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Old 04-23-2003, 08:54 PM
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What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges, besides PIAA? there're a bit too much money.
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Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges, besides PIAA? there're a bit too much money.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...gi?product=CAR

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had mine for more than 6 months now, no problems at all.
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grrr i just spent 30 bucks there!!! lol.. o well

they didnt have orange so i got white for the gauges and we will see how it turns out

also got a white dome, and if i can, paint it orange

so itll be brighter! wee!
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grrr i just spent 30 bucks there!!! lol.. o well

they didnt have orange so i got white for the gauges and we will see how it turns out

also got a white dome, and if i can, paint it orange

so itll be brighter! wee!
cool, how did you get the orange guages? very nice!
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Re: Re: Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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had mine for more than 6 months now, no problems at all.
Make that a plus 2 for Superbright...I switched all the lights in my dash of the Camaro over and I'm very pleased with the results. And the lamp life for LED's compared to halogen is almost infinite.
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Re: Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

I oreded from there already, I was not happy with the bulbs. I ordered the bright white bulbs, (the one with the 4 bulbs in one) and it was not bright or white.
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Re: Re: Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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I oreded from there already, I was not happy with the bulbs. I ordered the bright white bulbs, (the one with the 4 bulbs in one) and it was not bright or white.

NOT good to here
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Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges, besides PIAA? there're a bit too much money.
get PolarG Hyper whites...

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Re: Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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get PolarG Hyper whites...

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how much are they?
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Re: Re: Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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I oreded from there already, I was not happy with the bulbs. I ordered the bright white bulbs, (the one with the 4 bulbs in one) and it was not bright or white.
yeah it's cause you had gotten the 4 bulb ones... try again with the one bulb ones

check it out... not too bad:

http://www.geocities.com/multiplexor_2000/images.html

gas and heat are using "fake blue" which my brother got me... they look nothing like blue...

The rpm's are using the standard white bulb...
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how much are they?
$10 for a pair.

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Hi, I just read your thread. I wanted to make my gauge lights brighter. How do you do that?
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Hi, I just read your thread. I wanted to make my gauge lights brighter. How do you do that?
using leds? or regular light bulbs?
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my SE came with white bulbs on the guages, there whiteish but a SLIGHT yellowish to it, but not really, I want to know how I can get that BRIGHT CLEAR white like the lexus has? Will the LEDS do the trick? :P
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Originally posted by multiplexor


using leds? or regular light bulbs?
Which ones do you suggest. I want the speedometer and the tach brighter. Like in the newer cars.
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Which ones do you suggest. I want the speedometer and the tach brighter. Like in the newer cars.
which color you looking for? whites? or blue ;-) or red, green? hehe
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Originally posted by s0ber
my SE came with white bulbs on the guages, there whiteish but a SLIGHT yellowish to it, but not really, I want to know how I can get that BRIGHT CLEAR white like the lexus has? Will the LEDS do the trick? :P
Personally I say yes, they will give that type of white...
it's a fixed wavelength white... Though I think yu can choose different intensities...

I'd have to find that site that specifies the diff specs for white leds
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Originally posted by multiplexor


which color you looking for? whites? or blue ;-) or red, green? hehe
Whites and green.
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Originally posted by Deuce


Whites and green.
Personally I would go with the led whites... or the led Greens...
You can get them here for super cheap

Like mentionned before, from www.superbrightleds.com

I would get the one led version and not the 4. the 4 seems to not light up as well as the 1 version does. plus the one led version is only 1.49... super cheap.

pickup 7 of them to replace all your guage cluster, plus your bottom door lights.

or only pickup 5 and replace only your guage...

Personally I picked-up these ones:

and they are running decently bright enough for me.

anywho, good luck
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Originally posted by multiplexor


Personally I would go with the led whites... or the led Greens...
You can get them here for super cheap

Like mentionned before, from www.superbrightleds.com

I would get the one led version and not the 4. the 4 seems to not light up as well as the 1 version does. plus the one led version is only 1.49... super cheap.

pickup 7 of them to replace all your guage cluster, plus your bottom door lights.

or only pickup 5 and replace only your guage...

Personally I picked-up these ones:


and they are running decently bright enough for me.

Thanks for the info.
How would I put them in?

anywho, good luck
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Originally posted by multiplexor


Personally I would go with the led whites... or the led Greens...
You can get them here for super cheap

Like mentionned before, from www.superbrightleds.com

I would get the one led version and not the 4. the 4 seems to not light up as well as the 1 version does. plus the one led version is only 1.49... super cheap.

pickup 7 of them to replace all your guage cluster, plus your bottom door lights.

So are those White? what about the ones on the A/C controls. are they 194 as well? how many bulbs do I need there?

or only pickup 5 and replace only your guage...

Personally I picked-up these ones:

and they are running decently bright enough for me.

anywho, good luck
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i gto the 4 led one

maybe i can try to move the leds around to make them brighter
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how hard is it to replace the bulbs? Just pull out the instrument cluster and twish pull out the bulbs and put new ones in ???? Probably my next investment since I want some bright white numbers n such
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they dont have single WHITE led bulbs?!?!??! I only see blue/purple/red/green
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Re: What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges

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What are the best 194 bulbs for the gauges, besides PIAA? there're a bit too much money.
anyone have pics of it really white, or a white with a bluish tint? thanks
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I'm using Eurolite LED 194s. I used them because there are actually 2 LEDs in one bulb.
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are they really white?

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I'm using Eurolite LED 194s. I used them because there are actually 2 LEDs in one bulb.
are they really white? ro with a tint of blue?
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