Brand new alternator, regulator and battery. Also
Dash lights redo/help
Hi, I have a standard dash on my 68 coupe. And my dash lights are very poor and suck. When idling they are worse, then when going 50, they are a bit more visable. But still if I where to try to get more brightness out of them how? Led or stay with flouresent or other options? What about the little plastic covers that in front of them? And next the rheostat, maybe I could try to clean? It’s very touchy, and then could the rheostat cause some of my issues for poor dash lights?
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Dumb question, are your current dash setup lights dim-able?I struggled to find some LED bulbs with the BA9S base (1895 bulb) that fit well into the stock sockets in my gauge cluster.
I ordered some from superbrightleds.com and they sucked, fell right out of the sockets. The base of one actually collapsed in due to the strength of the stock socket springs.
I ended up getting these from hipoparts.com and they fit pretty darn well! I've fumbled around with the dash multiple times and they haven't fallen out.
Ultra Bright 5XS SMD (7 LED) Bulb BA9S Bayonet Base - Super Wide Angle
www.hipoparts.com
I got the warm white color and used them with the factory green tint in the gauge cluster. The brightness is a lot better than stock but not blinding.
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You can get dorman replacement sockets (P/N 85805) that fit LED bulbs better (even the superbrightleds that didn't work with the stock sockets), but I found the dorman sockets are missing a spring in the base to puts pressure between the bottom contact and bulb. You could probably cut little pieces of a spring to add to them though.
Kinda leaning towards the Amazon ones, they have a lot of good reviews about people with classic carsCoincidentally, I was just working on my 66 rally pac bulbs this weekend. I switched over to green on the dash, a while back, and used the following bulbs with an opaque bulb cover...
I purchased them like that to diffuse the light a bit. That pack will also service the radio and shifter bulbs on a 66 of which are pictured below.
Amazon.com: YOOSEN Ceramics Interior/Exterior LED Light Super Stable and Bright Bulb Bayonet BA9 BA9S 53 57 1895 64111 T4W Size Green Color : Automotive
Buy YOOSEN Ceramics Interior/Exterior LED Light Super Stable and Bright Bulb Bayonet BA9 BA9S 53 57 1895 64111 T4W Size Green Color: Courtesy Step Lights - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchaseswww.amazon.com
For posterity, I used these bulbs for the Scott Drake rally pac that are quite a bit brighter and make the rally pac really pop.
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Amazon.com: WLJH T5 Led Bulb Canbus Error Free Car Instrument Cluster Dashboard Led Dash Lights Bulb Replacement 74 2721 17 73 74 3030SMD 12V Interior Dome Light (Green,Pack of 6) : Automotive
Buy WLJH T5 Led Bulb Canbus Error Free Car Instrument Cluster Dashboard Led Dash Lights Bulb Replacement 74 2721 17 73 74 3030SMD 12V Interior Dome Light (Green,Pack of 6): Lighting - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchaseswww.amazon.com
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