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kknotts November 11th, 2014 02:04 AM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Did you ever get your dash to light up for night time pics?

Andice November 11th, 2014 04:13 AM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Not trying to jump in - but I installed them and I was not impressed. Too white and not really much brighter if that makes sense. However, I was pleased with how the brightened up my idiot lights and turn signal indicator.

aphaynes November 11th, 2014 01:47 PM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Mine came out whiter and much brighter than the bulbs that were in there. I like it, but different strokes for different folks. :) I'll try to get a pic if Fetch doesn't beat me to it.

aphaynes December 9th, 2014 01:46 PM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Here's how they look in my truck.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8631/...f6a07a00e3.jpg

and here they are with the High beam and Turn Signal Indicator. With a cell phone, the light washes out the letters on the indicators, but they actually look quite good in real life. :)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7566/...4f7aacebb0.jpg

Now these are with the dimmer turned to full brightness. Also, when I refaced my speedo, I noticed the speedo face had some flex as far as tilting it goes. so I tilted it back some at the top to allow more light in. If you did not want it so bright, you could tilt it forward to close the gap between the face and bezel or just use the dimmer switch. I just like my gauges bright.

Andice December 10th, 2014 03:51 AM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Aphaynes: They look better in your dash than they do in mine! I will try to tweak my speedo plate as well as the temp and fuel gauge to allow more light in like you did. Maybe I should bite the bullet and reface my instruments. I do think the LEDs really wake up the indicator and idiot lights. Thanks for posting the images.

bigblockv6 December 10th, 2014 06:34 AM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Where do you get these LED lights?

aphaynes December 10th, 2014 11:27 AM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bigblockv6 (Post 55880)
Where do you get these LED lights?

Fetch posted the link at the beginning of this thread.

kknotts December 11th, 2014 02:38 AM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
Thanks for the pics. Already have my bulbs to install when I rebuild my truck.

FetchMeAPepsi December 15th, 2014 04:57 PM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
I Plumb forgot about this thread! For some reason I wasnt getting the notifications. Thanks for picking up my slack, Aphaynes. Your dash looks great! You can see the future with those new LEDs :lolsmack:

rusty66 December 16th, 2014 12:31 PM

Re: LED lights that fit the dash - Brighter indicators
 
What is the best way to change out these lights in the dash?


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