dash illumination
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Right... What?oc_civic said:
Kai, so Ill need to order 3 #194's and 2 #74's.
Now, what about sockets and guages?
"the size of the extra ones will depend on the socket you use.." Im only planning on putting in ONE extra... the "Larger of the two" bulbs.
a word of advice, those premade led bulbs usually do not last very long. reason is almost every one of em is resistored for 12v, well when running the car puts out around 14v and sometimes as high as 15.5v so, expect them to slowly fail by being overpowered. should last no more than a year depending on how much you drive. i would only use those bulbs in dome lights and other apps where they wont be in constant use when the car is running.
pretty sure that168 and 194 are the same bulb...Lil_falco said:
and yeah that sounds about right.. although i used two extra bulbs.. you just have to put it together and SEE where YOU need more light.. thats where the extra bulbs come in
Wow... Well I have the same cluster as you so Im thinkign it would be a lot less confusing if you could possibly just order everything I need and have it shipped to me... Just compile a shopping cart and send me a copy of how much it will be. Ill send you the money and you can order them for me.
Im really confused so if you could help me out that would be awsome.
If youll help me out ill send you my shipping address in a pm.
Im really confused so if you could help me out that would be awsome.
If youll help me out ill send you my shipping address in a pm.
.....^^in that entire thing, you never once said PLEASE.
i just bought a house.. my wheel bearing has been f**ked for 2 weeks now and im JUST fixing it sunday... so that gives you some idea of the limited amount of time i have.. its very simple..oc_civic said:pretty sure that168 and 194 are the same bulb...
and yeah that sounds about right.. although i used two extra bulbs.. you just have to put it together and SEE where YOU need more light.. thats where the extra bulbs come in
get the bulbs to replace the cluster ones...
NEXT add additional bulbs to illuminate dim spots
thats all really..
oc_civic said:
And that looks like a bulb, not an LED....
Here,s what I found. Can someone confimr that this is EVERYTHING i will need...
3 of 194 NEWEST SUPER STAR http://autolumination.com/194.htm
2 of 74 TRI-POWER 3 LED BULB http://autolumination.com/74.htm
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just put in 12V LEDs in my dash. hot and cold spots were a problem, i solved it though by puting the bulbs in at an angle. if you do install these bulbs in ur car they will burn out unless u connect a resistor(not sure what resistance), or if u make sure they are always dimmed.
thx for the advice about the leds, happy with the look
* (found LEDs at wallmart)
thx for the advice about the leds, happy with the look
* (found LEDs at wallmart)