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Re: Dashboard Lighting

To: Tom McLaughlin <tomm@ti.com>
Subject: Re: Dashboard Lighting
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 19:49:03 +0000
Tom McLaughlin wrote:
> 
> Ok so I finally got tired of not being able to see the temp guage and
> spedometer at night on my 77B.  I found the bulb in the temp guage, oil
> pressure guage, fuel guage, and clock, but:
> 
> *** Where are the lights for the Spedo and Tach?  The manual shows them in
> the back of the instrument, but I cannot find them.  What am I missing?

Any wires you can follow?
 
> *** I tried 14 volt bulbs from Radio Shack which were way too dim and then
> 6 volt which will wear out quicker, but who cares.  These are still pretty
> dim.  I have seen some postings on this before, but cannot find them in the
> 13021 messages in my MG Stuff mailbox.  Has anyone found a way to
> "brighten" the dash without serious modifications?

Cleaning the bulbs and painting the insides of the case with high-reflectivity 
white 
reputedly makes a difference.

PaulH.



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