Dashboard Light Hack!
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Hack your car's dashboard lights and make them rock!
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You can find the SMD LED's here: amzn.to/2Kocmkw
Thanks to DSY on jkowners.com for the idea.
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@ALBERTUSE
2 жыл бұрын
In ranger rover sport 2009 I can ?
Hope you enjoy this project! Thumbs UP if you do and thanks for watching!
@kaceyleopardas4668
10 жыл бұрын
Can I Have Ur 007 Laser??
@harmless360
9 жыл бұрын
LegoMrAndy hmm I can't imagine why maybe get your own car to tear up
@noodledragon3550
9 жыл бұрын
I think this will look better with color changing light s
@ClayRanger143
9 жыл бұрын
kipkay Whatever you do, DO NOT install flashing LED's! Could make you crash. A BIG distraction.
@xtankhillx7970
9 жыл бұрын
+ClayRanger143 (Clayranger143) who?! in the right mind would think to do that??? lmao
That was awesome! Great video, Kip.
@ExpertCMX
10 жыл бұрын
PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON hoW TO ELIMINATE FLIES
Wow, compared to most modern vehicles, the dash of your Jeep is incredibly easy to dismantle. When you first started, I was expecting most of the video to consist of you doing all sorts of contortions while lying on the floor of the vehicle and saying things like "Just gotta remove this screw, and this one, and _this_ one is pretty hard to reach... _now_ what's holding it in? Hmm, better open the hood...." At least that is the way it always seems to go for me when I try to get into a dashboard, only I usually say a lot more bad words. :)
@CorneliusSneedley
10 жыл бұрын
***** Yeah, right, I forgot that all American cars are this easy to take apart. :P
@thewolfchild
9 жыл бұрын
CorneliusSneedley"Just gotta..." LOL!! You win the internet, sir.
Looks like a fun project Kip! Great work!!
@Davv5261
10 жыл бұрын
What would you rate this project? FIVE ALL DAY SON!!!
@Joe2493
10 жыл бұрын
David Vasquez Hey listen man..
@TheLaserChannel
10 жыл бұрын
David Vasquez HAHAHA!!!
@TheLaserChannel
10 жыл бұрын
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@kurdth1
10 жыл бұрын
here take a nibble
Great video! :D
Kipkay what can I say to you, one of my favorite youtubers. Your videos bewildered me with your fascinating electronic skills. I always wanted to go to college and learn how to invent the things you do and be able to do fun cool things when I was older. KZread is dying now and your views are dwindling out. There used to be so many comments you could have never picked mine out but now I might be more noticeable through the crowds. I'll always remember you and your channel and how it was apart of my childhood growing up. I thank you for it. Farewell Kipkay. I hope the absolute best for you
Yeah man! Just got a 2004 Chevy Impala for work and it needs some serious (not too expensive) appearance mods. This is definitely on my list! And because I already know how and have done soldering projects, this should be fairly simple! I've been researching how to do this, then I remembered this video you made last year! Great tutorial
While I was in there I removed that pesky check engine light and seatbelt light 🤷♂️
@strokeofirish1
11 ай бұрын
No ck engine light 🤣I guess what you don’t know can’t hurt you👍
All you really need is a permanent marker! I colored the LEDs for my phone's keypad blue and it looks awesome!
THIS is the reason I subscribed to KipKay years ago. Good work man!
Kipkay, I freaking look up to you. I don't know anyone else with that kind of patience!
Remove the cluster. Move the Gas needle. INFINITE GASOLINE!
@tawnalesparks3126
6 жыл бұрын
FearIanNow that's hilarious
@driedmarmot4886
6 жыл бұрын
FearIanNow want a scholarship to Harvard?
@warthundercinematic.113
4 жыл бұрын
its over 9000!!!!!
@chazwalker7156
4 жыл бұрын
This really works - but I still top up (now and then) to fool people out of cash 👍
Older cars are even easier. No need to take apart the cluster, just unscrew the bulbs from the back and swap them with whatever you want. New bulbs, or LEDs
My dad and I did something like that on my jeep. we found a kit for it on Amazon and now my dash is green!!! Its pretty awesome. Keep up the good work on your videos you're doing an awesome job!!!
