TheLoyale Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Does anyone know where you can get those small push in bulbs for the backlight on a dash cluster? Do they make Red ones? All the ones I find are clear. -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbeerd Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 they are out there. you can also find these little cover things for the clear bulbs. maybe this will help. possibly find an LED replacement. http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fbulb_cross.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple monkey Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 most parts stores will have them; check westbay or autozone. be careful with them, they are higher wattage than the regular white or green ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 just buy white ones, and paint them red with 88C walmart spray cheers, brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 just buy white ones, and paint them red with 88C walmart spraycheers, brian How good does that work? Might just do that if I can't find those little rubber cover things. I was thinking of changing the dash light color in the Legacy I've seen TW5 had red lights so I thought I'd mimic that Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Scott, that link is great! Finally LED lights that are cheep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3eyedwagon Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hit up your local Flying J. They have 194s, and similar bulbs in all colors of the sun, as well as LEDs, and colored bulb condoms. Truckers have all that dope stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 I don't know of any truck stops around this area.. Maybe off of 894 going torwads IL..? But I ain't driving that far for some dope bulbs Hit up your local Flying J. They have 194s, and similar bulbs in all colors of the sun, as well as LEDs, and colored bulb condoms. Truckers have all that dope stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sario Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 If they aren't Dimming bulbs, you could pair a bright red LED with a resistor and wire it in. It would only cost about a $1-$2 per light.I did this on my dome light just because i kept leaving it on and draining my battery. Now it can be on for days without killing the battery. just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 If they aren't Dimming bulbs, you could pair a bright red LED with a resistor and wire it in. It would only cost about a $1-$2 per light.I did this on my dome light just because i kept leaving it on and draining my battery. Now it can be on for days without killing the battery. just a thought. Thank you, Thats a thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sario Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 oh and here is website that will calculate the resistor size for you. Radio Shack would carry everything you need. But they charge a little more than a lot of electronic stores. Good luck with whatever you do. http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hit up your local Flying J. They have 194s, and similar bulbs in all colors of the sun, as well as LEDs, and colored bulb condoms. Truckers have all that dope stuff. yep... exactly were I found the LEDs for my '72... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbeerd Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 oh and here is website that will calculate the resistor size for you. Radio Shack would carry everything you need. But they charge a little more than a lot of electronic stores. Good luck with whatever you do. http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz Thats funny, i was just going to reference the same page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Tom - truck stops in your neck of the woods are south of the 894 on 94 - Oak Creek area and south... exit 322 - Ryan Rd - has a Pilot and something else - might find the different bulbs and/or covers there (west side of freeway) exit 333 - Washington Ave - has a smaller Petro - they would probably have a lot of the lighting alternatives (again, west side of freeway) Or....on your way up this way (hint, hint) there is an even bigger Petro at exit 108 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I changed the bulbs on my Brat. I also took a red felt marker and colored the back side of the guages for a little extra. Note i also did my light/wiper/heater controls. If there was a bulb i changed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 That looks great! Thats what I'm going for. -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Tamiya Clear Red paint works! What ya'll think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl33py Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I highly recommend superbrightleds.com! I've done both of my FJ60 dash's A couple lessons learned: 1 - do not put in super bright bulbs for blinkers - one of my FJ's nearly causes seizures at night from the strobe! I block with my hand when turning... 2 - maybe not 100% applicable, but i did not do any resistors in my FJ dash. Lights dim fine, but a shorter throw range. So you turn it up or down without using the full start/stop range. Still dims but quicker. Hope that makes sense. And hopefully it applys to a soobie (i'll find out soon - got a new 88 DL that will get all LEDs in cluster). Anyway - hope that helps. I'm a total LED geek and just about every bulb in my cruisers is LED except blinkers (so they blink correctly w/o new flasher or resistors). GL! rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 Yeah I've been on that site before and might switch them to LEDs as the red paint looks ok, but its kinda dim. I don't bother with dimming the dash lights anyway. Post some pics of your FJ! I always like the Old Toyotas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl33py Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Yeah I've been on that site before and might switch them to LEDs as the red paint looks ok, but its kinda dim. I don't bother with dimming the dash lights anyway. Post some pics of your FJ! I always like the Old Toyotas It's your thread so sure! I'll have a couple pics here, or you can read a big build log here. My original blue LED dash: Vs stock: and the second try in red: If you do this in your soob please post up pics too! rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) Wow that looks great! Its bright and rich in color. I will check out your link Aww, no pics of the rest of the truck? Edited August 5, 2010 by TheLoyale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBrat84 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I LOVE the blue LEDS. I also love the all red brat with "steve vai" on the display.. woohoo. I know it's not a Subie but I did my GS500 dash lights in blue with some generic 194s from autozone: (yeah, my blue lens is missing from my brights indicator.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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