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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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I'm lookin for blue LED lights for my gauges, but I haven't found anything relatively cheap yet. Anyone have a source / link for a set?
Old Jun 6, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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just to update, i looked in the faq and decided that terrshop.com was the cheapest sight for the gauge lights, but i'm not sure if i need 194's with 1 led, or 4? Would the 1 led be sufficient?
Old Jun 6, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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leds will give you hot spots becase the light pattern is so narrow. It wont look good. I heard you can sand the tip of the LED so the light will scatter more evenly. If it works go with a wide angle 4 LED 194. Also what year is your car? 95/96 clusters have 5 194 bulbs, 97 have 4 194 bulbs (IIRC) and 98/99 have 5 74 bulbs (or something like that) with one that lights the odometer. If you have a 98/99 you will need to solder the bulbs in place. I have APC super white 194 in my 98 and they arent really blue but look nice IMO. If you figure out the LED stuff tell me b/c I'd like to do it too.
Old Jun 6, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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leds will give you hot spots becase the light pattern is so narrow. It wont look good. I heard you can sand the tip of the LED so the light will scatter more evenly. If it works go with a wide angle 4 LED 194. Also what year is your car? 95/96 clusters have 5 194 bulbs, 97 have 4 194 bulbs (IIRC) and 98/99 have 5 74 bulbs (or something like that) with one that lights the odometer. If you have a 98/99 you will need to solder the bulbs in place. I have APC super white 194 in my 98 and they arent really blue but look nice IMO. If you figure out the LED stuff tell me b/c I'd like to do it too.
I require 5 bulbs (I think, it has been months since i last changed em, I'm in a 97' SE) and I just bought 3 pair of shielded (covered) 2-LED 194's for .99/pair, i'll let you know how those turn out.
Old Jun 6, 2004 | 09:16 PM
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try this place..http://www.lightlens.com/coloredbulbs.htm
Old Jun 6, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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yra 95-97 have 5 194's and up use 5 #74's. i have them behind my indiglos and it is really bright. before i have my gauges i dremaled my down towhere it was almost exsposin the metal oles inside the leds, and the ligth spread very evenly and all over the place.
Old Jun 6, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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so where are the 5 bulbs on the 97 cluster? Nissan is wierd.
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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www.superbrightleds.com for 194 bulbs.

Never seen any 74s in anything other than normal white.
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