Soldering new LEDs onto Gauge Cluster | MASSIVE Improvement!

Earlier this year while the Night Rod engine was out for rebuild I decided I had enough of the awful stock orange gauges and decided to do an upgrade. I only spent around $15 shipped for the LEDs, plus the cost of the soldering materials. This video is specific to the V-Rod but the process for replacing the LEDs will work on any gauge cluster.

Lighthouse LEDs Bright White (QTY 30)

Lighthouse LEDs Bright Red (QTY 15)

Soldering Kit

Flux Pen

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[philf]

Like the video for Led change. Just a suggestion but thinner gauge solder really helps.

[sheep]

I tried this on a 2004 Toyota Corolla and the lights look great but now my gauges are dead. Having trouble finding the fix for that

[hitaiwan]

i got motion sickness from watching this...but this is informative.

[Fuaarrkk]

Hey mate, I’m about to attempt this project and I’ve got a question in regards to the needle lighting.

Did you apply the same process with removing and installing the new LEDs even though the needle lights are different globes?

[VRODTOUGH]

I fuckin love your videos 👍 keep up the great work

[actfitwil]

Thanks for the video, question, after installing leds I checked lights with multimeter, they light up but they do not have the same voltage they only read 1. as oppose to 1.8 or 1.9. are they installed wrong?

[francescolanza]

Hi, is it possible to have 3528 LEDs with 2835 LEDs on a car instrument panel?

[p.cruiser]

Have a link to the precision tweezers you used?

[MrTaoCheng]

How did you figure out what size SMD LED to buy for your project?

[augustinasedgaras]

Hey, can you write what kind of led need for this project?

[THECUBER]

If were to do this myself, is there a difference between the plcc 4 and the plcc 2 like if I take off the original plcc 2 can I replace it with a plcc 4 or is that a no no 😂