Good LED replacement for Dash Instrument Socket and Bulb ; 5/8" ; Bayonet-Style?

[Big _Betsy_Red]

Does anyone have any good experiences with replacing their dash gauge lights with aftermarket LED lights

any info on aftermarket products would be appreciated

The stock replacement can be found here:

CX1807 - 1957-1986 Dash Instrument Socket and Bulb ; 5/8

OER® reproduction of the original bayonet style instrument cluster lamp socket for use on most 1957-86 General Motors passenger car and truck dashes. Each socket is manufactured injection molded ABS replicating the original in quality and fitment.

www.classicindustries.com

or you can just got to classic industries website and put in the part number: CX1807

would love to upgrade and LMC truck can go pound sand

i also see:

1984 Chevrolet Blazer LED Lights | Super Bright LEDs

Our Vehicle Bulb Finder is a quick and easy way to locate LED bulbs for your 1984 Chevrolet Blazer. Whether you're searching for replacements for burned-out or dim incandescent bulbs or if you simply crave the long-lasting, energy-efficient, instant lighting...

www.superbrightleds.com

or go to superbrightleds.com and search 194 LED

 

[Ron Sebastian]

Blue led.

 

[Raider L]

@Ron Sebastian,

Man, that's wild!! How do they dim down? I've heard that some LED don't dim down well.

 

[AuroraGirl]

@Ron Sebastian,

Man, that's wild!! How do they dim down? I've heard that some LED don't dim down well.

Quality LED especially made for a cluster can dim. Cheap LEDs like to just be on-off, part of how making them cheaper goes i suppose.
Cheap ones also like to conduct very very small amounts of current present in circuits that may be turned off but would otherwise do nothing at all, and show illumination. Little. But it is the sign of a cheap one.

 

[Ron Sebastian]

Like Aurora Girl said, don't cheap out.

 

[WP29P4A]

SuperbrightLEDs.com has a pretty good selection of LED bulbs for classic cars and trucks. We bought bulbs from them to do the outside of my sons 87 GMC V1500 Sierra classic. we also did the dash lights and interior on my 74 Dodge charger Se. I really like the way they look and the dimming feature works fine

 

[squarelyfe]

Blue led.

How did you get the climate control bulb in led? Isn't that a different type? Not a 194? Mine look bayonet style.

 

[AuroraGirl]

How did you get the climate control bulb in led? Isn't that a different type? Not a 194? Mine look bayonet style.

i can attest a non ac truck has a 194. I have a 194 led in it and its providing illumination to nothing like an AC thing but its supposed to lol. My control head is gone and its just sitting on top the radio

 

[Ron Sebastian]

Mine were all the same.

 

[squarelyfe]

Mine IS ac optioned. The bulb is round. Let me get a photo of it to show you

 

[squarelyfe]

Here it is

 

[AuroraGirl]

Here it is

Huh. a 75? It may be different because of the age. The Ashtray wasnt even always lit with a bulb, it was fiber optic at one point. Same with the wiper switch. The 77 and 80 trucks I have examples of I know would be heat only and 194.

BUT, the 77 with AC im not sure I can check. the control panel isnt there anymore but the bulb would be

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I am not going outside rn to see what it for sure is but that bulb socket of white and black wires goes to something, , it also doesnt look 194. maybe its a AC light? who knows. the original radio bulb would be at large because of this electric unit.

 

[AuroraGirl]

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as you can see my classy setup has a 194 type base because its a rectangle too small for a twisty boi

 

[Snoots]

@Ron Sebastian,

Man, that's wild!! How do they dim down? I've heard that some LED don't dim down well.

They don't respond to voltage changes like incandescent bulbs do. You need a Pulse Width Modulated voltage source to do it correctly. They are available for around $15 USD.

Then, there's this . . .

LED Switch and Dimmer for Standard Wall Switch Box - 60W Max

LED switch and dimmer combo designed to fit in standard wall switch boxes. Universal single color LED dimmer that can dim any 12VDC or 24VDC LED products from 0%-100% using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) slide control. 60W maximum load capacity. 4.5in wire leads for input and output connection...

www.superbrightleds.com

 

[Randy and Easton]

So @Ron Sebastian am I understanding you correctly, just plug in 194 LED bulbs into the cluster for that look and color?

Randy and Easton