LED Cluster Upgrade for Nissan Hardbody D21 | Flake Garage

Today we are upgrading the bulbs in the Nissan Hardbody D21 cluster.
The initial ones we bought in the video were getting too hot that we think you should go with these instead: 194 (non canbus) amzn.to/3zj9Gds (Affiliate) T5 (non canbus): amzn.to/2UCu37u (Affiliate)
If you want the ones exactly from the video, get them here: 194 amzn.to/3CDJlJe T5 (Affiliate) (canbus on video) amzn.to/2XFfKzQ (Affiliate)
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Intro (0:00)
Removing Trim (0:44)
Cluster Before and Removal (2:47)
Why So Dim (3:42)
What NOT to Swap (4:27)
LED's You Need (5:05)
Cluster Differences (6:44)
Con of the Bulbs (8:04)
Testing Bulbs (8:30)
All Wrapped Up (10:44)
Before and After (11:30)
Final Thoughts (11:51)
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[@yeahbuddy831]

Thanks for your easy and detailed how-to videos! I have been following your videos for my d21 and have done the cluster leds, cig lighter voltmeter/usb charger, headlights. Keep making them videos!

[@FlakeGarage]

Thank you for the spport!

[@joegamboa2983]

I need to continue my hardbody project this gave motivation thanks guys .Your hardbody is looking awesome!

[@lordkrambis553]

Me too. Just ordered some frost blue ones

[@carlosronquillo805]

Thanks guys for the video !!

[@r.nathansinclair9909]

Awesome work on the channel guys. I’m just about to pick up a 94 D21 Hardbody that’s almost mint and drives great. Looking forward to doing some work on her. Cheers from Victoria BC, Canada. 🇨🇦😉🙏🏼

[@FlakeGarage]

Right on bro, good luck with the build

[@oscarvaldovinos7468]

Just replaced all the bulbs on mines and also replaced the bulb on the climate control and what a difference, thanks guys for the info.

[@FlakeGarage]

Glad it helped!

[@jrock-xs9vp]

Great video

[@FlakeGarage]

Thanks!

[@El_Taliban21]

You can add leds to the turn signal, I did on my truck. The only thing you will need to do is change the turn signal relay to a heavy duty one which allows for leds and regular halogens lights and doesn't hyper flash.

[@FlakeGarage]

That’s good to know!

[@bkzone8]

OMG!! I have been searching for this video for months period I finally got the right combination of words and I ended up with this video period I have been driving without dashboard lights for probably six or seven years at least. I never wanted to pay somebody to do it because I knew I could do it myself but I was worried about taking apart my entire dashboard without knowing what needed to be done and what didn't need to be done. Also, the lights that you showed the bulbs that you showed or not anything like I would have imagined them to be. You made my confidence soar! Thank you so much for this video! By the way, a friend redid the entire body of my truck so it looks brand new on the outside and now I need to start making it look brand-new on the inside! Pretty awesome for a 27 year old truck going on... 30? 40?

[@FlakeGarage]

Glad the video helped you out! A lot of these things are super easy to do but I know it seems intimidating at first. Hopefully your dash is looking nice and bright now

[@bkzone8]

@@FlakeGarage Not yet, but soon!

[@michaelburke7978]

I definitely need to do this to my Pathfinder, it's practically the same dash as yours. It looks pretty intimidating; looks great though!

[@FlakeGarage]

If you have the same dash, it is relatively easy and I"m sure you can do it!

[@michaelburke7978]

@@FlakeGarage Out of curiosity, have you done the dash lights as well? Some of mine are burnt, while the rest are very drab looking, so I might as well do the whole thing while I'm taking the whole dash out lol

[@danielsmoke4790]

Just a heads up! The T5's that you guys recommend in the description kicks the battery light on. The resistors in the halogen bulbs are no longer there so it trips the battery light for some reason. Just check on your battery periodically!

[@FlakeGarage]

Yeah you might want to change that one back to halogen. We have another video on considerations with the LEDs since this video

[@fastmoney3803]

i have a 1992 D21 single can regular cab, what dashboard will fit on it that looks more modern?

[@darrend4968]

Looks a lot better, really good info. How hard is it to replace the cracked clear gauge cluster lens?

[@FlakeGarage]

Shouldn't be too hard once you get the cluster out. Only things to watch out will be for glue alone the edge and bolts. We haven't swapped ours so can't tell 100% what you need

[@Ryan-sw3km]

I heard that timing chain rattle when you started it! would reccomend looking into fixing it, as it can be really bad if you dont. if you dont have a 95 or newer, itll have a plastic guide that is now gone and the chain will cut thru bolts and then thru a coolant jacket/ front cover. on a 95 and newer, itll start cutting into the metal backed guide but will make a lot less work to catch it early on and fix it!

[@FlakeGarage]

It’s gone down and been fixed since lol but good looking out bro!

[@korychaos8836]

I know you added the link to the lights. But yoy didn't say which ones came with the backing. Can you please confirm? Loving the video guys. You are helping me on my project more than you know!

