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chrisk
07-14-2011, 03:08 PM
Anybody with an older Supra (or new I suppose) swap out bulbs in the dash gauges for LED's? I'm thinking about doing blue to match the blue LED accents I just installed, just wondering if it's possible.

Ptownkid
07-14-2011, 04:55 PM
I have not done it, but you can get direct replacement 12V led bulbs for sure. They are called #194 bulbs iirc.

chrisk
07-14-2011, 05:32 PM
Thanks for the heads up, I might tear into mine if I have time tonight to see what kind of room there is in there.

Ptownkid
07-14-2011, 06:42 PM
I just did some quick Google searches and the options are vast, there's a ton of choices at various price levels.

Make sure to update this thread if you get some.

dshaff24
07-15-2011, 10:02 AM
I just did some quick Google searches and the options are vast, there's a ton of choices at various price levels.

Make sure to update this thread if you get some.

ive done it.. works good.. I did a bright white because the blue was dim

Ptownkid
07-15-2011, 10:12 AM
You can get all sorts of different levels of brightness though...

Salty87
07-15-2011, 10:46 AM
red is more of a traditional color gauges...might contrast your blue nicely too

rludtke
07-15-2011, 11:31 AM
Your replacement incandescent lamps are probably also availible in blue. Check with your local NAPA store.

chrisk
07-15-2011, 01:23 PM
Red wouldn't be bad.. hmmmm

I think I would like to go with LED for sure though for the simple reasons of longer life, won't ever burn out probably, and they use far less energy... plus I was planning on doing an LED order for some other things anyway

chrisk
07-15-2011, 04:05 PM
dshaff, you wouldn't happen to have a picture of the blue ones you tried would you? Picture of your current set up?

I don't know if I'll go to the trouble if blue isn't going to be bright enough... but, my gauges really aren't that bright to begin with

Ptownkid
07-15-2011, 04:27 PM
What trouble...these bulbs simply pop in and out...

chrisk
07-15-2011, 04:33 PM
the trouble of paying for them...

jasonba1
07-15-2011, 06:13 PM
I did blue from superbright leds and love them

chrisk
07-18-2011, 01:24 AM
Jason, mind posting a link to the exact ones you purchased? I know they've got a few different styles, thanks!

jasonba1
07-20-2011, 05:23 PM
I cant remember if I got the wled x5 or the x6 but either should work here is the link


http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fmini-wedge.html

CarZin
07-21-2011, 09:00 AM
I dont know what type of bulb I have in the 2009, but it is WAY too bright. Blinding, actually. Kills your night vision. I want something very low light, just enough to safely read the gauges.

sybrmike
07-21-2011, 11:45 AM
I put gauges out of an 05 Outback in my dash & they had green rubber covers over the bulbs. I removed the rubber covers, but the white light was too bright & too boring. I swapped in some led's from superbrightleds, but the "blacklight" color I chose were too dim & didn't give the white faces the pop I expected. Then I swapped the blacklight with red (x6 for the larger face speedo's & tach, x5 for the smaller engine gauges) & they're just right (plus they match the red in my depthfinder that I can't change). IIRC, you could put a put a dimmer on the superbrightled xx's to adjust the output to your liking.

chrisk
07-23-2011, 04:03 AM
Awesome, thanks for the input guys, that was exactly what I was looking for! Currently, my speedos and tach are dimmer than the other gauges. So I think I'll get the x6's for the three main gauges and the x5's for the smaller ones. I also have a depth finder with a set, boring, warm light so that's kind of a bummer but I think blue everywhere else will look nice.

chrisk
08-11-2011, 04:29 PM
I ended up going with red LED's to replace my old gauge lights. Here's a crappy picture of the results but I REALLY like the way it turned out. This picture was taken before I had the speedo bulbs in so those aren't illuminated. The red looks awesome because it doesn't kill night vision and it compliments my blue LED accents in the boat perfectly (also have red EQ, head unit, and amp lights). Also, I'll post the links to the lights I purchased.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2FWLED-x6.htm#photos

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400211247282&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_5685wt_1165

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/fa3a7d5a.jpg