[mechanixman]

I started making this LED plate about a year ago. The idea was to replace the original gauge bulbs with this handy dandy plate. But between the effort it was going to take to convert the 11-14 car volts to a nice, clean, constant 3.2 volts and how much light they threw, I figured it was better to reconsider.

I bought this LED strip for roughly $20 because it is a warmer light (I think it match the original gauge design better) and is the densest affordable LED strip on amazon. it already runs on 12 volts, so we're good there, and because it will go around the outside, I can actually light the top of the gauge despite that tube being there.

I'll post more about this when I get done on it.