night time saftey upgrade you should all do

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11-10-2009, 04:42 AM

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tx65coupe

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Originally Posted by nba1341

no thats the led's with a different camera and for some reason it contrasted it

anyways there are dome style led bulbs u can get which look very incandescent in light color for courtesy lights.

Thats weird, it looks like a different color even.

11-10-2009, 08:59 AM

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MetalEd

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Originally Posted by nba1341

I can now see every single one of my gauges at night perfectly and it only costs $25 bucks with shipping ($5 dollar shipping)

I was actually going to build these myself. But after getting the bulbs (to reuse the sockets), LEDS and a resistor for each the price for making each one would have been $5-$7 each. This is a great price for ones that already fit! Just no way I could beat it by doing them myself!
One thing you should remember if you decide to use them in your rear lights, you may need to get a Blinker (turn signal/flashers) and some cars that have a "brake light out" warning light might register them as being out because the current draw is so low (newer cars). If your turn signals/Emergency blinkers won't flash, then you will need a low current flasher unit. If you have a "brake light out" warning light, then you will need a load resistor. The description of the problem and the solutions (these parts) are listed on their web site and available here:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/tail-brake-turn.html
Anyhow, think I will go place my order for them! Thanks!

11-10-2009, 02:57 PM

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Jonk67

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Does your dimmer switch still operate with the LED gauge bulbs, can you still dim them or is there only one level of brightness?
Jon

11-10-2009, 03:28 PM

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2+2GT

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Strange, the OE gauges in my 66 are quite readable, and I only have the dimmer up about halfway.

I'll try to get a pic.

11-11-2009, 01:36 AM

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tx65coupe

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Mine are easily readable as well, but I don't have the same cluster. I have the long sweep speedometer.

11-11-2009, 08:51 PM

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andrewmp6

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Have you tried radio shack they sell led bulbs that should fit the dash.

11-16-2009, 07:58 PM

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Houndstooth

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Originally Posted by Jonk67

Does your dimmer switch still operate with the LED gauge bulbs, can you still dim them or is there only one level of brightness?
Jon

I redid my bulbs with LED in my '70 because I could barely read the gauges at night (guess I'm getting old). I did it in green so it looked factory just a little brighter. They dim just like the old bulbs did.

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11-17-2009, 02:26 AM

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andrewmp6

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And painting the inside of the cluster white does help too.

11-17-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by andrewmp6

And painting the inside of the cluster white does help too.

+1

forgot to mention this

a low gloss white paint does wonders

11-17-2009, 04:49 PM

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sentipede

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Here are the pics of how my instrument cluster turned out. Needles repainted, Scott Drake white gauge face overlays, Mustang Project ultra bright white LED bulbs, matching white LED electronic tach with shift light... While it turned out great and there is a huge improvement in visibility, it is just a bit too modern for my taste. I'm looking to sell my set up and get back into a stock cluster again.