Insturment Lighting Upgrades?

[ToyotaMatt]

 

[elroberds]

what modle year is your 55 ?

i see you have 3 in your signature line


are u sure there the BAYONET style twist LOCk or and NOT a T-10 wedge style peanut bulb ?


i have updated several FJ55 Cluster meters over the last 2 years or so ,

in addition to simply adding / updating to LED bulbs , you absolutely want to consider a LIGHTS Shades Modification , this will change your nightime driving experience for the rest of your life for the better !




here are a few examples of my past 55 work and include ALL the lightshades Modifications too




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Those look fantastic. I should have just done a google search for the back of the instrument . I am guessing it will be the wedge base. Mine is an 05/70 . Do you prefer the colored led's vs the white led's for the gauges?

 

[ToyotaMatt]

my GUT says a 1970 / 05 will USE the Twist Lock style ?

100%

i could be wrong here but me thinks correct ?


photos will help ?

maybe @WarDamnEagle knows the pro date tech here ?

 

[PabloCruise]

I have not been able to find anything on getting more light out of the gauges. What have some of you done? Is it possible to just get a brighter bulb that screws right into the back of the gauge? Or is it like a 40, where one can just remove a shield from the bulb to get more lumes? Thank you.

@LAMBCRUSHER - where you been?

 

[Blastservices]

Don’t forget to repaint the inside of the housing a fresh white before reinstalling. The paint turns colors over the years and will not help your cause..

 

[bobm]

@LAMBCRUSHER - where you been?

Post is 11 years Old

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Yes it is !

A lot has changed in 11 years

- LED Super Max Lumens Bulbs

- ToyotaMatt’s. Patient’d light SHADES prescribed Upgrade indeed well needed MoD …

- rust oleum brand CHROME metallic areosol spray at Home Depot

- BLUE color tone LUMENS LED bulbs that make both Oarnge , Whites , yellows , cluster colors pop and glow like glow sticks !

- blue led also makes the color black of a guage face basically disperse and disappear all together …


- Summit offers both OEM OARNGE and YELLOW and
White guage and speedo needle paint that is ultraviolet light Lumens sensitive / makes is GlOW stick Glow

- NEW Reproduction. 12pin round Barrel Connector Kits are now available too …..

 

[RUSH55]

@LAMBCRUSHER - where you been?

Looks like he hasn’t been on since August