*sigh*

I just did a 194 bulb conversion in my 99 max, and one of the bulbs has already burnt out. I only did it a week ago!!! The bulb that burnt out is the one for the digital odometer... which makes sense, since it is the only bulb that stays on day or night. But I am curious/worried when the other bulbs are going to start to die.

It is a pain in the butt to get the gauges out, so I need to find the best bulb out there, that is proven to last a very long time. Does anyone know of a bulb that will last a very long time, and is bright white?? Thanks guys.

Chris

 

Maybe PIAA's...

 

what kind did you have in there?

 

You sure it burnt out? Maybe it is just a loose connection. I was thinking about using Polargs.

 

I had those in mine, but they gave a slight purplish tint that I didn't like that much, on the plus side they are good bulbs (I've had them in my corners & courtesy lights since I had the car and haven't had any burn out yet). I'm not saying they look bad in the gauges, they just weren't what i was looking for.

 

JDOGG96, please post up some pick of you gauges!!! You have a 96 same as me and i want to see what it looks like before i do use polrags!!!

 

i Used polarg Hyper whites... if you want to see a pic, then look at my Sig... but keep in mind it has a blueish tint to it over here.... the camera just didn't show it.

any other sugestions?

 

Yeah, He had 96 guage's like mine. So it wont have the red needles. I dont think it will look as nice yours though.

 

you know what you could do..... is just wire the bulb for the odometer up to the other bulbs so it is only on when the lights are turned on, should help bulb life alot

 

yes, that would work... but the problem still remains that the bulb only worked for a week... so i still need to find a good, long lasting, bright 194 bulb.

chris

 

Ah, i see...

 

my vote still goes for a loose connection..BUT you could use just regular 194/168 bulbs or some of the sylvania long life bulbs, that might help

 

I actually don't have them in anymore, I only had 4 so I put them in for a few days to see how they looked before I picked up more and I wasn't too happy with the color. Now I have some white 194 LEDs on the way from superbrightleds.com. I'll tell you how those look once I get them in.