Replace gauge lights with LEDs?

[JamesDEvans007]

Anyone done this? If so, does it make the gauges any brighter and how many SMDs did you use?

 

[SlickGTP]

Anyone done this? If so, does it make the gauges any brighter and how many SMDs did you use?

It made mine brighter... Lost the ability to dim them, but doesn't bother me. I got drop in replacements from http://www.superbrightleds.com/

 

[89Suburban]

When I was searching that site for info I specifically saw a info box saying the LED's for dash lights can be dimmed.


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[Driver4r]

Slick, wanna post up a picture of them on to give us an idea?

 

[SlickGTP]

Can't find one of the entire cluster, but this gives an idea... The tach doesn't have and LED on it, so you can ignore it.

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[SlickGTP]

When I was searching that site for info I specifically saw a info box saying the LED's for dash lights can be dimmed.

Hmmmm, perhaps I bought some from before they made them dimmable?

 

[89Suburban]

Hmmmm, perhaps I bought some from before they made them dimmable?

Fugger stood out clear as day, not even looking for dash lights, looking for an answer to that turn issue we are discussing, boom, out of nowhere I see this info that the LED bulbs should dim in the dashboard. Of course now that I try and go back and find it I can't....

 

[JamesDEvans007]

Can't find one of the entire cluster, but this gives an idea... The tach doesn't have and LED on it, so you can ignore it.

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Yep, I think this is a go for my truck. From the looks of it, the blue LED is brighter than stock bulbs. So clear LEDs should be a little brighter. I just replaced all those darn bulbs, and the dash isn't as bright as I'd like it to be.

 

[JamesDEvans007]

Slick....which bulbs did you use? There are a million and one diffrent choices. I'm looking at the ones with the 4 leds around the sides and one in the center. But I don't know what would work best. there are ones with all the light facing out with no light out the sides. So many diffrent options and choices...

 

[skysurfer]

Fugger stood out clear as day, not even looking for dash lights, looking for an answer to that turn issue we are discussing, boom, out of nowhere I see this info that the LED bulbs should dim in the dashboard. Of course now that I try and go back and find it I can't....

You were right, I found it in the Q&A section. It says they are dimmable.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb_notes.php#dimmer

 

[guitarfreak235]

LEDs do not dim the same as regular bulbs. Special LEDs with circuits may. But I used cheap eBay lights they are a concave type blue one and don't have a ton of output. Perfect. It's annoying as hell to be blinded at night. The pic doesn't do em justice but they look great .

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It's more even looking in person.

 

[SlickGTP]

I used the ones with 4 forward facing Leds... I'll see if I can find the link

 

[SlickGTP]

http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/miniature-wedge-base/194-led-bulb-4-led-wedge-base/198/

I bought the 90* ones in cool blue.

 

[Christian Nelson]

I'd like to do all red, since the red doesn't affect your night vision as much.

Some day maybe.

 

[JamesDEvans007]

Ordered 10 packs of both of these. Less than $10 a piece off eBay. The ones with the LEDs around the sides I am gonna try in the cluster. The other ones I am gonna use in the side markers, licence plate, 4wd shifter, and the high beam indicator.