LED dash lights Reply #15 – July 21, 2010, 12:09:01 AM Quote from: hypostang;328976Here is what it looks like complete .The color looks nice. I also like what you did with the gauge surround by painting the raised squares silver. When I had my 1985 Tbird I had done the same thing in white because ya know in the late 1990's white gauge faces were in. Nowdays I would do them silver like you did. Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #16 – July 21, 2010, 12:59:29 AM Quote from: Watchdevil;329022The color looks nice. I also like what you did with the gauge surround by painting the raised squares silver. When I had my 1985 Tbird I had done the same thing in white because ya know in the late 1990's white gauge faces were in. Nowdays I would do them silver like you did.Thanks , I like the way the silver looks too. I was goofing around while I was waiting for the cluster from Vinnie so I tried it . I actually now have 3 clusters for my car but only one working speedometer :hick: Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #17 – July 25, 2010, 10:45:56 PM yeah I have been reading about LED's in my Mae Electronics book and you have to do some trickery to get them to dim. Just like in our house. We can only put the LED's(which are dimmer) on non dimming switches. We also have to buy dimmable CFLs. Point is they need some mods to work well Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #18 – July 25, 2010, 10:59:54 PM Quote from: Eliminator;329531yeah I have been reading about LED's in my Mae Electronics book and you have to do some trickery to get them to dim. Just like in our house. We can only put the LED's(which are dimmer) on non dimming switches. We also have to buy dimmable CFLs. Point is they need some mods to work wellLED's themselves yes but many automotive ones dim just fine. When I was messing with dash LED's a few years ago, probably only one or two that I had wouldn't dim (all were different manufacturers and sellers - I was trying to find the best to purchase) but the rest (80+%?) changed in intensity from off to full brightness, most without any gaps, without a problem.I would say that in terms of automotive 37/74 and 168/192 bulbs, it'shiznit and miss based on the design of the circuitry in each product. LED's by themselves do not properly "dim" without pwm, but they will still change depending on the voltage that they're bed. 18650 lithium batteries put out a lot more light than two AA NIMH batteries in unregulated LED flashlights - it's controlled (or rather, not) the same way. Now many will turn off when they hit too low of a voltage though - this is what I assume most of you are seeing. Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #19 – July 25, 2010, 11:07:30 PM When I turn the thumb wheel on my headlamp switch the LEDs in my digital dash stay the same they do not get dimmer like my climate control or the ashtray light. I don't mind it being that way as I normally keep my dash at full bright anyway :D Of course I am not using high dollar LEDs either :hick: Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #20 – July 25, 2010, 11:15:39 PM Quote from: hypostang;329534 Of course I am not using high dollar LEDs either :hick:Waste of money. Tried them and there are cheaper ones that perform better (such as the ones that aim forward and have additional emitters aiming sideways). The high power ones I used years ago, that were like $30, proved to me that they don't work and that I should talk everyone out of using them.I had the best luck with some random $1 shipped LED's from eBay. Again, this was years ago so who knows what's out there today. Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #21 – July 25, 2010, 11:21:57 PM LOL.......... I'm using the $1 shipped from ebay ones Honestly I have no complaints about them merely observations I actually had a seller ship me blue ones by accident , I contacted him and he sent me white ones and told me to keep the 10 blue ones Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #22 – July 25, 2010, 11:35:07 PM Quote from: hypostang;329537LOL.......... I'm using the $1 shipped from ebay ones Honestly I have no complaints about them merely observations I actually had a seller ship me blue ones by accident , I contacted him and he sent me white ones and told me to keep the 10 blue onesThere are many free shipping LED's on eBay - some which may still dim. Anyways, it's impossible to know what's what since even Chinese sellers may randomly swap manufacturers or they cheapen the parts even further. It's not like we can recommend a brand and part number to use... Quote Selected
LED dash lights Reply #23 – September 03, 2010, 11:00:27 PM That looks really good. I put 194R LED's in my base cluster. They were the cheapo ones that only have one diode in them, they were so dim, I couldn't even see my speedo at night. I took them out ofcourse. But, that I think also has to do with the red light trying to pass through the green filters too, because I tried it with traditional 194R's, and only a little better. I never tried it with white led's though. Now I wish I had.:DWhen I go full custom in a couple mos, the guages I am getting are backlit via 194 bulbs, they will be getting LED's for sure. Quote Selected
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