Awesome video! This reminds me when I had to replace one burnt dash lightbulb a couple of years back. The car didn’t have LEDs in the dash console, but I used a green permanent marker to coat the lightbulbs. I know, it pays off :)
Are there RGB led's out there for this? I feel like I might get bored of blue ones eventually as well, lol.
color changing back-lights would be cool
Yet again you amaze me kipkay...yet again.
Best video in a long time. Very good work Kip.
Well done, blue is OK :)
Great video. i was worried for a while you were running out of ideas
@kipkay
10 жыл бұрын
Why? I have a new video every week!
@OsRsSavant
10 жыл бұрын
^
You can also do all of the rest of your interior lights in LED's. Forks also work well for popping the needles off.
Your latest run of videos has been much better. Cool hacks
Instructions weren't clear enough, I ran my friend over with car :P
@TheFakeReflection
10 жыл бұрын
Instructions weren't clear enough, got my dick stuck in the steering wheel mechanism.
@WMK4444
6 жыл бұрын
LOL
@rocctamayo
6 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming your car didn't like your friend to begin with
My car was made before LED's were invented lmfao
@Bladsmith
8 жыл бұрын
Daily driving a car from before the sixties?
@ssayo2012
7 жыл бұрын
Dude , where did u find that old car ? Lol
Do the lights on the OBC change that way asswell along whit open door/trunk indicator? And open window sterio and heater buttons?
finaly, that felt like a kipkay video
This a super cool project! You make it look so easy :)
You can just color the white in with highlighters and its 8x easier guys
@jamesabarela
4 жыл бұрын
No...it's 10 times easier!!! 😂
@tyraandtink
3 жыл бұрын
it worked omg thank you
so glad my Miata has twist sockets at the back of the cluster so I don't have to mess with soldering... nice result, but I don't wanna go into my cluster unless I absolutely have to..
Wow super awesome! I did this back in the early 2000's and that was much harder then now days.
Looks good, but I'm just too afraid to try it out. I feel like I'm going to screw up.
Blue is the worst for night time since your eyes don't adjust as much, reds a better option imp
@Speedsix13
5 жыл бұрын
Smartest comment so far. Orange or red is the ticket. Bright blue LEDs is a great way to ruin your night vision and create maximum glare.
@c0nn3r88
Жыл бұрын
That's cool and all but I'd rather my car be dripped out rather then being able to see🤷🏼♂️
wow this is pretty cool kipkay!
These tutorials are great. I always learn a thing or two :)
Cool hack! I imagine while in there you could do a lot more, but you're supposed to be watching the road anyway... oh well.
Hmm, could have just put blue tinted plastic to make them blue if you wanted cheap/easy :D
How do I find out which exact leds i require for my car (without opening the dashboard up) ? Or are they universal in all cars? Don't plan on doing my dash but my steering and radio button lights from orange to white... Thanks!
been wanting to do this with a holden cruze 2013 to make the dash lights pink. do you know where i could buy the lights for this car ?
Definitely want to do this but ik I'm gonna fuck up my new car and I don't wanna take the chances. Are there people I can hire to do this professionally?
@darrendavenport3334
8 жыл бұрын
no there isnt... you must live with the boring dashboard you have....
@JenMarco
8 жыл бұрын
Darren Davenport wouldn't the places that install alarms and stereos do it?
@lizbethrosales4620
7 жыл бұрын
savage!
Just roll your mile counter back a few thousend while your at it ;)
@henri6311
10 жыл бұрын
no it's not.. Not atleast in my country
@Evan2
8 жыл бұрын
+John Murgatroyd His is digital, can't exactly roll it back.
@kidrandom624
8 жыл бұрын
+kipkay You can access the digital odometer just by opening up the casing.There should be a button that adjusts it. ;) PS:Im just joking so don't try it because I'm only 12. Lol
@abysspegasusgaming
8 жыл бұрын
+John Murgatroyd You do realize that it's illegal to tamper with the odometer, and if he were to access the computer for his digital odo, that it would have a 50/50 possibility of not starting since there is high likelihood that the computers inside would see that something isn't right with the reading.
