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68 Fastback 02-09-2012 10:20 AM
Change gauge lighting
 
I was squeezing my hand in behind the dash; I accidently knocked out one of the lights to a gauge. I noticed the bulb had a red rubber cover. Hence the red color background color of my gauges. With my car being blue I thought it would be nice if the color if the back light of the gauges were blue also. Apparently you can order different colors of “diffusers” at a very reasonable price. I Here are the before and after shots. I only changed out one side of the tack and speed odometer for a nice effect.

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=7267&thumb=1

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...d=7268&thumb=1

Cashburn 02-09-2012 02:58 PM
Yeah, they're called bulb condoms.

You can also replace the bulb with LEDs in any color for even better effect.

Rwillia4 02-12-2012 09:00 AM
Would there be interest in having a gauges flash like a shift light?

SpecOp1 02-13-2012 01:04 PM
That is some good info...thanks Jay and 68 FB....nice touches...Jay thanks for dash knobs...look great...Bill

BDR879 02-14-2012 08:44 PM
Cool touch! I've wondered about that myself. '68..where did you order the bulb covers?

If you go with Led's, where do you source them? And are they plug-n-play?

6t8stang 02-15-2012 04:49 AM
I switched to LEDs in my gauges last year - bought them from superbrightleds.com. I stayed with red, but there are other colors available. You'll need 9 of them - they are plug and play.

WLED-x (194 type) Wedge Base bulbs Specifications

WLED Miniature Wedge Base bulbs
T3-1/4 (#194/168)

wkdfast 02-15-2012 05:18 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 6t8stang (Post 1175918)
I switched to LEDs in my gauges last year - bought them from superbrightleds.com. I stayed with red, but there are other colors available. You'll need 9 of them - they are plug and play.

WLED-x (194 type) Wedge Base bulbs Specifications

WLED Miniature Wedge Base bulbs
T3-1/4 (#194/168)
Did you purchase the 90° or 120° beam angle?

6t8stang 02-15-2012 05:20 AM
120 - wider the better so you don't have bright spots

wkdfast 02-15-2012 05:27 AM
Thanks for the link Eric...I'll give them a try!

68 Fastback 02-17-2012 01:29 PM
I got the bulb covers from eGauge on line. They were very helpfull. Very easy to install if you have small hands. My daughter was great help.


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