Over the many years since 1966 I have seen a very slow diminution of brightness from several instruments on the dash. Never really became too upset as the car is almost never driven after dark, and when it was, it was not "terrible". Attending the annual Fathers Day car show at Pier Village in Long Branch, NJ some friends who lived in town invited me to stay for the night and return home the following day. We drove to a restaurant later in the evening and I did not like the illumination from the bulbs. Later that week I replaced every bulb.....waited till nightfall to check the new bulbs.........no change....I was a bit upset to say the last. It was then suggested that what was "wrong" was not the bulbs, but the light-boxes they sat in. After all the years the insides were full of dust and dirt. It made perfect sense to me......why I never considered that bothered me. I will admit that I have not dropped the dash to effectuate this procedure. I want to but will just live with it. The joy of cleaning I'll leave to the next proud owner......dropping the dash is not high on my list of "need to procedures"
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Use these, and you will be amazed at the difference.https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ofit-car/2077/
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Originally posted by bezhawk View PostUse these, and you will be amazed at the difference.https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ofit-car/2077/
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The factory dimmer ....doesn't with LEDs. Here is what you need to use to replace the wire wound resistor. https://www.autometer.com/led-lighting-dimmer.html
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Brad,I'm not picking apart your suggestion, but as I read the instructions on the Auto Meter dimmer module, it says it will support 6 instruments.
Did you get it to control everything in the instrument cluster...........all 8, or do you pick 6.
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John
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I have used these on Avantis that controls 12 bulbs. Never had any problem.
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Originally posted by bezhawk View PostThe factory dimmer ....doesn't with LEDs. Here is what you need to use to replace the wire wound resistor. https://www.autometer.com/led-lighting-dimmer.htmlLast edited by 1inxs; 09-25-2020, 02:43 PM.1963 Studebaker GT Hawk R1 63V-33867
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That doesn't work. The dimmer I suggested actually switches the current the LED is turned on and off very quickly, so your eye doesn't notice it. LEDs do not dim with less voltage. Either they are on or off. It is a semi-conductor material.
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