Gauge lighting is dim., Has anyone tried these LED lights? Options

[Cevan]

I searched around but couldn't find anything on replacing the instrument lights with LEDs. I bought a couple new instrument bulbs from Pelican, but the light was yellowish, not the white of the OEM lights. On the other hand, the OEM lights are not that bright (ok, they barely illuminate the gauge).

I found these that look like they would be a direct replacement (the BA-7 model). Has anyone tried them?

[Demick]

Many of us (myself included) bought these from Quarl a few years back. I have the white. They are not really much (if any) brighter than stock bulbs mostly because the LED's are very directional - as in, most all of the light comes directly out the end of the LED much like a flashlight. This isn't ideal for the gauges which were designed for regular bulbs which throw off light in all directions. So the end result is that the gauges don't really end up any brighter than before (maybe slightly).

With that said, I like the LED bulbs simply because the white light is much more pleasing than the yellow of the standard bulbs.

Also, the dimmer doesn't work with the LED bulbs, but I can't imaging anyone caring about this. The gauges are so dim anyway, why anyone would want to dim them further is beyond me.

Demick