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Old 04-04-2013 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 91XJMudMan

They are pretty pricey in the states. if someone shipped it over it would be at least 10K to buy it. but here in the UK they are stupid cheap. I got this one for $2000, but you can pick them up for less than $500 if youre willing to deal with lots of rust lol Mine is an 86' Mini sprite with a 1275cc austin motor. Since it will be older than 25 years when I PCS stateside, Im takin it with me!!!
I got my 74 rhd here in the nw for $4500.
Old 04-04-2013 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
Here's a write up, non technical.

1) go to superbright leds . Com
2) search for your year 97+ xj.
3) open amazon . Com and copy and paste the bulb number for the dash lights from superbrite to amazon
4) choose the ones you want to order. I picked white and from a US seller.
5) go to eBay, search for 97+ Wrangler gauge cluster. Order (highly reccomend this step) its an exact fit as the xj)
6) install bulbs on your new cluster
7) plug cluster into jeep

There's a thread all about led dash lights, I would look it all up for you but I'm on the mobile app.

The Wrangler cluster has white needles and red and blue accents. It pops nicely with the white and the brightness never bothers me at night. Note you cannot dim led lights. But on mine I can turn them all the way off without turning my lights off. Kinda cool u can go all like dark night up in there....lol...oh yeah the led sockets are polarized, meaning there's a positive and negative, so when you pull them out of the cluster to change bulbs do them ONE AT A TIME And keep the socket in the same position it came out. If you put them in backwords they will not work! Next always order an extra. Sometimes you'll get a bad bulb that will cause you to blow a fuse... Many times...this do ONE bulb at a TIME and check by plugging into cluster.

Another note the Wrangler cluster has cooler turn Signal lights, seatbelt light, and awesome 4x4 indicators.

Ummm OH YEAH! Please do the Led dome light also. One of my best mods. I have leds in all 3 of the front dome light/ map lights. Huge improvement at night.

So remember guys superbrite leds. Com for the list of bulbs

Amazon from us seller or eBay,

Cluster from eBay or junk yard. I choose eBay.

Easy project. Great looks.

Now someone do a real write up with all the correct stuff!!!!!!!
What if wanna keep my cluster I have now. I'd rather not swap a new one in. I assume it's easy to take out...
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:20 PM
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Well so much for that starter. Yay manual
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
Dealer wont adjust it. They can get sued for mileage fraud.
That make sense but isnt it just as bad to swap on into your jeep without adjusting the mileage?
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by No4x4Yet
That make sense but isnt it just as bad to swap on into your jeep without adjusting the mileage?
Well this is why I want to keep my cluster, everything works on it and I want to keep the miles correct. The old 96- clusters came out easy.

I'll just go practice on another 97+ in the JY if it is complicated
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by No4x4Yet

That make sense but isnt it just as bad to swap on into your jeep without adjusting the mileage?
Only if your telling someone that's the actual mileage.
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by salad
Well so much for that starter. Yay manual
Huh?
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by NewJerseyXJ609

Well this is why I want to keep my cluster, everything works on it and I want to keep the miles correct. The old 96- clusters came out easy.

I'll just go practice on another 97+ in the JY if it is complicated
Remove trim, unplug a few things, swap, plug in, install trim.
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

Remove trim, unplug a few things, swap, plug in, install trim.
Also, just a heads up. The area around the light switch needs forced out or dremeled out beforehand. I forced mine out and then dremeled it down before re-installling.
Old 04-04-2013 | 04:32 PM
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Made a cubby on my spare tire with plywood. Now to find a use for it! lol Made a mess of cutting the wood since i only had a tree saw, two power saws, and a handheld planer. And to hold it in place i just put a coupler and threaded rod on the existing bolt for the tire. Very happy with how it turned out.


Old 04-04-2013 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselD
Also, just a heads up. The area around the light switch needs forced out or dremeled out beforehand. I forced mine out and then dremeled it down before re-installling.
Why does it need to be dremeled? Just curious..

I just wanna take my cluster out, put the leds in and then reinstall.

Also I assume I can find the leds in white for the shifter bezel/tcase bezel at the same place.
Old 04-04-2013 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
Made a cubby on my spare tire with plywood. Now to find a use for it! lol Made a mess of cutting the wood since i only had a tree saw, two power saws, and a handheld planer. And to hold it in place i just put a coupler and threaded rod on the existing bolt for the tire. Very happy with how it turned out.


Not a bad idea! I took my spare out but still. Good usage of space that would otherwise be wasted
Old 04-04-2013 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselD

Huh?
Burnt itself outside of Quiznos lol. Bumpstarted and drove to garage. Lame part is its probably my leaking valve cover that did it, and I was going to replace the gasket this weekend
Old 04-04-2013 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by k4ylr
Finally pulled the trigger on the LEDs for my interior swap. Doing full cluster, HVAC, Tranny/Case, kick panel lights and both domes.

~$50.00 from superbright 2-day shipped.

**EDIT**

Photo of my cart in case other people are having a hard time narrowing down all of the bulbs:
Hope u did white
Old 04-04-2013 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by No4x4Yet

Can the mileage be adjusted to show correctly for your jeep when you swap the cluster?
No


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