@abysspegasusgaming
8 жыл бұрын
+ArcFlash It's possible, but would likely end up with a bricked car if the computers run security checks.
witch type of smd did u use? an how do u know if its positive or negative without burning board
wooowww this looks so much more compicated than with my dash, i did mine a few years back on my mitsubishi lancer, mine was take out two screws take the shroud out, take out the 4 surrounding screws, pull the dashboard out, anticlockwise to pull the old lights out, install the t10/t5 led's screw back in and done. so glad mine wasn't this crazy haha.
Jeeps are too expensive! Can I buy one from Kipkay.com?
@AyhamAlnasser
10 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO
This is awesome, but way to advanced for me, I would screw it up :(
@NamraSoccer741
10 жыл бұрын
Same
@aimless3827
6 жыл бұрын
nope you will not if you know a little about electronic
@marshmellow3110
6 жыл бұрын
No chance I would attempt this, ever.
@barricadegarage5361
6 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/eHaClNFqY9i7l5c.html
@clasicradiolover
6 жыл бұрын
I could do it, but fortunately for me, mine are bulbs to be changed with plug in LEDs.
This looks so cool, wish I had the nerve to try it. Great job✨👍✨
KipKay I notice different color LEDs have different forward voltage ratings. Will this cause damage like burn out the LEDs any quicker or do they have enough tolerance?
Kip, what about RGB Led's?! Just imagine that!
Anyone who screws this up will be very, very, very sorry to find out how much a new gauge cluster costs.
@NPH95
10 жыл бұрын
buy used one they are cheap. Pro tip: look for gauge with less distance than your old have
@s0nnyburnett
10 жыл бұрын
***** The Office of Odometer Fraud Investigations would like a word with you.
@Cody_Istre
10 жыл бұрын
How about, don't screw it up? If you damage your circut-board doing this you have either never soldered or you have some kind of palsy.
@mxracingunlimitedltd7784
6 жыл бұрын
Any newer car you need to buy a used cluster with less miles. The gauge cluster will get the correct mileage info from the car and be set to your correct mileage... The mileage isn’t just stored in the gauge cluster anymore. That would be too easy for criminals to roll back mileage. These days with all the computerized systems, it’s much harder. But it can still be tampered with. So still be cautious of mileage seeming to be too good to be true, even on the newest cars. Some newer cars, i.e. 2005 and newer, have the mileage stored in up to 4-5 different ECUs. But you can still get a used gauge cluster for around $60-$100 depending on the year, make, and model...
@atstupenas
5 жыл бұрын
Wow you are a genius!!!!
Did this to my 1995 ford f350 . Looked cool . I was the only one with multicolor dashboard back then
new LED link?? didnt work.. Trying to do this next weekend. Thanks !!
Dude made soldering look like child's play lol
how to identify a non-petrolhead - when your fun starts when you leave the car and go into the workshop, not the other way arround
I recently changed the lights to LEDs in my 89 Cherokee. I changed them to red because it matched my stereo head unit and red light doesn't kill your night vision. My dash was a LOT easier to change out since it's older and used removable bulbs to change
YOU ARE AWESOME! :) Do you know if this trick works with a 2012 Wrangler JK too?
UPLOADED ON MY BIRTHDAY! :D
U should have done multi colored lights
@NamraSoccer741
10 жыл бұрын
That would be distracting while driving
This guy is pretty awesome with cool ideas!
Our Ford's have the option built in where I can change the inner ring, outer ring and surrounding dash all different colors. Each one can be set for different colors at the same time. Floor lights/cup holder lights can do the same too.
Remove that pesky light because who needs seatbelts... logic...
How do I get rid of the "seatbelt off" ringer?
@CSRgamer
10 жыл бұрын
Bryan Young The law is that if it's dangerous, then it's illegal. For instance if you're driving 35 MPH on a 65 MPH freeway it's illegal because you could cause a collision.
@l4d2160
10 жыл бұрын
Like I said, I have no trouble believing that it does exist as a law, but around where I live, you'd be hard pressed to find someone NOT breaking the limit by at least ten miles an hour. So, whether it is true or not is incredibly irrelevant to my life.
