motors. Lol this shit easy af

[@shredgardo]

@@honesthuman7550 nobody asked.

[@crimzuhn]

SLICK RICK DIC SICK - you have to start somewhere. I’m still learning too, I barely know anything about mechanics but I want to learn and it’s hard to when people just bash you for wanting to learn how to do stuff 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@russb3816]

Thanks for a great how to video from start to finish. Perfectly done. It was a big help to me

[@yonallb]

thanks bro from five years ago.

[@michaelmyers3892]

If you're going to go through the trouble of updating your lighting on your gauges to make them brighter and better you need to go to the one step distance and do the rest of the lights on the dashboard so everything looks OEM

[@ronirome2566]

Did you have to scrap the tint green out

[@bartcarrade]

so to change the color of the odometer screen, all you did was change the bulb? no need to remove the green film behind it?

[@Dreamscape_Adventures]

All the bulbs fit for me but I couldn’t get them into the 2 little boxes, the one that reads temperature and the mileage one

[@nicholaslittle2312]

Dam. Thats what I need to fix.

[@tomcatf-1432]

thanks bro, mission complete !!

[@michaeldelrossi4487]

Where do you buy the bulbs and covers?

[@delthompson5773]

I unplugged my clusters plugged them back in and my fuel gauge is stuck is there a way to reset it at all

[@lazaromartinez4780]

I did blue led and looks blue . No issues ...

[@arlismonzeglio9525]

I have a tach needle spun around and stuck on the wrong side of the knob where it rests, can you pull off the clear plastic cover easily with the cluster assembly out? It looks like it but I wanted to make sure before I go pulling mine.

[@matthewparker1254]

Hey I did this with purple but they arent so bright and start to flicker now what would cause that?

[@Owensti]

Pro Tip To See Any Color Led Through The Green Tint This requires you completely disassemble the gauge cluster. Use Q tips and Rubbing Alcohol or Nail Polish Remover. Takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. First what you want to do is once you have cluster out and you remove the front plastics covers go to the back of the cluster, you’ll see the white cover. Remove that and you’ll fully gain access to the mother board of the gauge cluster. Once there find and locate the 8 bent silver clips holding in the dash needles. Gently bend them straight and poke the center, place your hand in front and prepare to catch the needle side face because they will pop out! Next what you want to do is grab the 2 gauge faces (Fuel/Temp & Tac/Rpm’s ) and flip them around so you’re looking at the back of the needles/motor. You’ll see the numbers and green film that makes the cluster look green, use a q tip with some rubbing alcohol or nail polish remove and gently rub away the green film. DO NOT use a lot of pressure as you can damage the face by cracking it as it is thin.( Not to bad but you’ll see the crack when it’s installed again because ligjt will pass through it ) NOTE this does take about 30-45 minutes to complete as you do need to go under more plastic pieces and be careful. NOTE if you put back together your cluster and one of the needles don’t work chances are you pressed to hard, there’s a clip under the needle that is used to press the gauge face, gently use a small flat head screw driver and push it back down as when you apply back pressure sometimes the clip can pop out and rub against the needle causing it not to swing properly.

[@Subieghost]

Is the green tint on all cars with the green guages?

[@Owensti]

Yes on every Impreza & forester years 2002-2007. Not including the Sti model as they are red from factory

[@Subieghost]

​@@OwenstiI've got a 2004 Outback

[@Owensti]

Yep it’s green should be the same thing. Once you take apart the cluster and open it you’ll see the green film/coating

[@sloppyteriyaki2158]

Did u ever figure out the other panels??!! Like the ac controls?? Damn u gave us a sneek peak but never uploaded a video :’(

[@DJA1599]

Just slide out your hvac control unit. Pull the knobs straight out. The bulbs will be right there. 3 bulbs total. Same type as cluster.

[@vincentjones7800]

This is sick but this makes it so the climate controls are off color. How bad would it be trying to replace those leds?

[@BM-vb9bo]

To my unfortunate surprise the cluster is tinted green lol, I tried to do white

[@Owensti]

@BM-vb9bo late comment but if you want to see the white through the green, you need to completely take the cluster apart. The fuel and temp are one unit and the speed/rpm’s are one unit. If you flip it around to the the back and remove the white cover you’ll gain access to the mother board. There’s 8 clips holding the units in if you bend them gently and press on them they’ll pop out, you’ll want to have your hand in back so they don’t fall on the floor. Next grab the units and flip them around you’ll see the reverse side of the needles and numbers and also see the green/teal paint where the light passes through and makes the cluster look green. If you get some nail polish remover and some q tips you can very easily remove the green film. Just be very careful and be patient because it takes about a good hour to do it nice and clean. Also don’t press to hard because you can tear the black material as it is thin.

[@ryanc4544]

looks cool, I just ordered blue ones

[@brothersboosted8162]

Ryan C, it was a hard choice between red, blue, and purple for myself. I hope this video hopes you out. And if you end up with any questions that wasn't covered in this video, don't hesitate to ask.

[@crimzuhn]

Hey, so these lights in the description say for Honda del sol, do they still fit the 04 wrx??

