Loyale 2.7 Turbo

I Uploaded a High Definition Video, so you can see it Working! Let me Know what do you think about this. Kind Regards.

Actually the total count Loss in Mileage is almost 20,000 Miles, because as you can see, the Old Cluster had 145,xxx Miles when I Removed it... ...While the New one came with 125,xxx Miles as you can see in the Above Photo. I Don't care too much about that because the 2003 Spectra engine on it, only has 70,000 Miles (The Half than the Car) and also in Honduras there's No Laws nor legal regulations against that; people here doesn't care too much about the Mileage of the Car, they Care more about the Actual Mechanical Conditions, maintenancy and Shape of them... My Only Concern about that 20,000 Miles lost was the Oil Change interval ... ... Beside that, let me tell you that I Was Tempted to do the Speedometer Swap between instrument Clusters, in order to keep the Original Mileage of the Body, but the Old Speedometer's fascia looks extremly Crowded, full of Numbers... The Kia Designers did a "Cleanup" in the New one, so I decided to Use the New Instrument Cluster as it came. Now the "KiaStein" has more Resons to be Named like That, isn't it?

The whole setup has more than two months working Flawlessly, the Tachometer Works and Also the White LED Bulbs illumination isn't very Bright to the Drivers' Eyes... Using the Dimmer Knob to Low position I Used Green T-5 LED Bulbs for the Left & Right Turn arrow indicators, so they Look incredibly Greener! The Contrast is Beyond Awesome! Photos will Never show how sharp it really looks, because Cameras will always distort a the image, due to the Brightness of the cluster.

So, this is How the New instrument Cluster Looks Like, already installed in my Wife's "KiaStein" with all the White LED Bulbs already retrofitted: Also, I Used LEDs on the A/C Controls illumination: and in the Shifter Gear Position illumination:

The idea of using the Long Base Neo-Wedge T-3 Bulb is to let a small output (wattage) Bulb to illuminate the "D" (For Drive) indicator on the instrument Cluster's area for the Automatic Transmission's Shifter position Lights; so the Driver will not have a Powerful Light pointing to his / her eyes all the Time, and the indicator will be visible, because the tiny bulb is Nearest to the "D" marked plastic than the other "Standard" T-5 Bulbs for the other gears position indicators. However, that tiny bulb trend to be the First to get burned by the normal use, so I wanted a Long Lasting LED Bulb there, without being too much Bright that could be a Blinding Light Spot, dangerous especially during night driving times. As I Wrote before in early posts of this thread, I Build my Own Neo-Wedge long base LEDs... ...and I covered their single point LED bulb with a condom-like green Rubber, so the Light keeps green as the "D" indicator itself, but deep green than the other indicators with Rubberless T-5 Bulbs. Something very Smart from the Kia Engineers is that when you Switch the Lights ON, the whole instrument Cluster Lights, including the Automatic Trans Gear indicator Lights, could be Dimmed using the Dimmer Knob; so there's No Blinding Light Spots at all!

Prior to do the LED Bulb Retrofitting and Install the New instrument Cluster, I Disassembled it to Clean it carefully, and also I Polished the Lens with a Carnauba + Silicone based Wax, as I Did in the other many Retrofitting jobs I've done:

So, I was Ready to do the Instrument Cluster Swap! Here you can see How Both instrument Clusters Looked Together: The Speedometer's New Design is Less Crowded than the Older one! The New one included Five more T-5 Bulbs and One Neo-Wedge T-3 Long Base Bulb. (Explained at earlier posts of this Thread) For the Automatic Transmission's Shifter Position. ________________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTE: Remember that LED Bulbs does Have Polarity (+/-) So, if they doesn't Lit, Remove their Socket from the Instrument Cluster, Turn it 180º and place it there again.

