Dash Lights

[89ford]

Anybody ever changed the color of the backlights for the gauges? I like the black backdrop but was thinking maybe in blue instead of green? Anyone done anything like this?

 

[freebird01]

ive tried using bulb covers or a marksalot marker and coloring the bulbs but i never was happy with the results. never got bright enough for me. i like a really bright gauge panel.

you could always get the direct replacement swap LED bulbs in a different color. would be bright too

 

[89ford]

Where would I get some of those at?

 

[fury9]

fleabay

 

[freebird01]

http://www.superbrightleds.com/

 

[89ford]

so what kind of bulb would it be?

 

[Matrix37495]

mine uses a 194 for the cluster.....


Ona related note, is there a way to remove the green filter from the cluster? I'd prefer the white light cause its hard to read at night...

 

[MIDNIGHT RIDER]

I can only speak for my 1985, but the factory illumination of the instrument-panel is much too dark, even with brand-new clear 194 bulbs.

For years, I had to shine a flash-light to see how much fuel I had.


I installed a couple of those 3-on-a-bar blue LED spot-lights like one sees in Walmart and such places; and, now I can see the gauges really well.

The plastic base that these little spot-lights are attached to has peel-n-stick backing.

I just stuck one on each side of the column to that flat platform immediately underneath the gauges.

These come with a lighter-plug attached that also contains the brains of the LED system, so DON'T cut off the plug.

What I did instead was to mount a hidden double-plug-outlet that powers up when the dash-lights come ON.


The only color I have ever seen these come in is blue.


No longer do I have to use a flash-light to read the gauges.

 

[MIDNIGHT RIDER]

I forgot to add that the little blue spotlights are infinitely and independently aim-able, as in you can point them every-which-way.

 

[rjjp]

Go to superbrightleds.com get the wled5 in blue, the needle will be bright blue and the numbering will be greenish blue, the only gripe that I have with it is that greenish blue is the brightest color to the human eye. Sycostang and I have both done this.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31805156&l=b16e1f1cec&id=1294764449
Crap pic, but you get the point.

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=36737&highlight=superbrightleds.com
Thread where I saw Scyostangs setup, I know that they're brighter in real life (at least in my truck).

 

[89ford]

Will this work on my 89? instead of the 92 that sycostang has

 

[89ford]

bump

 

[yARIC008]

Seek bright LEDs you do? This was my mod, still green, but super bright. I'd imagine with differen't color leds it would have done something different. These were 3 watt leds I installed. Wasn't exactly plug and play...

I know on the 92s and up there isn't really any way to change the green color as it's in the plastic.

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