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Re: Led Dash Lights

To: Andrew Packard <apackard@triad.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Led Dash Lights
From: David Friedlander <forzion@maine.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 20:06:04 -0500
Andy;

Count me in for speedo and tach lights.

Dave Friedlander


Andrew Packard wrote:

> I had quite a conversation with the Raleigh, NC distributor about instrument 
>lights and wanting brighter lights without adding heat.  He was very active in 
>rebuilding old Corvettes and appreciated the British car need for more dash 
>light power.  He sent me a catalog and we agreed that it probably would be 
>best for me to send him the two types of instrument lights to see if he has or 
>can make what we need.  I don't think the directional features of the LED's 
>will matter so much since they're shoved in a tube anyway, and then tinted 
>with the plastic blue/green dome.  Does anyone have a spare bulb harness(es) 
>that we can send to him?  Bulb prices show 6.50 each for the light green and 
>9.50 each for white.  I am mainly interested in the two bulbs that light up 
>the speedo and tach.  Let me know the interest out there and maybe we can work 
>out a volume discount or at least a car club discount.
> Andy
> CD6521L
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   michael lunsford [SMTP:mblunsfordsr@yahoo.com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, February 26, 2003 3:35 PM
> To:     6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject:        Led Dash Lights
>
> Along with Jim Tabor I am also interested in learning if anyone on the list 
>has used LED dash lights and if so whether or not they recommend replacing the 
>standard bulbs with LEDs.  The current ones are nearly useless, even after I 
>bypassed the rheostat to give them the full 12 volts all of the time.  At 
>nearly $10  each they are 10 times the cost of a standard bulb and if you do 
>the entire dash you need 12 bulbs.  I'm a little reluctant to spend $114 plus 
>shipping unless they provide a substantial improvement over the standard ones.
>
> Mike Lunsford, 1970 TR6
>
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 22:29:10 +0000
> From: "James Tabor" <jattr6@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Dash Lights: LED replacements
>
> A while back there was some talk of ordering LED dash lights.
> Did anyone ever get around to ordering any?
>
> I think the size mentioned was this type:
> https://www.netdisty.net/ds/SF200/default.asp
>
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