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Dano

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posted 12-21-2017 07:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dano     send a private message to Dano   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dano
Since I have the dash apart from diagnosing the AC blower door issues, I figured that I would play with LED lighting for my dash. At this point it is as simple as changing some bulbs. I tried red, blue, green, yellow, and white. I was very surprised that the colors I thought would look good actually looked the worst and the colors that I thought would look bad actually looked the best. Red looked like there was almost no lighting at all. Blue blended in with the blue on the instruments looking very dull and somewhat dark. Yellow just looked totally weird.

Below is White and Green together so that I could make a side-by-side comparison (no silly, I'm not going to leave it like that!):


Now below is all white:

The halo is from my camera since the garage was pitch black, they are not really that bright.

Thoughts / feedback here? What do you think?
I think that the white looked the best. It really makes the blue in the instrument 'pop' and look alive.

This message has been edited by Dano on 12-21-2017 at 07:42 PM

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posted 12-21-2017 08:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ed monahan     send a private message to ed monahan   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by ed monahan
You need to get gas, the gauges are not all that accurate. lol Glad I could help.
I agree the white looks the best.
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posted 12-21-2017 08:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mslc10     send a private message to mslc10   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by mslc10
I have these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/7xDashboard-Panel -LED-Light-Package-Kit-Blue-For-1999-2001-Plymouth-Prowler-/351982512519?hash=item51f3cae987

And they include the one for the tach. I like the blue especially when I run my windsupressor on blue!

Note: you cannot dim them all the way down ....

This message has been edited by mslc10 on 12-21-2017 at 09:07 PM

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green looks retro like from an old car cluster .... white looks nice
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Yes White looks the BEST!
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I did blue on mine and love it but now seeing the white its even better..
Thanks for posting..
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posted 12-21-2017 10:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for padroo     send a private message to padroo   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by padroo
LED lighting sure have changed things, I like the white also.
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Dano, Which LEDs did you buy? I like the white.
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posted 12-22-2017 08:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for stevedymo     send a private message to stevedymo   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by stevedymo
In a search, some of the members have used:
www.superbrightleds.com

Check out the web site.

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posted 12-22-2017 12:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dano     send a private message to Dano   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dano
I got them at:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072Z35PJW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc =1

Ed "You need to get gas" - LOL! It also looks like i'd be going backwards !

I put the white in. Two sets were required.

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Are these LED's dimmable using the factory dimmer control?
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomcal:
Are these LED's dimmable using the factory dimmer control?

It depends on how you define 'dimmable':

Do they dim like the factory lamps? Definitely not.

Do they dim a bit? Yes. Funny thing though, the LEDs in the speedometer dim more than the rest. Strange...

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posted 12-23-2017 08:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for George Johnson     send a private message to George Johnson   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by George Johnson
The White looks really nice!!
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posted 12-25-2017 02:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Silverado     send a private message to Silverado   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Silverado
white looks better

1- how hard was it to pull out the dash?

2-where exactly did you put in the bulbs?

3-is to put in the bulbs?


thanks

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posted 12-25-2017 08:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dano     send a private message to Dano   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dano
Thanks to all, and I agree - the white looks better. So I went with white. Now I need to do the A/C panel (not sure of how to get those lamps changed), the tach, and the shifter bezel.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Silverado:

1- how hard was it to pull out the dash?
Easy, very easy...once you do it it is easily repeatable. Getting the instrument cluster is a few screws, two connectors, 1 bracket, and you are done. When replacing the lamps, notice that there is 1 hidden underneath the circuit board for the speedometer. I missed that one and had to re-do it.

Check out this well written article about how to remove the dash:

http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/024102.html

2-where exactly did you put in the bulbs?
In the same spots that the factory bulbs were at. It is a PIA because LEDs have polarity that must be correct. If not, they will not light. What I did was install them and the ones that did not light were in backwards. I reversed those and they all lit.

3-is to put in the bulbs?
Unsure the request here, but I think I going to interpret this: 'the egg nog is really good but I think I put in too much rum. [/b]


BTW I these are T10 lamps. I originally ordered T5 and they are way too small.

This message has been edited by Dano on 12-25-2017 at 08:09 PM

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yes too much egg nog with rum

meant to type,
easy to put in the bulbs?

quote:
Originally posted by Dano:
Thanks to all, and I agree - the white looks better. So I went with white. Now I need to do the A/C panel (not sure of how to get those lamps changed), the tach, and the shifter bezel.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Silverado:
[B]

1- how hard was it to pull out the dash?
Easy, very easy...once you do it it is easily repeatable. Getting the instrument cluster is a few screws, two connectors, 1 bracket, and you are done. When replacing the lamps, notice that there is 1 hidden underneath the circuit board for the speedometer. I missed that one and had to re-do it.

Check out this well written article about how to remove the dash:

http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/024102.html

2-where exactly did you put in the bulbs?
In the same spots that the factory bulbs were at. It is a PIA because LEDs have polarity that must be correct. If not, they will not light. What I did was install them and the ones that did not light were in backwards. I reversed those and they all lit.

3-is to put in the bulbs?
Unsure the request here, but I think I going to interpret this: 'the egg nog is really good but I think I put in too much rum. [/b]


BTW I these are T10 lamps. I originally ordered T5 and they are way too small.

[/B]


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