After some time Waitin' ... The New White LED Bulbs Package finally arrived: It included the Rare T-6.5 Sized LED Bulbs in Multiple Tip Shape: Here you can see How Perfect they fit onto the Kia's Grey Base for T-6.5 Bulbs:

This is How the Old instrument Cluster Looked Like with Retrofitted White LED Bulbs: I Used the Multiple Tip T-10 LEDs for Background illumination. (Beam Pattern 270º) And I Used the Single inverted Tip T-5 LEDs for the Signal indicators. (Beam Pattern 120º) I used the New T-6.5 incandescent Bulb without its Blue condom-like cover, so you can easily notice where it spreads its light.

So, I only found locally the LED Equivalents for the T-10 and the T-5 Bulbs: And I Had to Use the incandescent T-6.5 while I waited for some T-6.5's purchased online.

The 2000 Kia Sephia instrument Cluster without Tachometer, looks like This from Behind, and this are the Bulbs it uses: ► Four (4) T-10 for Background illumination. ► One (1) T-6.5 for the Odometer Numbers & part of the Background illumination. ► Another one (1) T-6.5 for the Low Fuel Warning indicator. ► Fourteen (14) T-5 for the indicator Signals. I Tried to obtain locally LED bulbs for the Rare T-6.5 size, unsuccessfully, and one of those was Burnt, so I searched for its part number: and I went to the Local Kia Dealer to obtain a New one, I found the equivalent from a Kia Frontier (yes, you read it Right) K 2700 Truck, we have many Kia Trucks here in my Li'l caribbean country, Since many years ago, as you can see ~► Here. Also in Earlier posts of this thread.

Years ago, when I did the White LED Lights Retrofitting on my Subaru "BumbleBeast" instrument Cluster, my Wife asked me to do the Same Retrofitting Job on her "KiaStein" So I Retrofitted White LED Bulbs on the Original Non-Tach instrument Cluster. I Started by Removing the instrument Cluster from the Dashboard: By the way, that moment I Discovered a GPS + GSM Tracking and Disabling Vehicles Device, Hiding behind the instrument Cluster; the car came like that from the Previous Owner ... ... so I Removed that Device and I Fixed the Spliced wiring Harness, since then, the Car does Start inmediately. (It had a Delay between the Key Turn and the Starter act.) This is How it looks Now, behind the instrument Cluster: There are three (3) Plugs for the instrument Cluster.

By the way, I had to build my Own Neo Wedge Long Base LED Bulbs (for Kia, Hyundai, etc...), because it was easier for me than to Buy 'em online and wait ... I have to Cut the Base from a Used Neo Wedge Bulb, then remove a Wedge T-5 LED from its base and weld its electrical contacts, the LED Bulb already comes with its resistors; as you can see here: I also covered one of those I Made, with a Condom-like Green Rubber, in order to Dim a little the Brightness in the Kia Spectra's instrument Cluster; (the one I Used for my Wife's KiaStein) it was for the "D" (for Drive in a Automatic trans model) Display on the cluster. Kind Regards.

There is some kind of Confusion between the "T" (Tubular) Bulbs Names / Nomenclature and I've received some PM's and e-Mails from people asking more info about them, (I post in other automotive Forums) they ask especially Cross-Reference info & Measurements; since I've retrofitted White LED Bulbs on Many instrument Clusters (Not only on Subarus) I made an Easy Pictured Guide, in order to Help you to Understand those "T" Bulbs. These are the Most Common Bulbs for instrument Clusters: Here's an Easy Visual comparison Guide: The Wedge Bulbs Themselves are sold separately from the Sockets, But beside those "Wedge" bulbs, instrument clusters' also Use another kind of Bulbs which comes already Mounted with the Base, those are known as "Neo Wedge" Bulbs and are intended to be non-removable Bulbs ... Despite that you can remove 'em from their bases, those aren't sold separately. The Neo Wedges are Known as the T3, T4 and T5 and comes either with Long or Short Bases (which could be Black, grey or white) usually are placed behind the Transmission's shifter position numbers on Automatic cars with such display on the instrument cluster. (You know: P, R, N, D, 3, 2, 1) Short Base LED Neo Wedge Bulbs: Long Base Neo Wedge Bulbs:

I've already retrofitted white LED Bulbs on 17 different Cars of many Brands and counting, it started with my own "BumbleBeast" Subaru long time ago, then my Wife's "KiaStein" in the Old Non-Tach cluster. My Dad asked me to do that on his Cars, then some Friends who saw my cars at Night asked me to do such retrofitting on their cars and some friends of those friends too... and friends of my dad, etc... it is the Snow Ball Effect somehow ... So, I Retrofitted White LED Bulbs on this New -to me- instrument Cluster, prior to do the Swap.