[@crimzuhn]

I didn’t get the backs with them so now I’m stuck with just the bulbs...

[@mikaeelmohammed4215]

I did this mod on my cluster with blue leds however I can’t seem to get my needles to illuminate, they were much brighter in red before I did the mod.

[@Gfifield97]

Did you scrape the green film off the back of the gauge faces or no

[@tacsquid]

Ive done it before and you don't need to. Its a waste of time and energy

[@AKR-1978]

What site did you get the bulbs from

[@svrsxlt]

That's what I'm wondering

[@jayd535]

If I didn’t get the adapters with the lights how can I get the adapters mine didn’t come with any sadly

[@JimMcDuffie]

you should be able to use your existing bulb adapters.

[@jievyjumawan5163]

Was your cluster still dimmable?

[@TheKitMurkit]

that's an important question

[@hilariousclinton81]

5:22 DID HE FART? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@terryrust4973]

thanks very much!

[@graffwriter847]

I have a 04 wrx sti. Will these LEDs work on mine?

[@cesarrascon3996]

I clicked the link for amazon and it said there for honda del sol. Do they still fit my 02 wrx?

[@chrissyoya6943]

Will this fit in my 2005 impreza wrx? I believe is the 2.0 bare with me just got this car still learning it

[@briansorto3824]

Christie Stroud did you find out

[@turbo4life683]

That was easy i need to do mine

[@sparkystours]

i bought some blue ones on Ebay and they lasted 4 months anybody can tell me a good supplier ?

[@EagleVroom]

Alla lighting, although i haven't tried their t5 leds yet. their t10 have been great though

[@XZRGX]

Would this work for an outback 2001

[@josephlam222]

are they dimmable?

[@JimMcDuffie]

Any bulb should work with the factory dimmer switch for the dash.

[@sebthedredgen7818]

LeDs don't dim to anyone who sees this

[@JaimeAlegria-80]

Does anybody know part number of this product?

[@stephenkosloff6081]

hello = great video - what does " A " mean on the dash please ? thanks

[@jessblackwolf5333]

@stephen kosloff The "A" represents trip meter A. There are 2, A and B. I believe if you push and hold the adjuster rod, it will switch.

[@stephenkosloff6081]

@@jessblackwolf5333 fantastic - duh !! great you the only one that new this thanks

[@jessblackwolf5333]

@@stephenkosloff6081 No worries. Glad I could help.

[@MegaAlexrules123]

Link to the bulbs??

[@chrissyoya6943]

It's linked in under the video.

[@cristiangiron8760]

Are the bulbs the same for a 02 Subaru Impreza ? (non turbo)

[@1MotoXRacer1]

Yep!

[@castielangelofthelord1992]

@@1MotoXRacer1 Hi, any difference in bulbs for the JDM V7 WRXs? I have one of those and want to replace the factory green with blue LEDs. Cheers!

[@sktyaguify]

Hi , thanks for tutorial. Could you advise if we need change all the bulbs to T5 leds for it to work ?

[@spacecityhyundai6047]

Are the bulbs the same for the forester 2002

[@kristofkaye5483]

yessir

[@eze8024]

Are 04-07 Sti stock cluster bulbs led? Seem more dark orange than red

[@BM-vb9bo]

It’s because the cluster has a green tint

[@APBGOLF]

My current cluster is broken, if i put a new one in with different mileage and these LED’s will it change my mileage or remember the current one

[@WRCKS]

You gotta get it changed bro

[@APBGOLF]

@@WRCKS so my mileage will change to the different mileage that’s on the new cluster

[@Pisqe]

@@APBGOLF mileage most likely wont transfer.

[@johnny66star13]

@ Brothers Boosted, Do you have a Link or something where you got them LED Bulbs and Sockets from ? How many does the Guy needs for the Instrument Cluster Lightning ? Thanks !

[@debrabelz]

now i can happily pay my mechanic, knowing he had to do all this

[@AnkiePankieIsThatDude]

I’m doing this in a 04 Forster. Are all the lights 194s? If I order the amazon pack will that be all the lights I need? Or will I need more bulbs for the tinier bulbs.

[@TheKitMurkit]

You will also need T10 bulbs in addition to T5

[@mikeschumacher9715]

Missing one? The handwriting on the back should ring bells. Old one 199.999 miles. HUMMMM a scam perhaps?

[@AsapFlxw]

5:42 what do you mean here bro? i can’t see my check engine light and all my fuses are fine what do i check please help you seem to know more than me

[@Haloreach1123]

Make sure to unplug the battery guys

[@shredgardo]

how many bulbs did you need to do this?

[@kingsandor8919]

Get 10 t5’s and 4 t10’s

[@Texas_Cruiser]

@@kingsandor8919 what are the t10s for? The link in the description shows only t5s

[@zachowns1023]

Texas Cruiser only get t5s not t10 that’s for license plate

[@Texas_Cruiser]

@@zachowns1023 ah gotcha. Thanks man!

[@Livingdead1999]

Bro. Your car has alotta miles judging by the writing on the back of your cluster lol

[@brothersboosted8162]

mike eddy The chassis does. But that'll all change soon!