[Blas]

I spoke with Chuck at "Gauge Guys" (search the Internet) He confirmed that he has Voltmeters in stock to match our instruments. BUT: When I asked about the problem with the dimness of the instruments in general, he said that they were in fact quite bright. A 2.2V bulb is standard he said, and as we spoke more on the issue, there came a comment from him in passing about the newer style electronic instruments are quite bright....The Voltmeter is a newer style gauge and that would mean it much brighter than all the other "Older" style gauges most of us have in our cars. We then spoke about bulbs, and switching to a highter wattage bulb. He said that everything is metal in the instruments - not plastic - heat should not be a factor....(???? the clear side "windows" are plasic ????) that being said, I guess we need to run some tests on bulb wattage vs melting....He also mentioned something about the newer design has colored sleeves available...
And by the way, there is a notation on the wiring diagrams I have available for the SPF cars as to the source of this gauge - I knew I put it somewhere the info wouldn't get lost....(a shameless plug for the wiring diagrams....sorry)


Here is the contact info for them:
APT Instruments International Inc
9632 Humboldt Ave S
Bloomington MN 55431
PHONE 952-881-7095