e90/e92 Gauge instrument Cluster LED Swap DIY

In this video I will teach you step by step on how to swap out your old boring color LEDs and replace them with any color LED you want that's available.
White: www.digikey.com/product-detail...
Blue: www.digikey.com/product-detail...
Green: www.digikey.com/product-detail...
Red: www.digikey.com/product-detail...
Yellow: www.digikey.com/product-detail...
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[@twaltxn]

looks so clean, almost looking like a full digital dash.

[@kribar96]

Red is chosen as an instrument colour to preserve the night vision at its best.

[@myboketv]

thus all new cars and e92 e60 m-cars are white?

[@edlemur]

@@myboketv only because focus groups show that the average idiot consumer prefers bright lights. red is scientifically the color least picked up in your periphery

[@myboketv]

@@edlemur awesome, good shit.

[@myboketv]

@@edlemur what that means is white, allows drivers to stay alert and awake, also easier to read. Yellow/orange promotes sleep.

[@Anguella97]

Kristoffer Barstad then why does the e92 and up m3s and m4’s come with white LEDs for the clusters

[@BimmerTV]

Going to be finishing up the M3 cluster swap in my 135i in the coming weeks and we'll be changing out the LEDs as well. Thanks for the video!

[@Anguella97]

BimmerTV awesome to hear man thanks

[@chriscalhoun9637]

You rock! Looks so much better. Just did mine tonight and added new gauge too. So much cleaner.

[@meneersjonnie]

Nice result but you forgot to show the most important step on how to safely and properly de-solder and solder the LEDs

[@charlesyoung718]

Facts

[@l34052]

I really like this, it freshens up the look of the dash. I wish I had the skills to do this but sadly I was born with 10 thumbs.

[@Anguella97]

l34052 thanks man. Ah you could do it if you just take the time to try

[@louieanderson5246]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@BmwolotlE90]

This goof 10 thumbs 😹😹

[@giovannimartinez1077]

Good upgrade. It looks very nice and modern

[@Bloom0to9]

oh man that's nice. Really appreciate this video. The LEDs around my speedo went out so now i know which parts to look at. Thank you :)

[@TheRealYugzz]

Man you should fix your car before changing Leds 😂

[@Anguella97]

Ugo PULITO haha I got a new car peep the channel

[@TheRealYugzz]

@@Anguella97 Yeah I saw that, great car btw 👌👍Keep up the good work 😃

[@Warzonecodzilla]

Hater lol

[@andrei8524]

OMG! Your dash is soooo cool! very very nice idea!

[@hyde_official]

I have this scheduled as my next mod. You could have added the red stitches marker with a permanent red marker on the gauge to match it with M2/M3. Otherwise, this is a good mod for sure. I don't like the orange either but that BMW signature.

[@JohnSmith-tr8yr]

That’s what I need to do with my X5 e70. Thanks man !

[@TheHappyMichael]

Gorgeous Plz make more for the e9x community

[@Anguella97]

TheHappyMichael thank you, I plan on doing so much more

[@davidalter7810]

I'm absolutely doin the white in mine or blue. Looks insane!

[@tahaorcunkutlu4665]

Looks OEM. Great Job!

[@avoyebad]

the look with the rond glasses suits her sooooooo well

[@mohe81]

I have my third BMW now and I always found that this orange looks a bit old school. In my e34 that was perfect, but for my e91 LCI it does not really match, because the rest of the car looks very modern, especially with the styling I did. You explained and showed the process very well!

[@julienreinhardt8968]

You rock dude ! Thanks for that !

[@setterlee]

Great video... waiting for the radio and AC console

[@dannbandz7197]

I still be watching videos like this even tho I sold my e90 2 weeks ago😢

[@Djsatile]

I fell in love with beamer orange

[@lormisplayz9981]

I get to put some in my 328xi ❤️

[@flyers30mvp]

Hey man great video I just finished taking mine apart and will start soldering tomorrow!! But I was wondering did you use the tweezers to guide the led in place or just your hands? Also any general tips you suggest while soldering?

[@socommaster]

Looks amazing!

[@kaliszpiotr82]

Woow that is sick mod mate! Not sure if I would made one myself but yeah I like it a lot. Very refreshing to the look of the car. Jeez I love that car man.

[@bimmerboyz9052]

did you end up doing the radio lights as well? curious to see how it comes out

[@rolandassaulenas4864]

Looks like awesome, much better than orange cluster. But Im missed how do you solder those led light bulbs

[@thebestsoccer2063]

Looks amazing i loved

[@MsMilios]

Gorgeous

[@FrostedFlukes]

Why is this in everyone’s recommendations now? 😂

[@kennyhuynh151]

Love the video I’m doing it this weekend, when will you be doing the center console led swap?

