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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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I am doing a gauge project right now replacing back to OEM gauges with white faces. I am looking for some replacement in-dash blue LED lights. Does anyone make this part? Where can I find it and what are the part #'s to fit the different in-dash lights (are they all the same???)?

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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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I am doing a gauge project right now replacing back to OEM gauges with white faces. I am looking for some replacement in-dash blue LED lights. Does anyone make this part? Where can I find it and what are the part #'s to fit the different in-dash lights (are they all the same???)?

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Found mine on ebay last year.
Most of them can be replaced by BA9S (that the best deal I could find)
For the courtesy lights you'll need ba15s of ba15d depending of the number of connector on the socket (s = single, d = double).
I prefer the smd version, much more powerfull, and I choosed them directional, with only led of the facing side.

They're very bright, not as blueish as I feared for allegedly white led.
You can find some purposely blue, not sure how it would look.

The downside it that you can't dim them. You need a proper led-dimming electronic component installed in the harness.
I can't say more since I've haven't started this part of my project, but it's definitively doable.

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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Are there any cautions to watch out for when installing these such as overloading circuits or anything? Any brands or voltage to stay away from?

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Does this help ? http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...od-thread.html
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...ini-wedge.html
Forgot the type nr but can look it up tonight if you want
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