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Old 06-19-2012, 11:33 PM
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Is there a trick to having the HVAC control panel light up brighter? Here is what Im facing.....
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So theres a second bulb? I didnt know that. Thanks.
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DUH!..........My bad !
Birds have 2 bulbs, Camaro has ONE !
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Hmmm. Well then. Wrong application. But I still learned something.
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I swapped in a higher intensity bulb, and while the lighting is better, it's not terrific.

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Try superbrightleds.com. They have a multi-led bulb that can be used for the 194 bulb.
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Try superbrightleds.com. They have a multi-led bulb that can be used for the 194 bulb.
Thats what is in there. And it's the wide angle one.
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KXRS spanish music ? Thats the problem
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No substitute for an additional bulb. I have always wanted to try a firebird HVAC unit in my car. Unless you can fab up a series of small LED's in there.

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KXRS spanish music ? Thats the problem
Nah bro. Thats the station that I have it on because of the cordless FM Transiever. My head unit doesnt have any type of inputs for the MP3 player.
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No substitute for an additional bulb. I have always wanted to try a firebird HVAC unit in my car. Unless you can fab up a series of small LED's in there.

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Gonna do this mod here,,,, https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...-lighting.html
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Heh off topic but 105.7 happen to be the freq of my fave station over here in Sydney, JJJ FM. Did a double-take when I saw your pic.
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Heh off topic but 105.7 happen to be the freq of my fave station over here in Sydney, JJJ FM. Did a double-take when I saw your pic.
That's funny. Sometimes I have the station at 105.9, which is my favorite and the USA's leading station, Power 106 in Los Angeles, CA. There is a Power 106 in New York, but it's a copycat of LA's station.
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I modded my controls to accept an add'l 194 bulb.
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