[@younesel]

Looks great, but there’s a reason why BMW chose the orange color. In the dark this color is the least tiring color in the spectrum for the eyes. Therefore saver. ;) If you think of it: in astrophotography they use red light (close to orange) because they want their eyes to stay used to the dark. Red has the least impact on the eyes should they need light for whatever reason. During the old school negative film developing (in a dark room), they use red light as well, to prevent the negative te be destroyed 👍

[@caidee]

Even in the new full digital clusters the standard color is red

[@chrisogrady28]

I love red lighting at night and in cars, I was so happy when I realised my Alfa has a red spotlight in the roof lining aiming at the gearstick, so subtle and sexy at night,

[@samyymnsr]

Younes El Ammari lmao all the new m cars do not have the orange color (except for the prefacelift m2)

[@myboketv]

You aren't looking at your speedometer long enough for drastic effects, plus its dimmed. Also BMW of the same era has white lights too (M cars ex.E92/E90, E60). White/blue light helps people stay awake/alert at night which is a plus. 'White' light suppresses the body's production of melatonin. Exposure to the light of white LED bulbs, it turns out, suppresses melatonin 5 times more than exposure to the light of High Pressure Sodium bulbs that give off an orange-yellow light.‘ Additionally "Research has found that exposure to blue light suppresses the production of the sleep hormone melatonin more than any other type of light."

[@juanjr.campos143]

Nice, came out pretty sweet men. I want this on my E90 & did you ever did the center console?

[@enrikodunev5409]

airbag, seatbelts, just stupid stuff 10:29

[@Anguella97]

enriko Dunev haha yes

[@briantristan5634]

rip

[@hiflor1275]

Brain R. I. P dude

[@oswaldomorrison1654]

🐴🐴🐴

[@HIYOJAYO]

Great.....Video.....I'm undecided on White or Blue....maybe 1 and 1

[@E30_Sunny]

Looks wicked !!!

[@p0werl0ve]

great engineering brother but I must say I like the orange better :)

[@KapBennyTV]

I love it., looks like im gonna do it too 😅 E90 philippines

[@brazjhanbarbeau3969]

We still need that radio and heating controls color change video !

[@TheSlinger22]

Very helpful!! Thank you

[@hermeshenrriquewessa]

Great job 👏👏👏👏👏!

[@ProjectMopar6]

Im glad i found this video i hate the redish-orange it looks outdated

[@nazbazal70]

It does look good but too much work involved to change it, thought it would be a simple bulb change 😂.

[@xadoreu]

Right? 😂 I was kinda hoping it would be more simple, was pretty keen to do this on my e92 😅

[@honorablewiz7447]

it is a simple bulb change

[@lifeisaboutcarsandsports9709]

Great job👍

[@animationcrate]

As the top comment says, red/orange and other warm colors like amber are used because they're easy on the eyes. That's why blue light filters on phones and TV's make the screen look orangish or yellowish. They'll strain your eyes the least compared to brighter and more blue (light spectrum) lights. That being said, I hate the orange and want the lights to match my theme which is the same blue as the BMW logo lmao. So you already know I'm swapping out all the lights in favor of a baby blue theme

[@xxxthepr0digy354]

I wanna do the same. How’d it go? And do you have a link for the leds?

[@DjDestructor]

*Minute **12:28** are all Blue or White Led?* . I'm going to buy from your link. Thanks.

[@luchinpelaez2495]

Hi. I just swapped the led screen on e90 cluster, put everthing back together, connected to car, and my BC button and scrolling menus not working! What could have gone wrong? Scanned, and got this error: A3A9 steering column switch cluster signal 0x1 EE receiver instrument panel, transmitter footwell module. Pls help.

[@Makhnovets]

Nothing boring about BMW!!! Lol Nice Video! Like!

[@Anguella97]

Savage Motor Gears yes definitely not, thanks man

[@555iftyCal]

You have a very interesting interior trim design 🤔

[@Anguella97]

Rich Ung haha thanks

[@flippnorge7105]

@@Anguella97 I love it! what is the wrap called?

[@Anguella97]

filip graune it’s not wrap. I painted it like that

[@alexhaugen7530]

Did you ever end up doing the radio LEDs? And are they the same LEDs as the dash

[@Garik.e60]

I wanted to remove my passenger seat, would you be able to do a video on how to code the warning light out. thx

[@flyers30mvp]

Great tutorial!! Quick question, the white leds from digikey will they provide the same blueish tint like yours shown in the video?

[@Anguella97]

Shoes Philly2027 yes. I’m not sure why it did that

[@giorgosc4298]

Hello great video,can you tell be exactly the characteristics of the leds???

[@jandeunhouwer1780]

What led chips are they please? Where did you get them.from please? What a video top work

[@ichbinbaghdady2418]

Thanks a lot dude

[@SP350]

That’s sick

[@Recuvan]

Just done mine but it only lights up the middle of the dials, LEDs seems too dim despite all of them being on... Any suggestions or tips?

[@bassamzeb5601]

Excited to do it. Is there a way I can make the needles red? Thanks

[@davidpierre8429]

Nice I was wondering how much are you charging to do that located in New York

[@davidalter7810]

Congrats man! 3 years ago now! What you doin? Still at bmw? I'm going to change the LED's in my E46. Not sure what color yet. One that I could change with a controller would be sick!

