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Old 02-19-2003, 09:26 PM
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Is there a way to make the gauge lights brighter

Is there a way to make the gauge lights brighter? My lights seem to be getting dimer.
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If the dashlights are getting dimmer (even with the switch set to full bright), you may have a weak battery... If not you could
buy 3 packs of PIAA SuperPlasma H-92 (That's 6 but only need 5). At about $15+ a pair... but they are much brighter (5watt) than the stock ones. The color is WHITE not blue (like the bulb itself).
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Will it burn something out?

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If the dashlights are getting dimmer (even with the switch set to full bright), you may have a weak battery... If not you could
buy 3 packs of PIAA SuperPlasma H-92 (That's 6 but only need 5). At about $15+ a pair... but they are much brighter (5watt) than the stock ones. The color is WHITE not blue (like the bulb itself).
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When I put my indiglows, I noticed that the bulbs inside had a blue plastic cover on them. Do all come like that?
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When I put my indiglows, I noticed that the bulbs inside had a blue plastic cover on them. Do all come like that?
Yes, they are sometimes called "bulb condoms". They actually make the bulb much "whiter" and spread the light output more evenly.
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did you try turning that little **** on the right hand side of the steering wheel? maybe its turned down......
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Re: Will it burn something out?

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Will it burn something out?
I haven't had any problems for 2+ years
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Re: Re: Will it burn something out?

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I haven't had any problems for 2+ years
Yes I turned the dial all the way, Where did you get the bulbs?
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www.superbrightleds.com

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I'm in Cali so i bought them at a shop in J-town...

I don't like LEDs too much... too narrow a beam to illuminate the sides.
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If all your dash lights are dim, but other interior lights are OK, you likely have a bad dimmer switch, bad ground in dash, a loose, or a corroded connection somewhere in the circuit. If you have ever messed with dash, you may have loosened a connection.

New bulbs probably will not work, unless putting them in fixes bad connection.

Try the old "take it apart and put it back together" trick. Maybe that will fix it.

-BR, GBHST Graduate. ("Get-Bigger-Hammer, School of Technology")
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where?

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tried looking for them in the sight but couldn't find them
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Re: where?

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tried looking for them in the sight but couldn't find them
http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm

Scroll down to Single/4 LED Wedge Base Bulbs. They replace 194 bulbs. The kind in your gauge cluster.
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what about for a 98 maxima auto SE,,,thanks

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Originally posted by Tino98max
what about for a 98 maxima auto SE,,,thanks

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98 & 99 models are more difficult. They don't use the normal 194 bulbs, no one really knows what size it is, only the dealer carries them, and they only come in clear.

(At least to my knowledge..)
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damn it, has to be somewhere out there with them, i heard the same info too, who knows, i guess it sux for now, until one does come out

thanks tino
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Instrument Panel Bulbs

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98 & 99 models are more difficult. They don't use the normal 194 bulbs, no one really knows what size it is, only the dealer carries them, and they only come in clear.

(At least to my knowledge..)
I just had a bulb go out on my '98 SE and I replaced it with a Sylvania #74 that you get at Auto Zone or Checker (you should tighten the metal contacts in the socket with a jewler's screwdriver for a perfect fit), or even Wal-Mart. Save time and money and put it in yourself. Also, if you want the "bulb condom" as was suggested, you can find an assortment of "vaccuum caps" that are small enough to slide on as a sleeve, coming in several colors, at Auto Zone for $3.99 - These should resist the heat put out by th bulb and come in yellow, red, blue, and white. You may need to modify some for size, but they are a cheap alternative to colored bulbs.
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Originally posted by Tino98max
damn it, has to be somewhere out there with them, i heard the same info too, who knows, i guess it sux for now, until one does come out

thanks tino
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I just had a bulb go out on my '98 SE and I replaced it with a Sylvania #74 that you get at Auto Zone or Checker (you should tighten the metal contacts in the socket with a jewler's screwdriver for a perfect fit), or even Wal-Mart. Save time and money and put it in yourself.
Also, if you want the "bulb condom" as was suggested, you can find an assortment of "vaccuum caps" that are small enough to slide on as a sleeve, coming in several colors, at Auto Zone for $3.99 - These should resist the heat put out by th bulb, and come in yellow, red, blue, and white. You may need to modify some for size, but they are a cheap alternative to colored bulbs.
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