[tcb] Re: LED Dash Light Results
- From: "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:37:07 -0500
Are the holes in your speedometer the same size as in a splitty?
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of kelly dosch
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:56 AM
To: Texas Coalition of Buses
Subject: [tcb] LED Dash Light Results
I posted this site that sells replacement LED dash lights a few weeks
back.
http://store.ledoption.com/24-27-73-74-T5-12V-LED-Car-Light-Bulbs-s/1.htm
I thought I'd post my results so far, in case anybody else is interested
in upgrading to LEDs.
I was originally going to buy the brightest ones- 5050 SMD 2 for $11.99,
but I was afraid they might not fit in the holes.
So I went with the smaller 1210 SMDs. Amazingly, they were in my mail box
two days after placing the order, and with no delivery charge.
I bought the blue ones only because my new stereo is blue.
They plugged right in and worked fine with no modifications or issues. But
if they are any brighter than the 32 year old bulbs I pulled out, it is only
by a hair. <http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/12.gif>
After looking at the "bulb holes" it is clear that the 5050s would have
fit.
Bottom line- All the bulbs listed on this page are the right size and
ready to plug in and go, the price is right, and they ship fast, but get the
5050's.
The 1210's are fine for the indicator lights (high beams, turn signal,
etc,..) but the larger gauges (clock, speedometer, fuel gauge) need more
light.
I was afraid I would hate the blue light just because I like to keep
things original, but it's a nice mellow blue and it makes the white numbers
pop a little more, like a mild black light effect.
And the dimmer has no effect on these.
I took some good photos to share, but I understand I have to put them in
an online album to share them in here? And I'm having trouble with my Google
album. Any suggestions?
And is it OK that I put that link to the LED Option website in here?
That's not against the rules, is it? I keep screwing up like that.
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