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Improving dash light brightness? |
Cuda911 |
Aug 22 2014, 12:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,489 Joined: 20-May 14 From: Oceanside (N. San Diego County), CA Member No.: 17,376 Region Association: Southern California |
Hey all,
My one (and only) complaint with my 914 is that the dash lights are very faint and very hard to see at night (speedometer, etc.). Someone told me that brighter LED bulbs are available. Is that correct? If so, can someone provide me with: 1. What bulbs? 2. What source to buy them? 3. How many do I need? 4. Are they direct replacements (i.e. no other modifications need to install them) 5. To replace them, do I take out the 5 or so screws on the dash faceplate to access them? Thanks, guys! |
Rob-O |
Aug 29 2014, 09:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yup, just pull those. You may want to twist them slightly back and forth to kind of break the seal, if you will. If you look at the wires running behind the gauges, you can identify them as the illumination circuit because they all have the same wiring color if I remember correctly.
I did the cool white bulbs and was less than impressed myself. I'll be hitting up Tim here shortly to convert mine. |
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