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oshawacliff


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HIi:   When my car was at the shop getting the Crate 350 I asked about checking into the dash lighting.

 

I at one point had the blue led bulbs put into the sockets for each light on the dash and was getting tired of poor lighting.  ((Colour of the car is blue))

 

I asked about putting in the clear LED bulbs while the car was there.  I had taken a spare dash assembly with me so they could see where the bulbs would go and also had a few extra sockets from the old dash.  One of the sockets was not working and I had a spare printed circuit on the extra dash which I thought they could use.

   A few conversations took place in the shop and it was decided to put in a strip of LED lights inside the dash assembly.

 

From the photos you can see the vast improvement.   The lighting around clock is not the same as the speedo but I am willing to live with it.

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Photo taken with no flash.

 

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I am sorry as I don't have any information as to how they got the strip of LED lights in the housing or any photos which would have been nice. 

Cliff



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i changed all my dash lights to LED in red, looks great

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Wow - those look great! Any info/links that describe what is involved?

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Do LED's dim the same as conventional bulbs as the voltage drops with the switch reostat? Although I have always had mine on max anyways.

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Love the light!



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Direct replacement LED bulbs for your Classic

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-vehicle-replacement-bulbs/?gclid=CJDPhrrBobsCFYdFMgody1QAVQ

 

Ebay-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fits-Chevy-10-Green-Blue-BRIGHT-12V-LEDs-Blinker-Hi-Beam-BA9S-Light-Bulbs-NOS-/301005699345?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1965%7CMake%3AChevrolet&hash=item4615567911

 

 



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yes they dim i got mine from super bright as well.
they have some really cool stuff.
i changed the following.
signal lights front and back but left cluster ones because all LED will not work on stock flasher
brake and tail lights with the ones with the most LED's been 2 yrs and no failures
back up lights with a very bright one then painted inside of housing gloss white, like having 2 small headlights now !!
under dash door lights (convert) and end of console (no more burnt lens !!)

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Thanks for the info - I 'll be checking it it. I hate working under dashes - always come out with bloody fingers and forearms) but it'd be worth it.

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i replaced my 76s head lights with LEDs no more halogens , they are really bright and dont draw the power, now if i could get them for the pontiacs



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thats what i want to do next. Headlights that is..


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I will see if I can get anymore information about the installation.

How they powered them,

How long the LED strip was.

How they put them into the cluster. -- Removed the plastic piece in front of the dash.

Did they remove the cluster to put them in

I will see what I can find out.

The printed circuit was not working for a couple of bulb locations.
I had a spare dash console which had the printed circuit on it but they decided the LED would be a better fit.

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I allways wondered if you changed the dash bulbs to "red' what do you do about the "greenish" tinge covers that are in the stock dash where the bulbs go into dash [GM] all my aftermarket guages in 64 are red bulbs but dash has stock bulbs with the stock bulb lensa still in dash??? Pete

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dualquadpete wrote:

I always wondered   if you changed the dash bulbs to "red' what do you do about the "greenish" tinge covers that are in the stock dash

where the bulbs go into dash [GM]

all my aftermarket guages in 64 are red bulbs but dash has stock bulbs with the stock bulb lens still in dash??? Pete

          The LED red will overcome the green tinge     



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Lefty wrote:

thats what i want to do next. Headlights that is..

 save your penies they are expensive, but worth it



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have not been able to find any T3 LED replacements
saw this at SEMA
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65wagon wrote:
Lefty wrote:

thats what i want to do next. Headlights that is..

 save your penies they are expensive, but worth it

 



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the one i got are supplied for semies, same place you get mudflaps for the big rigs, they only have the 7inch rounds now i need ones for a older peter built with a four light system



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i have 9 Blue 4-LED BA9-9 for dash lights for $20 plus mailing

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2 large  1157-A30-WV  for $20 for the pair

they are 30 led in yellow for front signal/park  (1.38" wide)
too wide for my acadian signal lights 

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Lefty wrote:
have not been able to find any T3 LED replacements
saw this at SEMA
IMG_1687.JPG
65wagon wrote:
Lefty wrote:

thats what i want to do next. Headlights that is..

 save your penies they are expensive, but worth it

 I have similar H/Lights in the Torpedo back, halogen bulb H/light bulb with 7 LED signal light in bottom of light, works well, & installing LED tail & stop lights this winter

 



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Checked in with Exceltec Auto today and found out that they had to remove the complete instrument cluster to put the LED strip in.

 

The front face (plastic cover) had to be removed as well

 

The strip was put on the outer shell of the cluster.   It may have been a bit short as it doesn't completely illuminate the clock.

 

No worry, when the car  comes out we will add some more LEDs to correct the problem.

 

Mine was the second one that they had done and since then have done a few more.

 

The original LED bulbs that I had placed in the socket were removed. 

 

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