s2cmpugh

I was wondering if anyone had tried this LED gauge cluster bulbs from www.superbrightleds.com, they are the #74 and look as though they might work in the 99 gauge cluster....

Has anyone tried them yet?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...0.23022&next=0

scroll all the down to the bottom on page 1, there are two diff types

infinitiman96

i've never heard of anyone using led bulbs, but I have heard of people using hyper whites in different colors. I'm thinking about doing that to my 98 I30, but if you try the leds let us know how they end up looking.
Heres a link for a write up on replacing the bulbs

http://www.geocities.com/amixam69/ni...ash/index.html

araffio

iTrader: (9)

Yes, these will work but buy the socket and bulb combo. The 74 bulb will not ft in the socket that we have, but the socket they send does screw in securely into the hole. I used these for my custom turn signal set up in my gauge cluster. Just take out the stock socket and twist in the one you bought. Beware though that these LEDs do not dispurse light to the sides very well, especially the 74 bulb which is so small. Youll end up with horrible hot spots and a lot of dim area.

Tony

s2cmpugh

thanks for the pic tony.... I was thinking though.. what if i were to sand the top of the LED flat to disperse light, i have done this before and it seemed to turn out pretty good OR, i could order extra LED's and replace the ones in the socket w/ ones that have a wider angle.

how does that sound?

araffio

iTrader: (9)

Sounds ok, but youre still going to get dim/hot spots. The LEDs, even if sanded or wide angle, will not put out enough light to give you a consistent bright appearance. That's one of the downfalls of LEDs. They are perfect for areas with small areas to bit lit.

Tony

s2cmpugh

hmmmm, ok ill have to wait till my 2nd cluster gets here so i can start playing around w/ it... if this works well, ima do it on my motorcycle

by the way, i always liked your max, keep it up

araffio

iTrader: (9)

You could buy the 6-LED wedge bulbs on www.superbrightleds.com and just solder them into the hole, rather than using the socket. ny96max just put the 6-LED bulbs in his cluster and there are hardly any hot spots and the lighting is nice and bright. Go ahead and try that, the bulbs are cheap and the soldering is easy

Tony

s2cmpugh

one quick question man, did u know how many bulbs there are behind the cluster?? ONLY the ones that light up the dials, i think there are 5

araffio

iTrader: (9)

4 for the gauges/needles and 1 for the odometer, so yea there are 5

Tony