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joe231 · 07-18-2009, 10:46 PM

^^^looks nice!!
I really like the white faces too....where did you pick those up?

BLE 'BURBAN · 07-18-2009, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by joe231

^^^looks nice!!
I really like the white faces too....where did you pick those up?

WWW.WHITEGAUGES.NET

I painted the needles too

kelsfine69 · 07-19-2009, 06:36 PM

I just tore mine apart today and found the fiber optic for the ashray just hanging in the back behind the cluster. All the bulbs were there? so I pulled the center low one and put it in there. There was a empty one over where the blank is but it doesnt work there anyway. They must put one in for the clock but leave empty if its blank. I painted the plastic piece white on the inside but not the cluster housing( not enought time). All new 168's and polished the lens and now where waiting for darkness to try them out. Should look great since half of them were burned out, even the heater one was done.

joe231 · 07-19-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

WWW.WHITEGAUGES.NET

I painted the needles too

Cool!!!

looks nice!

staggerd86c-10 · 07-20-2009, 09:21 AM

try putting some of those 5-led 360 degree bulbs i recently used them in my impala and they made a huge difference!

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

WWW.WHITEGAUGES.NET

I painted the needles too

Did you remove the needles to paint them?

wydomkr · 07-24-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by blazenlo95

Any issue with heat from the brighter ones? Are you running the 168's? Cause if there is no melting issues it would just make sense to run the brighter ones.

The 168's are brighter, but have a shorter life

194- 25 lumens / 2500 hrs.
168- 38 lumens / 1500 hrs.

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 10:53 AM

one of life's little trade offs

just get the LEDS and never worry about replacing them again.....

blazenlo95 · 07-24-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wydomkr

The 168's are brighter, but have a shorter life

194- 25 lumens / 2500 hrs.
168- 38 lumens / 1500 hrs.

Good to know, Thanks. But they're not too hard to replace.

BLE 'BURBAN · 07-24-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by joe231

Did you remove the needles to paint them?

No I used painters tape (very light tape adhesion) and spray painted the needles. For the White on the needles I again used spray paint that I sprayed into a dixie cup then used a #000 brush to hand paint the base of the needles with.

83burban · 07-24-2009, 09:00 PM

does anybody know where you can get that fiber optic light bulb holder. The previous idiot broke mine and I wanted to fix it so that the gas gauge was better lit. Thanks

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 09:39 PM

is the fiber optic for the ash tray? mine was just hanging loose under the dash.

83burban · 07-24-2009, 11:50 PM

The fiber optic cable doubles as the right most light in the cluster, and it takes part of that light down to the ash tray if i'm not mistaken.

BLE 'BURBAN · 07-25-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 83burban

The fiber optic cable doubles as the right most light in the cluster, and it takes part of that light down to the ash tray if i'm not mistaken.

Yeppers youz is right on dat!

joe231 · 07-25-2009, 09:19 AM

how does it "hook" up at the ash tray?
I just pulled the socket with the fiber optic and put a regular socket there.

JohnC · 07-25-2009, 02:36 PM

Yeah Joe when I pulled the cluster out of the truck at the yard I pulled the wire out of the socket, and put the socket back in. It had a clip thing that snapped on the back of the upper right socket I believe.

joe231 · 07-25-2009, 05:16 PM

yeah it has a clip, but ir is broken off

I'm more wondering how it connects at the ash tray...

07-18-2009, 10:46 PM	#26
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: bulbs ^^^looks nice!! I really like the white faces too....where did you pick those up? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-19-2009, 06:36 PM	#28
kelsfine69 18 Till I Die Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,522	Re: bulbs I just tore mine apart today and found the fiber optic for the ashray just hanging in the back behind the cluster. All the bulbs were there? so I pulled the center low one and put it in there. There was a empty one over where the blank is but it doesnt work there anyway. They must put one in for the clock but leave empty if its blank. I painted the plastic piece white on the inside but not the cluster housing( not enought time). All new 168's and polished the lens and now where waiting for darkness to try them out. Should look great since half of them were burned out, even the heater one was done. __________________ 2011 GMC Acadia 1969 GMC BBC LS7 2007 GMC Crew Duramax 1987 Camaro Iroc 350 Tuned Port Injection 42000Km 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI(yes 2) Take me drunk, I'm too home...

07-20-2009, 09:21 AM	#30
staggerd86c-10 Squarebody Aficionado Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 713	Re: bulbs try putting some of those 5-led 360 degree bulbs i recently used them in my impala and they made a huge difference!

07-24-2009, 10:53 AM	#33
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: bulbs one of life's little trade offs just get the LEDS and never worry about replacing them again..... __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-24-2009, 09:00 PM	#36
83burban Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: la Posts: 345	Re: bulbs does anybody know where you can get that fiber optic light bulb holder. The previous idiot broke mine and I wanted to fix it so that the gas gauge was better lit. Thanks

07-24-2009, 09:39 PM	#37
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: bulbs is the fiber optic for the ash tray? mine was just hanging loose under the dash. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-24-2009, 11:50 PM	#38
83burban Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: la Posts: 345	Re: bulbs The fiber optic cable doubles as the right most light in the cluster, and it takes part of that light down to the ash tray if i'm not mistaken.

07-25-2009, 09:19 AM	#40
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: bulbs how does it "hook" up at the ash tray? I just pulled the socket with the fiber optic and put a regular socket there. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-25-2009, 02:36 PM	#41
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: bulbs Yeah Joe when I pulled the cluster out of the truck at the yard I pulled the wire out of the socket, and put the socket back in. It had a clip thing that snapped on the back of the upper right socket I believe.

07-25-2009, 05:16 PM	#42
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: bulbs yeah it has a clip, but ir is broken off I'm more wondering how it connects at the ash tray... __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*



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