[@DanielSandu777]

Have you done the rest of interior? Like climatronic, media, buttons etc

[@primoontheway440]

thanks you nice job

[@KiingJoey]

Hey bro, have you changed the lights for the middle of your interior? Great work by the way! 👍🏼

[@Anguella97]

Sorry no I have since sold the car.

[@AMG19698]

Its very difficult work but i also prefer the red one in my cockpit as from the manufacture.

[@NMmedia14]

This looks great but where can i find the white replacement LED

[@AceEquality]

Fcking amazing! I need to do this to my Saab with all the gross green LEDs. 👍👍

[@M62LSJ]

Actually showing how to solder them in would have been helpful

[@Abes1984]

Exactly

[@eligoins]

Came here for this. Agreed.

[@vinnycorleone7446]

Looks super clean whats the exact model number for the white leds there is 2 options in the link

[@Anguella97]

Oh sorry. It’s the one with the longer part number ending in ct-nd

[@JhnyBravos]

I like it

[@rangersrock456789]

So much better then the orange

[@AldousForestTheLast]

Michael orange is better on the eyes for long cruises at night which is why BMW uses it.

[@davispaul82]

Did you have to disconnect the battery when you took off the cluster?

[@Scotford_Maconochie]

Love the color but feel like getting the latest X5 because I'm just not bothered to do all that DIY 🤣

[@uragan1991]

Another thing, you said will change also all lights - radio ,doora etc can you tell me what leds i need to do that? Thx

[@virus_7]

Can the leds in your description fit any bmw e90?

[@168hoang6]

I did 5 year ago for bmw x6 & seri 3

[@chattanoogatayx0240]

Did you have to get BLUE LEDs for the Needles? of is that how they look under the white lights?

[@gd8487]

When do you change the button start/stop and panel dash?

[@christiancordova5909]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@universezone]

Also you can remove nedles with a fork

[@gunteqkz2696]

That ricer looking steering wheel killed me 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@dustyfn7321]

GunTeqkz it wasn’t that bad

[@Motorz.]

Not sure how it’s rice ?

[@marioelburro1492]

It dosnt lool bad

[@DrBolt]

How to you get Blue needles like in thumbnail?

[@user-ft6sv9gd1w]

Still waiting on the center console and start button lights tutorial vid.

[@pameton]

I'd like to do the same in my e87 change all those leds to white, but having to weld everything in place seems like a pain in the ass to do... gonna pass unless i find a custom shop (maybe an electronic store ??) that can do it for me

[@1tokeover]

TBH fam not sure if I'm diggin the white. It just looks... plain.

[@ahardearnedincome6437]

Okay so I want to do this with everything that is orange to green. How would one go about that for everything interior

[@eh503]

Did you need to Sauder the led's and what size did u use

[@renelucero3213]

How do you make the needles stay in place?

[@atomicdetailsoc]

i wish you showed some closeups of the soldering you fast forwarded thru the most important part, i may wanna do this on my e60

[@xuan.715]

Sorry, I would like to ask you about the LED bulb specifications and size data.

[@yanouslemecanodu5946]

nice

[@chriswyc3503]

Can i change the f80 m3 cluster to those digital screens?

[@BimmerTV]

So for the center LEDs that illuminate the information screen, the part that looks blue and white on yours in the video. Did you swap all 18 of those LEDs to white? It looks like there are 12 total LEDs for the Gauges, 6 on either side and then 18 for the info screen excluding the six you mentioned. I want the screen to be red on mine. I'm assuming you did all white, hence the slight blue hue to it?

[@Anguella97]

BimmerTV yes I changed all 18 of those to white. And it gave me a bluish color.

[@BimmerTV]

@@Anguella97 Ok cool, thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

[@Anguella97]

BimmerTV sure thing

[@dougiestokes3913]

How did you manage to calibrate the needles

[@Thomeeno]

How to make VW cluster of BMW one's....

[@FrostedFlukes]

But also awesome video

[@OctedGFX]

When you do the central console ?

[@ahmad72770]

Hello , am planing on doing this for my f30 but my concern is how reliable are those leds on long term are they going to hold on for a decade at least like the factory ones ?

[@Anguella97]

Ahmad Doski not very sure how long they will last. I know they will last quite a few years but I don’t k is about decades. I guess it depends on the brand you buy maybe, but I’m sure you can find more info online

[@yacinehh3085]

HI to change the dial from miles to km, do I have to do something special. Thank you

[@hamzahussain3087]

Silly question but do the needles follow the colour of the backlight? So everything changes white changing those exact/amount of LEDs you pointed out? Thanks

[@Anguella97]

Hamza Hussain Im not really sure. I put white LEDs behind my needles and it turned them blue

[@Anguella97]

@Sūrio Lempa they look in between blue and white to me

[@lizziemcgann3548]

Hi. I quite like this. Does your dashboard diner still work well following this conversion? Thank you

[@Anguella97]

Lizzie McGann thanks, and sorry but I don’t quite understand what you mean by this

[@jackajob1]

@@Anguella97 I think she means dimmer as in change the brightness of them