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Re: Need help with dash lights
Look for a very bright festoon that has lots of LEDs on it to get the maximum amount of light and that directs the light into the glovebox. You don't need to be concerned with how wide the festoon is since you won't be fitting it into a possibly restrictive fixture. I used one of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-36mm-1-...72.m2749.l2649
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Rich...
Lotsa good info here. Subscribed.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Rich, that red looks great, thanks for testing that out!
It may not be quite as good a contrast as the green light, but way ahead of my all dark dash! Also, I will have to look into the glove box light too, didn't know these truck had a light there... Thanks again! Jim |
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Well, a lot of these trucks, including mine, had no glove box light from the factory. There are kits available from various vendors to add a light. That's what I did, and I'm considering changing to a brighter light for it.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
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The dash LEDs are a inexpensive and easy way to improve and upgrade the look of the dash. All kinds of colors are available. The red looks slightly subdued probably due to the inside of the housing being painted light green which takes a bit of the edge off the intensity of the red. These red LEDs are very bright and luxuriously red when seen directly or from behind a red or white lens. But they still make the instrument panel look interestingly different. I'm going to stick with the green though. For now. Of course they are so easy to change, you could have a different color every week if you cared to. I'm glad some folks are finding the contents of this thread useful and helpful.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Thanks for taking the time to post all of your work. That is a good tip about the standard bulb with the green boot for the shifter. Now I have to see if I can find one of those green boots. Are you still using that or did you find another option.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
I just switched to an LED that fires in all directions. You can probably get the little green bulb condoms at any parts store that carries aftermarket gauges.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Check amazon for the green covers. I just bought a pack myself. Works Great.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Where did you get the green leds?
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Re: Need help with dash lights
I've got 194 LED in most colors from Amazon.
I also even out the backlighting by where I chose to place reflective vs nonreflective tape on the back of the gauge housings. Just did a 1968 Impala: .
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Re: Need help with dash lights
I got all of my LEDs on ebay. There are some links elsewhere in this thread.
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Re: Need help with dash lights
I recently put these in mine, (sorry don't have a picture), I was please with them AND the best thing is they are indeed DIMMABLE.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Re: Need help with dash lights
I thought I should bring this back, as it was a great write up. I used the red side firing LEDs that were found from the eBay listing above. They have a nice glow, great lighting, and great upgrade.
Rich, thanks again for the help! Jim |
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Re: Need help with dash lights
Looks good. Thank you all for the inputs. Im looking to do mine as well, i cant see my speedometer at night. Debating on the color
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Re: Need help with dash lights
I had never opened this thread before. A whole lot of good info, glad I finally did.
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