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Old May 27, 2005 | 03:03 AM
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i just wired up my auto meter lights for the gauges i have and they suck. you cant hardly tell they are on. i have the lights wired in a seriess, should i have them wired in parrallel instead?

if its not the way i wired them then it has to be the bulbs. is there any bulbs you can buy that are brighter so i can actually see my gauges?
Old May 27, 2005 | 07:00 AM
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Default RE: auto meter lights?

make sure your wires arnt backwards, if you reverse a few wires the lights should get brighter
Old May 27, 2005 | 09:53 AM
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thats what i thought it was first but when i went back and checked it i found that it was wired fine. i remember once on ebay they had brighter lights but they were in ricer colors so i didnt get any.

any other thoughts?
Old May 27, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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is ur resistance right?
Old May 27, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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if you wired them in series, theyre going to divide up the volts equally which will give you dimmer lights......if you wired them in parallel, they all get the same amount of power which will in turn make them brighter.........
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