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GeorgeRud
post Aug 24 2005, 07:42 PM
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Has anyone converted their instrument panel illumination lights to LEDs yet? They are being sold as upgrades and are supposed to make the instruments brighter (good for these older eyes). I know the 2 watt bulbs can be replaced with 4 watt bulbs, but I was warned by North Hollywood Speedometer not to do it as the extra heat generated will eventually fry the innards of your instrument. I like the idea of brighter instruments however.
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GeorgeRud   LED Instrument Illumination   Aug 24 2005, 07:42 PM
bd1308   yeah, some member's kid was doing it for extra...   Aug 24 2005, 07:54 PM
swl   Umm - isn't the whole point of the LED is that...   Aug 24 2005, 07:56 PM
bondo   I hear the top of the tach is a little dark.. Dr. ...   Aug 24 2005, 08:00 PM
bd1308   this is true.... the light is pretty focused........   Aug 24 2005, 08:00 PM
bd1308     Aug 24 2005, 08:02 PM
mihai914   I bought a set of white and red LEDs for the clust...   Aug 24 2005, 08:03 PM
Dr Evil   Yup, all blue. I did mod my gauge with a third bun...   Aug 24 2005, 09:50 PM
mrihop   NH speedo did mine. I am VERY happy with the resu...   Aug 25 2005, 12:24 AM
SM2270   Wow. That does look easy to see. What does somet...   Aug 25 2005, 09:16 PM
SGB   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm...   Aug 25 2005, 09:33 PM
lapuwali   I'll bet that NH Speedo setup has quite a few ...   Aug 25 2005, 09:45 PM
Brando   The best way to get your gauges glowing... go with...   Aug 25 2005, 09:54 PM
jonwatts   No one has brought up case mods yet. You can get E...   Aug 25 2005, 10:30 PM
jkeyzer   ...   Aug 25 2005, 10:39 PM
mrihop   Fuzzy? Hard to read? My picture makes them look ...   Aug 25 2005, 11:39 PM
JmuRiz     Aug 26 2005, 08:09 AM
ewdysar   I stuck with the stock bulbs when my gauges were a...   Aug 26 2005, 11:41 AM
bd1308   who said they weren't dimmable???? i've p...   Aug 26 2005, 11:58 AM
bondo     Aug 26 2005, 12:42 PM
lapuwali     Aug 26 2005, 12:53 PM
jkeyzer   If I were doing this I would dim them with PWM in ...   Aug 26 2005, 01:01 PM


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