Some time ago, when I did the Crazy Engine Swap on my Wife's 2000 Kia Sephia, I installed the Long Block from the Third Gen T8D Engine taken from a 2003 Kia Spectra, and used the intake manifold, the exhaust manifold and all the EFi stuff from the original Engine, which was a Second Gen T8D engine; and Despite that many people told me that it was impossible to make it work properly due to the Different Port Shapes & Sizes, I made it work Flawlessly and since that, the Car was Renamed as the "KiaStein", which has been Working Smooth as Silk since then. But Since I Used the 2003 Kia Spectra engine, I also wanted to Upgrade the instrument Cluster on the "KiaStein" from the Simple No-Tach instrument cluster which is the Original to this 2000 Kia Sephia, to the one from a Kia Spectra 2003, which have Tachometer plus a Nice coloured Display with symbols for the Automatic Transmission Gears: I Really Like to Have Tachometer, I find it very useful. Also, I've Retrofitted White LED Bulbs in many Cars' instrument clusters, including my Subaru "BumbleBeast" (as you can see ~► Here) so, my Wife asked me to do such Retrofitting on her Car, and I Started to toy with the idea about Swap instrument Clusters... ...and I Did it, Successfully!

...or he Used the Other Part Number for the four Cyl. Tempo, as I did? I wonder the Reason I hadn't cut anything could be that I used the other part number, Which are coils intended for less weight, also I Bought them Used... Even weaker. Kind Regards.

I don't know if there's a weird camera effect, but the Front looks Curvy to Me! ... Or your Subie was involved in a front collision sometime, 'cos also it misses the Electrical Fan in the Radiator. Once the Swap is Finished, I Kindly suggest you to: ► Check for Vacuum Leaks, ► The 32/36 Weber does have two vacuum ports in Front and one in the Side, ► From the two in Front, use the one on the Right to the Vacuum Advance in the Disty, plug it to the Disty's vacuum port that is nearest to the Disty Cap (inner Port) and cap close the other ports. ► The Port on the Side of the Weber is intended for the EGR Valve, I Kindly suggest you to Cap close the EGR and that port too. ► Try some Shots of Carb Cleaner @ 3000 RPM's ... Maybe there's some dirt inside. ► Finally, with car warm, set the Idle to 700 RPM's and adjust the MIXTURE screw 'till the idle smoothes. Kind Regards.

I have No Experience with Newer Gens of Subarus' instrument Clusters, I'm an Old-School guy, So I can not tell about which bulbs are in the '01 Forester instrument cluster; but I can tell you which are the Most common Bulbs for instrument clusters, their names and measurements, because I've retrofitted LED Lights on many cars' instrument clusters... not only Subarus, but including my Subaru "BumbleBeast" See: ~► Here For a Picture Guide with Cross Reference numbers & Shapes of the Bulbs. Kind Regards.

You're Welcome ... Photos Please! Have you already tuned it? Could you tell us how is it performing Now? Kind Regards.

Whose Remember the Subaru Tortoise? It was made by Subaru, Based on a Chassis of the Subaru Sambar (360) Van, for the Japanese TV Series: KAIKI DAISAKUSEN ... More information Here, as Usual: ~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/50983-strange-and-weird-subaru-stuff/page-39?do=findComment&comment=975205 Kind Regards.

Something similar to that happened in my "BumbleBeast" once ... Since that, I Run the timing belts Coverless. In my Case, one of the Timing Belts did loss some of its teeth... Kind Regards.

~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/123229-anyone-want-to-get-a-free-vin-check/

Well, you wrote that you are getting Spark... But is there Constant Spark with enough power? 'cos it Sounds to me as Problems with the Ignition Module Somehow, or Bad ECU. Kind Regards.