I was checking the bulbs on a spare cluster I have (for what it's worth, its a 145mph cluster) and discovered something very different about this cluster from mine. The backlighting bulbs are labeled 12v5w and have a blue color to the glass. The ones that are currently in my car (and every other one I've ever looked at) have always been clear.

For fun I hooked them up to a hot socket to see what they looked like - they definitely glow hotter and whiter than the standard bulbs.

I'm going to run them for a bit and see if I like them, but I'm also intrigued by the idea of swapping to LEDs. If you haven't seen the tech article, check it out. I also found a company, Jamstrait (www.jamstrait.com ) that markets an amber bulb replacement for sidemarker and indicator lamps. They apparently come in a variety of other colors as well, though I have not found those yet. These might make very nice dash lights, but I suspect are non-dimmable, being LEDs. (These were carried by Autozone, btw).

Jonathan

 

I bought a few of those LED bulbs, but to make my headlights glow (see sig) I'm going to get a few more of them for my cluster, they are SUPER bright and have a very slight blue/violet tint to them.

Note, the lights in my sig are blue bulbs that were installed. I just installed the LED setup yesterday.

 

Not to sound stupid, but how did you install them in your headlights?

Did you have to drill and run a new plug? It LOOKS good... Do you like them? Are you running LEDs anywhere else? (turn signals, brake lights?)

Jamstrait seems to carry an interesting variety - if I can find them I might try the dome light too...

Jonathan

 

I'm a dumb*ss.

Found the answer to my own question.

Those bulbs are standard Autozone variety replacement "variety" bulbs. Guess they offer them in green, red, and i think yellow too.

They DO seem to burn a bit brighter though - so maybe I'll swap them in anyways.

Jonathan