Gauge Brightness
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Boca Raton Florida
not really unless your dimmer has problems. It should be applying full battery voltage to the lamps with it to full bright. What you get is what you got. My 77 was pretty dim until I replaced all the bulbs, it helped a lot, looked like a new car.
Instructor
Joined: May 2003
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From: Hilton Va
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
not really unless your dimmer has problems. It should be applying full battery voltage to the lamps with it to full bright. What you get is what you got. My 77 was pretty dim until I replaced all the bulbs, it helped a lot, looked like a new car.
Big job to replace all the bulbs, I suppose. How far did you have to take the dash apart, all the way?? And how long did it take you?
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
make sure you have a good ground circuit...maybe run a ground jumper up to the inside of the dash....i can't remember is the drivers side foot well light tied into the dash ground?
Pro
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Flagstaff !!!! baby AZ
LOL Corz - but really bulbs do get dimmer as they get older.
And lighting technology has taken a major step forward. To this point - look at http://www.speeddirect.com/index.aspx?nodeID=128 for example. Way bright lights out of the former holes up front for bulbs.
And lighting technology has taken a major step forward. To this point - look at http://www.speeddirect.com/index.aspx?nodeID=128 for example. Way bright lights out of the former holes up front for bulbs.
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Racer
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From: Boise Idaho
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
not really unless your dimmer has problems. It should be applying full battery voltage to the lamps with it to full bright. What you get is what you got. My 77 was pretty dim until I replaced all the bulbs, it helped a lot, looked like a new car.
It was a big job for me, for othere here probably not.
I did mine as I was fixing other gremlins in the vacinity. I pulled the who dash off.
But I can see the whole spedometer and tech now.
That zenon harness looks cool but just a little $$$$. Actually a whole lot $$$$$$$$
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Boca Raton Florida
I looked at that light harness a while back, it co$t way too much for me to buy it, but I am going to build it. Thats a hose job for the lamps, you can easily find them for 1/3 of that price.