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| twin-grille-roadster |
 Mar 16 2017, 01:05 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 14-June 12 From: Maine Member No.: 14,563 Region Association: None  |
Greetings,
These old eyes do not have the night vision of years ago and I am wondering if there is any way of improving the level of illumination of the dashboard instruments. I have replaced all of the bulbs with new 1.2 w units with little improvement. I tried finding an LED replacement but have come up blank. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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| porschetub |
Mar 16 2017, 01:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Try 914rubber pretty sure Mark has them.
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| clapeza |
Mar 16 2017, 03:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 229 Joined: 7-February 11 From: South GA Member No.: 12,677 Region Association: South East States 
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| Rotary'14 |
Mar 16 2017, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 24-April 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 3,977 |
Here are some other options,,,,
DIY,, not LEDs http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...&hl=el+wire Member Vendor guage restoration + LED lights! http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=217100 -Rob |
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| iankarr |
Mar 16 2017, 08:14 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,472 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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| Big Len |
Mar 16 2017, 08:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,747 Joined: 16-July 13 From: Edgewood, New Mexico Member No.: 16,126 Region Association: Southwest Region |
2nd Tim. He did a great job.
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| Mikey914 |
Mar 16 2017, 09:51 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,659 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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I have seen Tim's work, he does a good job.
Depends on how much you want to spend. I have the plug and play bulbs at 914Rubber.com |
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| rothaus |
Mar 18 2017, 11:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 20-November 10 From: Virginia Member No.: 12,404 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(twin-grille-roadster @ Mar 16 2017, 03:05 PM)  Greetings, These old eyes do not have the night vision of years ago and I am wondering if there is any way of improving the level of illumination of the dashboard instruments. I have replaced all of the bulbs with new 1.2 w units with little improvement. I tried finding an LED replacement but have come up blank. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Check out this pug and play solution. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=286608 Website http://carmagic.us/instrument.html Scroll down for the 914 option. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c1.staticflickr.com-12404-1486761898.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c2.staticflickr.com-12404-1486761899.2.jpg) Cheers Engelbert |
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| twin-grille-roadster |
Mar 18 2017, 06:05 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 14-June 12 From: Maine Member No.: 14,563 Region Association: None |
You folks are the best. Thanks for all of your replies. I am leaning toward the Carmagic LED kits both for our 914 and for our 912. Now if I could just find some LED's for our 356's, I would be very happy. Of course the 356's are still 6 volt cars. Again, thanks to all of you who replied
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| edge540 |
Mar 18 2017, 06:11 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 28-September 16 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Member No.: 20,445 Region Association: None |
i bought Engelbert's bulbs (Carmagic) and am very happy with transaction and product.
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| drem914 |
Mar 18 2017, 07:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,030 Joined: 16-May 08 From: Trabuco Canyon, CA Member No.: 9,062 Region Association: Southern California
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Has anyone compared the Carmagic version of replacement bulbs and the 914Rubber replacement bulbs side by side for the brightness or final appearance difference?
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| JustinMeier |
Mar 18 2017, 08:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 3-August 16 From: Scottsdale Member No.: 20,258 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(cuddyk @ Mar 16 2017, 07:14 PM) That's amazing.. I know where the next $300 is going (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| gerber28 |
Mar 18 2017, 11:07 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 27-November 16 From: Missouri Member No.: 20,629 Region Association: None |
I used Engelbert LED's in my 79 SC and the 914rubber set in my 73 914.
Very happy with both, I could not tell you if one version is brighter than the other. Carmagic does offer a choice of Classic and Bright White. |
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