[@FlakeGarage]

The T5 bulbs are the ones that come with the backing, the 194 bulbs fit without any issues on both trucks

[@FlakeGarage]

Check out the description for updated links for backing and non backing T5 bulbs. The canbus leds seem to get fairly hot so we recommend getting the non canbus LEDs

[@korychaos8836]

@@FlakeGarage you guys are amazing!! Thank you tons!!

[@amaliogarcia9163]

Thank you, are there any different colors?

[@FlakeGarage]

I believe so. You can get any color LEDs as long as it’s the same size bulb

[@amaliogarcia9163]

@@FlakeGarage oh alright thank you

[@billyjarvis27]

Get you a LED relay for your flashers and you can replace the turn signal bulbs

[@FlakeGarage]

That should help for sure with your turn signals specially if you change the bulbs to LED as well

[@billyjarvis27]

@@FlakeGarage yep sure will

[@billyjarvis27]

@@FlakeGarage I’m running 3 led taillight strips behind my roll pan that has dimple die holes in in from side to side, led relay stopped all hyper flash

[@knott2897]

My name Brian too lol and I got a Nissan 720

[@FlakeGarage]

Nice name lol and those 720s are sick!

[@elmetriusgreen8050]

How can I upgrade old square cluster to newer round model cluster with dashboard change out

[@FlakeGarage]

You would need all the new components to do it. A complete dash and a new cluster. Not sure how easy it would be to swap over

[@giovannivivar471]

Are there colored gluster lights

[@FlakeGarage]

Yeah you just have to look for the bulb size in whatever color you need

[@isaiasnunes1882]

Bro can I ask what size wheels and tires are you running?

[@FlakeGarage]

Just go here for specs and other info flakegarage.com/pages/nissan-hardbody-d21

[@adrianislas3444]

Hi, only right half of my lights work on my odometer. Even after i changed them into the led ones, what should i do.

[@FlakeGarage]

That sounds like you have an issue with either power or ground on half of your cluster. I’d check to make sure there aren’t any cuts on the back of it that are preventing power

[@IsaiasBriones-kg1hq]

Do the lights still dim with the factory switch with no issues?

[@FlakeGarage]

9:23

[@raptorlll]

Is it too bright at night?

[@FlakeGarage]

It is pretty bright, you should be able to dim them with the switch a bit to help

[@unafuenteeneldesierto.2397]

Where you buy the light and the name the led

[@FlakeGarage]

description

[@timdavey3224]

In you description are telling us to get the 194 bulbs or what?

[@FlakeGarage]

Yes the bulbs are #194 but modern cars use something call canbus for certain bulbs. We recommend you go with the noncanbus bulbs instead of the ones we used which are canbus. They get hotter which could cause problems later

[@timdavey3224]

@@FlakeGarage ok I used the link to your194 bulbs are those one’s working good

[@FlakeGarage]

@@timdavey3224 yes they should work fine

[@LordPBR]

@@FlakeGarage hello. That would explain the problem I had replacing the bulbs for LEDs some years ago on my D21. The LEDs I got went hot and melted the blue transparent plastic covers of the bulbs (I was trying to keep the original bluish look of the very dim bulbs). I went back to bulbs and I've been looking where to get those transparent blue covers ever since. Thanks for the excellent tip. Any idea where to buy those covers? And may I add also, been looking forever for the A/C switch which has 2 lights, a blue one on the switch that must be pushed, and another behind the A/C logo to light it up. I'd appreciate any help on where to find these parts. Great looking dash!!!

[@joeherrera9575]

I did this, but my speedometer doesn’t work after I plugged everything back up, what do u think I did wrong

[@FlakeGarage]

Swap the bulbs back and test it. If everything works fine with the factory bulbs then I’d say the voltage drawing is affecting the speedo

[@joeherrera9575]

@@FlakeGarage did that and the factory bulbs don’t work now, only one that lights up is the battery sign, but the battery is good I just drove to auto zone to have it checked.

[@FlakeGarage]

@@joeherrera9575 Where all the connections plugged in right? Sounds like something is not hooked up right to me

[@joeherrera9575]

@@FlakeGarage I didn’t disconnect the battery so I had blown the fuse 🤦🏽‍♂️, plugged in a new one and everything worked. I also ended up with the abs light on.

[@FlakeGarage]

The abs light on needs to keep the factory bulb or it won’t go off

[@norbertovargas1931]

How are these trucks on gas?

[@FlakeGarage]

Pretty good unless you are running rich. Usually fills up with 20 bucks

[@timgant8797]

194 or T5 will both work?

[@FlakeGarage]

You need both types. Some bulbs are 194 and the smaller ones in the dash are T5

[@timgant8797]

Did dash cluster, climate control, and glove box light. Wow. What a difference

[@michaelgraffis8866]

Car won’t crank now I installed fully led lights

[@FlakeGarage]

Are you sure everything is plugged back in the way it was before? We haven't experienced that issue but I recommend checking all connections and if anything swap back to the original bulbs to see if that's the issue

[@blackdiamondairsoft7169]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bayside6207]

Now it's No longer an original.