MiguelsC2

That's true. I decided to go ahead and pull it. Not much left holding it in there anyway.

I saw no point in further contortions.My hands are the size of a catchers mitt.

MiguelsC2

I guess some circles would call those tools.

62Jeff

Yeah, I hear you. I was trapped in my dash-light-fuse-blowing hell and was tired of pulling the cluster out. I had already completely replaced my new main harness with a borrowed one just to run a test and then put my main harness back in the car after the test was over.

LouieM

Is there an advantage to the green color, other than personal preference (and that your Vette is green, as is mine)? I assume the bulbs you used come in white too.

740izo6

Bulbs are impossible to change with out pulling the cluster and to do that would really have to pull the column as well it took at least a hour and a half on my back under the dash to hook it all back up bulbs can be found all over in all kinds of colors id recommend getting a bulb with at least 10 SMD's on them (individual lights)

quick amazon search found

Blue

http://www.amazon.com/LEDwholesalers...3558918&sr=1-8

Yellow

http://www.amazon.com/LEDwholesalers...559011&sr=1-17

Red

http://www.amazon.com/LEDwholesalers...559063&sr=1-25

9 in the cluster
2 in the clock
on a 1967

it only had 3 working orignal bulbs back there when I pulled it out figured the lettering in the gauges was green so that was my idea behind using green

Thanks

vetsvette2002

I'll take two each please.

740izo6

just started a 64 Cluster for a friend will post some pictures when I get it together

Birdman63

I like that a lot.

AZDoug

I used some LEDs for turn signal indicator lights on another project.

They were great during the day, but distractingly bright during the night, so I made an auto dimmer circuit out of two transistors, two 24K resistors,and two other blocking diodes for the common ground path, so that when the headlights are turned on, it shunts the ground path through a 100 ohm resistor, dimming the LEDs at night.

You could also do something similar on the power in side of the LEDs, though it would take a small circuit for each LED, rather than one, on the ground side.

Doug

babbah

What bulb types are you running for the interior lights? They look really bright. The stock ones are #90 bulbs. Are yours LED's as well? If so what brand and number? Looks Awesome!

LouieM

I'd like to know this too!

babbah

We are still waiting for the answer..............

Black_Magic

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George

SpartyGW

Did you wire in resistors as well or are these LEDs rated for 12VDC? I did another project that used LEDs:







Cub Scout Pinewood derby car (truck) -- entered in the "Dad" class, it was slow as molasses but looked cool.

I think your use of LEDs behind the dash is a fantastic idea! I love the green tint as well.

I burned up 3 LEDs (not cheap ones either) during the process because I wired them in parallel with a resistor and these were rated for a lower voltage than my 9v battery power supply. Doh.

rayvaflav

Yikes ! You shouldn't have any problems at night viewing your tachometer or finding where the cigarette lighter goes !

Ray

740izo6

Finished a 64 cluster a few weeks ago with the green Leds

740izo6

T1076 Just pulled them to check they have been in since I bought the car haven't had any problems with them

Bluestripe67

In the shot of the '64 cluster, are the lights reostated up or down? Did you repaint the cluster interior? Dennis

740izo6

I'm pretty sure that all the way up or close to it, only part that was painted was the black side of the piece that hold the glass the rest was left as is the original mint color was pretty washed out and flaking.

740izo6

these are 12v just change them out like a regular bulb nothing else needed