@superdrummergaming
9 жыл бұрын
There should be two wires (they may be bundled as one thick cable) that come from the computer up into your seatbelt receptacle at the very bottom (near the carpet). Simply cut the wires and then, depending on your car, either tape the wires off separately to prevent a closed circuit/short OR use a butt connecter to close the circuit, thus sending a "seatbelt engaged" message to the computer. 15 minutes tops and super easy if you know how to use a wire cutter, stripper, and crimper.
@Jcw-gj7br
6 жыл бұрын
Just go to junk yard find same model year of vehicle you have and cut the buckle off and put it in your vehicle...
@gare_moore
5 жыл бұрын
Set the sound alert volume to 0. 😆
how are these lights holding out? i recently bought some leds but realized the leds for the jk is different from the tj! have they burned out or had any malfunctions? thinking of picking some up
Finally something usefull from kipkay.
Welding LEDs onto an electronic circuit board is hardly what I call a HACK. Looks nice tho.
@Revy
7 жыл бұрын
If you welded LEDs on a circuit board, you wouldn't have a circuit board or leds anymore
@WorldravenNevar
7 жыл бұрын
REKT
@buzzgray3585
7 жыл бұрын
installing a train horn on f150
@elite_shadower_6057
6 жыл бұрын
RGBW it
Hey, just draw sharpie over it. That's what I did on my computer.
Man your the only person who could do this with all the right equipment
awesome hack! It would be nice to do this to my truck but im pretty sure it's a lot easier because they are regular bulbs. just need to find some converted LEDs that fit
You literally just replace the LEDs, and that was it.
Great, I have just sold my car..
@JNDlego57
10 жыл бұрын
lol nice
One of the coolest hacks yet.
your videos have really improved!
too much work for lazy people like me
Lol SMD LEDs.
Do you have a link or description of the led's you used? I have a 2019 frontier and want to do this
That Jeep would rust out before I got finished doing this. Like Your videos!
If your car had a warranty, it doesn't anymore.
@JCredTV
8 жыл бұрын
That is stupid. Part of pride in ownership is upgrading and modifying. I'd never buy anything and worry about whether I'm "allowed" to change light colours lol.
@MoonberryJam93
8 жыл бұрын
+Justin Credible (JustinCredibleTV) I agree, but the reason that modifications can void warranties is because if your modification causes a problem, it's unrealistic to expect the manufacturer to fix it for free.
@henrikaleksandernilsen6388
8 жыл бұрын
+CactusGuy "Oh, your engine is burning a lot of oil? Unfortunately we can't fix that because you changed the LED's in your dashboard." Who would say that?
@henrikaleksandernilsen6388
8 жыл бұрын
+Justin Credible (JustinCredibleTV) I agree. I see too many rolling in their car bone stock, except for a plastidipped emblem or something every now and then. Seems like people are too worried about their resale value, and in that case you have bought the wrong car.
@MoonberryJam93
8 жыл бұрын
+Henrik Nilsen I said If the modification is the direct cause of a problem. Like if you modify the dashboard LEDs and the dashboard stops working.
My dashboard has orange and green backlights!
@collinparks274
10 жыл бұрын
Cool
@CameronEly
10 жыл бұрын
Collin Parks yep I have a saab 9-3. Lovely car!
@collinparks274
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome for my first car I want a Chevy El Cameno
@CameronEly
10 жыл бұрын
Coool!
@collinparks274
10 жыл бұрын
Ya and I'm going to make it into a every day driver that can be brought to a drag strip to race other road cars, it's going to be interesting that's for sure
Been wanting to do this to my 07 wrangler for a long time. I wanted red lights. Found that I need to change the resistors for red lights. A bit beyond my skill level. I did put some red paper over the blue bright light indicator. Made it much less blinding. If you have any tips regarding idntifying the resistors it they would be appreciated. white/ blue and green leds use the same resistor, red needs a dif one for some reason. Thanks for the video.
@clasicradiolover
6 жыл бұрын
Professor Jameson that's crazy I wonder why and which, because red is the color I would like myself.
@buddyclem7328
5 жыл бұрын
Regular red LEDs are made differently, so it has a lower breakover voltage, but you can get blue LEDs with a phosphor that converts blue into red, or white LEDs with a filter, so they are electrically identical. They aren't as bright as white, so that might be a good thing.
This one was actually pretty cool!!
Wear your seatbelt man
that's WAAAY too dangerous! also i thought you gonna make them brighter, not dimmer!
