Dashboard Radar SuperFlux LED – Phase II -w/Vid

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This is Phase II of my Dashboard Radar SuperFlux LED installation I did in July of 2012, I liked the original installation allot, it worked great and saved me many a ticket with the stereo louder than the ability to hear the radar detector, I also added a switch on the center console so you can turn off the SuperFlux LED, especially at night! These little LEDs will blind you. - *See Video Below*

Here is a couple pics of the Phase I install:

SuperFlux 4 chip LED


Desolder and relocate Escort cig plug LED - Where it says "Yellow" on the PCB there used to be a yellow LED, I desoldered it and added wires to extend up into the dash with the SuperFlux on the end of the wire.


Phase I Install


One thing I did not like about the installation of the metra stereo LED was if my right hand was at 2 o’clock on the steering wheel my arm was blocking the LED light, so I would most of the time drive so I could have a clear view of the LED if I had the tunes loud. The solution was to install the SuperFlux LED next to the Tachometer in the combination meter housing, I was kind of hesitant at first, but thanks to DIGItonium’s post on changing LED colors and working on the Combination Meter: Part 1 and researching the service manual I went to work.

Removing the combination meter is fairly easy, really just four bolts and a couple of electrical plugs, here is a diagram from the service manual that shows how the combination meter goes together.



The hardest part was making sure I did not scratch or mark the silver plastic surface of the combination meter front cover, I used a punch to initially mark the location for the LED hole, I matched the location of the trip odometer reset on the left side of the tachometer, I then used a drill bit with only my fingers to drill the hole, the plastic drills easy by hand, I just take my time and wanted to make sure I didn’t fork up the front cover surface.







I first super-glued the LED to the back of the front cover, I then hot-glued it in, the middle section (meter housing) also needed to be drilled to make enough room for the backside of the LED and the wire connection.





Here is the combination meter reassembled, installed in the car.



Here’s a little video I did on this mod...

A couple of things – Don’t forget to turn on the switch or the light won’t go on! (Critical when driving!)

- LOL! My test pipes are loud as hell, I have the back hatch open so there's more light in the cab for the video, hehe… also lets MORE noise in.

SuperFlux Radar LED Dash Mount - Phase II - YouTube