Dim dash lights, LEDs?
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Several have, yes, but the bulbs may not be your problem. Two things can happen giving you dim lights. Burnt out bulbs or a bad dimmer switch.
Your ground may be bad as well but that would cause intermittent blackouts.
I would start at the switch.
Drifting
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Read this thread about half way down bluthunder has a link and order numbers for superbrightleads ....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1620458
http://www.superbrightleds.com/
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1620458
http://www.superbrightleds.com/
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
Also, incandescent bulbs go bad over time. Even if they still work, they get dim.
Le Mans Master
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There is a thread on this in C-3 general right now.
The dim could be caused by numorous things.
Low voltage
Wrong lamps
Nicotine film
Dirt/dust
Old age/Bulb darkening
Wiper contact on dimmer bad
Resistance in the ground return path
Although I have no plans to change to LED's at this time, they do promise 50 times lamp life. A plus when talking about the hard access sometimes to certain lamps.
The dim could be caused by numorous things.
Low voltage
Wrong lamps
Nicotine film
Dirt/dust
Old age/Bulb darkening
Wiper contact on dimmer bad
Resistance in the ground return path
Although I have no plans to change to LED's at this time, they do promise 50 times lamp life. A plus when talking about the hard access sometimes to certain lamps.
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Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
The LEDs work great and the dimmer...which I think is bad, will work with the new LED bulbs just fine. If you get all white for the lights, blue for the bright, red for the brake, and green for the signals...it all works well and looks great when finished.
That being said, I think you should look into a new headlight/dimmer switch or you may not think the new LEDs are bright enough either.