@BlizzardKitty1993
9 жыл бұрын
MegaNight - Really? I'm pretty sure that you're thinking way too much into this. I'm a 21 year old FEMALE, with absolutely no car experience whatsoever, and I managed to change the lights in my dashboard using this, and managed not to fuck it up. After I did it I got my uncle, who's a mechanic, to take a look at it, and see if it looked like I screwed up anything, and he was shocked that I did it correctly. So, if you're gonna bitch and complain, bitch and complain on a video that's less detailed.
@volundrfrey896
9 жыл бұрын
Aren't they dimmable? They have been in all the cars I've ever owned.
@MethshockFilms
9 жыл бұрын
Bitch please, I drive a Corsa B from '97 and I got a feature that allows me to dim all of the lights (even the numbers around the gauges) almost completely. Sure it's safe.
Great video kipkay!
Is it possible with dimmerable leds, ore some sorts?. My car let me regulate the brightness but I hate that green
Lol a good hack to get rid of that pesky seat belt light is to simply PUT ur god damn seat belt on 😂
@clasicradiolover
6 жыл бұрын
AbradedWhips LOL! But I don't wear one in the parking lot.
Did anyone else notice he had no gas in the car?
@kipkay
10 жыл бұрын
I shot the footage with the key out. Just the lights on.
@SrBu
10 жыл бұрын
fail
@user-wx3hh9kn2k
10 жыл бұрын
fail
@USMCSwagg2
10 жыл бұрын
fail
@dawn1berlitz
10 жыл бұрын
the engine wasnt even running he might have had it in a accessory mode and turned on lights manually
Can you please make a full vid for this on a chevy cruze?
Is this legal
@hershy314
10 жыл бұрын
think so, but doesn't hurt to check
@flyguyee
10 жыл бұрын
Rakesh Kumar It's completely legal. There is no law that requires a seatbelt light in a car. However, this probably voids your car warranty (if you still have it).
@katanamd
10 жыл бұрын
Depends on the light specs and colors. Also depends where the car is registered.
@CafeUkelele
10 жыл бұрын
In many places it's even legal to drive without a speedometer in your car at all.
@flyguyee
10 жыл бұрын
***** Please shut up
Smh this dude thinks thats hacking
@phattieg
6 жыл бұрын
Brandon Spain the original definition of hacking was to modify a circuit or circuit board to do things it was not originally designed to do. Let that sink in...
@Miacalifaa
6 жыл бұрын
phattieg idk man, still not convinced
@moddedminds4795
4 жыл бұрын
Apparently you're clueless to what hacking in general is.
Best video in awhile.
Awesome I always wanted to change my dash bored lights thanks kip
cluster fuked
@buddyclem7328
5 жыл бұрын
😆
It´s extremly dangerous to remove the dashboard! The airbag can trigger and hit you in the face.... just sayin´
@henrikaleksandernilsen6388
10 жыл бұрын
A good idea to disconnect the battery when working on components that has something to do with the air bag system.
@mrasidhu
10 жыл бұрын
we said that a million times
@volundrfrey896
9 жыл бұрын
You should always unplug the battery before doing any electrical work. Not just for the airbags, but for the computers.
@alexv8man
6 жыл бұрын
That part of the dash doesn't have anything to do with the airbags...
@jeremycooper4434
6 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Nice, I must try this on my auto :)
Wow kipkay thats just awesome what a great project :) keep up the good work :)
Disclaimer for newbies: If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't do this hack!
Removing the seatbelt light? Sorry but that's just arrogant. Let's say the one time you forget to put it on is the one time you have a crash...
@clasicradiolover
6 жыл бұрын
TheWhooo123 Man, people now are strange. I remember everybody bitching when they made seat belts mandatory.
@merrette
5 жыл бұрын
Not too mention possibly illegal, especially if he were to try to resell the vehicle at some point and forget to replace that...
This is cool... Really cool. I dont Have a car just a motorhome no dashboard. So ill wait for some motorhome hacks. Stay cool!
Well this is awesome, but The digital dash in my 1987 Firebird is Awesome as it is, nice job kip!
i have a cluster on one of my cars which is a display. is it possible to change the color from the green/blue color to white