Best Bulbs for Instrument Cluster Please? (1 Viewer)
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MOTOV8R
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This post is what i referenced. This whole thread had lots of good info.
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Fj40 dash lights, bulb upgrade
FJ40Mitchell has the bulbs spot on. I just replaced mine with those bulbs and they are the perfect upgrade for my 73 FJ40. Word of warning though, I spend many-a-hour cleaning every part of the dash cluster including the odometer. None of it had been touched in years(Lots-o-years). The odometer...
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brian
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led all the way, lights, high beam indicator and turn signal indicators.
break off tabs above each bulb, get 50% more light ,
samatulich
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I'm not completely sold on going all in with LEDs. I started down that rabbit hole and I may revert back. I like my indicator LEDs, turn and high beam, but the guage cluster lights are a bit too bright. Its distracting while driving in complete darkness. They do not dim and that's my problem with them. I love the color options. I need to playground and see if I can shade the lumens a bit.
How about LED but with a warmer temperature, not as harsh? Anyone have part numbers?
brian
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I have warm whites in mine
Coolerman
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Using the thread above as a guide to LED Part numbers, goto www.superbrightLEDs.com and find the part # and see if they offer a warmer version of it. IE lower "tempertature" get 4000K instead of 6000K.
MOTOV8R
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I did run into a problem today putting the 5-LED into my cluster. It was too tall to fit with the interior light shields in place. I am ordering a couple different ones instead. In the indicators and the high beam they looked great. I also have a 60 series tach in a 40 bezel that looked good with the LED. I used the 4k bulbs.
Trying this:
www.superbrightleds.com
This was too tall:
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Trying this:
194 LED Bulb - COB LED - T3.25 Miniature Wedge Base - 135 Lumens - Natural White - Single
194 LED Bulb has the same shape and size of old technology, but has the improved design of LED COB light. Retrofit this miniature wedge base wherever standard 194 bulbs are. Use for courtesy, dome, or map light. Install in the glove box, trunk, inside door, and more. A convenient replacement...
This was too tall:
194 LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base
LED replacement bulbs can fit numerous vehicle applications such as vanity lights, dome lights, map lights, dashboard lights and trunk lights. This 194 bulb replaces a variety of traditional bulbs including 194, 168 and 912 bulbs. It has 5 LEDs 5050 SMD that are radially mounted to create a 360°...
The military uses red and green bulbs for nighttime operations. Here are the LED’s on on a HMMWV dash.
Picture was taken on same dash 44 miles apart.
samatulich
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Yeah, I'm using red LEDs for my gauge cluster lights. They're still too bright for my liking.
@Unimogguy , do the dash lights change color from red to green over time?
Actually they start off blue. Then transition to the later colors.
JK. Different bulbs for a different color option. These photos were taken from a aftermarket HHMWV manufacturer’s website who sells the LED dash light kits. I was just trying to show @samatulich other color options thinking that they probably had white LED installed. However I do have the green bulbs installed in mine.
