Hey man, thanks for making this video Just took the link and saw the Tanin guy try to step all over it I'm actually looking for alternatives because he rubbed me the wrong way on a phone call Inferring that they create this stuff when its just him printing the name on readily available parts from China and marking the price up... also acting like there are a bunch of people working there "the TECHS" when there aren't and last but not least acting like the size and values for the indicator bulbs is some industry secret that they are not going to give out.... in hopes that you send it in for repair of course Its the way he did it, hard to describe but it came across as ULTRA sleezy/lame... so now I'm not buying anything from them. Seeing how he stepped on your post confirms I made the right decision Just like you I am all for small business, but mine are 99.9% ethical and could not imagine doing what this guy did Anyway, thanks again for making this video. Would love to chop it up with you online if you want to hit me up with a contact

@majanboo22

Жыл бұрын

You are more than welcome…yeah I’ll just say I clashed with “a hater” almost a decade ago on a certain lexus message board regarding me posting and helping out the community with this and showing them that it is possible for them to do it themselves. Your words are much appreciated.

Hey Kene. Thanks for this video. I actually came across your ClubLexus post a couple years after you posted but I never got around to this until now. So I'm actually kind of dense when it comes to these things. In the fiber optic method, are you removing the white innard and then using the Goop to glue the LEDs onto it? And then you just glue the LED to the Fiber Optic rod? So no soldering required for the fiber optic method?

@majanboo22

Жыл бұрын

Yes, correct. That is what I was doing. I chose GOOP instead of a glue gun, because I wasn’t sure if the hot glue(from the glue gun) would melt/warp the plastic needle pieces or the clear fiber optic rod.

@sumpseri5246

Жыл бұрын

@@majanboo22 Thanks. Let me try this. Though I actually thought the glue might not conduct electricity well so am surprised this works. Do you think E6000 instead of GOOP would work too? Is it dangerous for the copper wire to remove the insulating material around it? And do you know if I can use an iron/steel wire (it's what I have laying around)?

Hi, I did this something like this but only used one LED to give it a red tip look. Problem is that my gauges seem to light or something as they all go up (for example the gas gauge goes from half way to full) only when the car is off. Do you know of a way to fix this?

Great video! I bought a cluster with good needles and I want to swap them out. Do you have a tutorial video on how to do this? I don't want to just pull out the needles without knowing how to properly remove them. Thanks in advance!

@majanboo22

5 жыл бұрын

Peter D. Michael I do not own the vehicle anymore and I did not make a video of how to remove the needles, but for the 91-97 gs300/Aristo, (this is all memory) first you must remove the screws that hold the white plastic back plate of the gauge cluster. Now you have access to the clear cover tabs by pushing in on the 4 of them to release the clear cover of the gauge cluster. Once the clear cover is removed, you can pull straight out on the gs300 needles and they will come out with medium to hard pulling effort.

Tip: The plastic coating on wire is called insulation. Not necessary to you the stove method. Just buy some 26 gauge stranded wire and use only one strand. Use a wire stripper to remove the insulation to expose the strands.

@majanboo22

2 жыл бұрын

Good day, I used what I had lying around. And also I took into account of the weight of any insulated wires as I wanted to retain the accuracy of the needles. Maybe I was overly cautious when I did this ages ago, but any excess needle weight beyond the initial Lexus design may have posed a problem for the gauge’s rpm/speedo stepper(?) motors created circa 1994. I needed to have the voltage reach the led, and I knew this was not a serious necessity of amp flow. The current carrying capacity of the wire shown would suffice for the minimal requirements.

@leroyusa935

2 жыл бұрын

Stranded wire comes in even finer gauge. 30 gauge stranded wire is extremely small. The strands are smaller with the higher gauge #. 30 ga. is much smaller than 28, 26 or 24 for example. The current needed for the LEDS is negligible, so one bare strand of wire will suffice.

@majanboo22

2 жыл бұрын

@@leroyusa935 I believe what used was solid core 28 or 30 gauge.

@sumpseri5246

Жыл бұрын

Is it dangerous to not have the insulation? In case the wire gets touches another conducting material? And what size strand (if I want to use a single strand) will be enough?

Different needle for LS400, they have silver coating needles. Different concept and not LED at all.

@majanboo22

3 жыл бұрын

Ok this is great to know. Thank you for posting this updated LS400 info. I will edit and modify the video title to reflect this.

Good job. But why do Americans say "Soder" instead of "SoLder"? Just askin'

i thought mexicans were the only ones that used aluminum paper on their stoves lmao not trying to be racist or anything since I am only making fun of myself

@toastrecon

5 жыл бұрын

Mexicans are smart and practical. :-) Aluminum foil makes the stove so much easier to clean.

worthless micro leds. Too small .

@majanboo22

5 жыл бұрын

It worked for me and gave a great effect to the needles as seen in the videos pictures. It may take some time, patience, and slight skill (somewhat steady hand). If you dint like it, you can pay $200 and buy the 4 plastic needles already done for you from other small online shops. It is up to you.