Porsche 914 VDO LED Gauge Restoration Kit Dark Smoke Tinted Glass 1970-1976

Transform Your 914 Gauges — Day and Night

This DIY kit delivers a complete gauge restoration and modern lighting upgrade that changes the way you experience your Porsche 914.

The engineered LED system improves gauge visibility in full daylight as well as at night — giving you truly daytime-visible improvements that are meant to be driven with the leds on.

The dark smoke lenses do more than modernize the look.
Paired with the high-output LED system, they increase contrast and reduce internal glare. Even at moderate brightness settings, your gauges are noticeably clearer and more legible than led replacement bulbs — and can be turned even brighter without harsh whitewash or flicker.

The result is factory gauges that are dark when off, crisp and easy to read when on — reducing eye strain and providing balanced illumination that simply wasn’t possible when these cars were new.

Whether you choose clear or dark lenses, your gauges become quicker to read at a glance — giving you confidence and control while driving.

Dark lenses look great with the all black dash and just like the original VDO'S with a turn of the dimmer knob.

What This kit does:

This all-in-one restoration and LED upgrade transforms aged 914 gauges in a single process.

In one day You can:

• Replace plastic lenses with real glass
• Restore faded needles with fluorescent paint
• Replace degraded color lens filters
• Clean dust and debris from inside the gauge
• Refinish bezels and internal components while apart
• Upgrade to even, modern LED illumination

The result is gauges that are readable, balanced, and correct — light where it should be, dark where it should be.

Each kit includes:

• Pre-cut, pre-soldered high-quality COB LED strips (one per gauge)
• Waterproof LED backing with 3M adhesive
• Quick-latch wiring connector
• Plug-in, replaceable rotary dimmer
• Piggyback fuse connector for power
• Stainless steel ground nut with star washers
• New indicator lens filters
• Fluorescent needle paint
• Three dark smoke-tinted glass lenses
• Modified paint can tool for removing lens rings

All wiring is soldered, tinned, and designed to be fully removable and serviceable.

Fitment:

This kit fits all Porsche 914 4/6 '70-'76 with single window(fuel) combo gauge. If your combo gauge has extra gauge movements (oil pressure, temp...) You should use an extra LED strip for each window.

Installation:

• Truly Plug and Play wiring

• No wire cutting or splicing of the 914 harness(or the led harness)
• Gauge LED's have long leads and a quick disconnect block, Individual gauges can be pulled out for service
• A Single Grounding loop connects to the factory dash grounding post (above the fuse panel) with a new Stainless steel nut & star washers.
• A single power lead clips to fuse panel (1/4" spade piggy back) giving several 'on' choices - key on hot, always hot, or headlight circuit.
• Dimmer unplugs from both ends and easily mounts under steering wheel to the flat bottom of the metal dash with strong double sided tape. Hidden but easily adjustable while driving and doesn't interfere with legs, knees or getting in and out., or driving or shifting.
  This location is perfect, but it of course can be mounted anywhere.