1997 - 2003 F-150

LED dash lights

Old Feb 16, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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hey raptor....whats it gonna look like if i replace the five 194's with blue led's...and the two 37's with regular halogens.....i ordered the seven 194's from auto illumination but couldnt find any 37's that werent concave
 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 02:06 AM
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hey raptor....whats it gonna look like if i replace the five 194's with blue led's...and the two 37's with regular halogens.....i ordered the seven 194's from auto illumination but couldnt find any 37's that werent concave
any type of LED 37 is better than no LED. with the regular incandescent 37's up there the top half of the speedo/tach is going to be teal and the rest and really deep blue. it looks out of place.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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so i never showed you guys how mine came out. bight thanks to everyone for the help!!

 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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so i never showed you guys how mine came out. bight thanks to everyone for the help!!

looks good! a little deep compared to mine, but im using white LEDs.

 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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yeah i used some cheap blue ebay lights. i also did the AC controls, cargo lights and door lights with the blue LEDs. i just have to take it apart to sort out a problem that occurred after i crashed the truck. like 2 bulbs on the dash flicker on and off when i hit a bump and the AC controls will flicker like a dying fluorescent tube lol.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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so what lights did you get for the 37's...i couldnt find any that were like the ones you said to get
 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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ones i got...
 
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 02:51 AM
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You just wasted your money. I specifically said in my write-up: DO NOT GET BULBS FROM CHINA. THEY WILL DIE ON YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS

I've replaced my cluster lights three times because of those cheap pieces of junk. First set lasted 6 weeks, and the second set only 3. I went to superbrightleds.com ever since, and that was three years ago I think.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 09:28 AM
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Thanks for all the info guys! bookmarked for when my bulbs blow!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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i know. ill replace them with good ones when i have the cash. i wasnt spending 30 bucks for 1 or 2 bulbs. $5, and i got bulbs that are still good today.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2020 | 04:31 PM
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so i never showed you guys how mine came out. bight thanks to everyone for the help!!

how did you get your needles to be red?
 
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