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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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Which LED's have you guys used for the 6 bulbs that are in the 99-02 cluster? I have my eye on the two linked below. My main concern in brightness. LED bulbs aren't as dimmable as normal bulbs, so I need to get the brightness correct with the bulb. One of these is 4 LED 7 lumen, and the other is 1 LED 3 lumen. I've seen pics of the 7 lumen and it seems awfully bright. Anyone use the 3 lumen one? I'm aiming for a pure white look that is no brighter than stock.

194 LED Bulb - 4 LED Wedge Base | LED Lights for Cars | 12v | Super Bright LEDs

194 LED Bulb - 1 LED Wedge Base | LED Lights for Cars | 12v | Super Bright LEDs
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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I just used a t10 4 led off ebay there not to bright just rite since red is darker
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I straightend out the leads and push through the small holes from old bulbs
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 12:42 PM
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damn. wish i could do this on my truck. mine are all soldered in.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000chevysilverado
I just used a t10 4 led off ebay there not to bright just rite since red is darker
How much dimming do those LED's have? I know LED's will dim slightly, but not nearly as much as stock.
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Just order them and try it out. They're cheap and it takes literally 5 mins to swap them out. I'm using the blue LEDs from v-leds and they're perfect.
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194 LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Wedge Base With Socket | Miniature Wedge Base LEDs | LED Car Bulbs | Super Bright LEDs

I put these in my buddies yukon. iPhone pictures don't really do justice..
There's still a little bit of dimming you're able to do with the switch.

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Not much dimming at all but I dont ever dim mine down so doesn't bother me and red doesn't hurt my eyes like blue does
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194 LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Wedge Base With Socket | Miniature Wedge Base LEDs | LED Car Bulbs | Super Bright LEDs

I put these in my buddies yukon. iPhone pictures don't really do justice..
There's still a little bit of dimming you're able to do with the switch.
Looks good, but a little bright for me. What color are those?
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Looks good, but a little bright for me. What color are those?
The blue ones from that link posted.
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 01:23 AM
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So I actually remembered I had a pair of these on my R1 in "cool white", so I pulled them out and put them in the cluster to test. At full brightness they are a little less bright than stock and a little too blue. They actually dimmed pretty well with the stock dimmer, certainly enough dimming range for me. But, they made some areas of the gauges noticeable brighter than others, probably because of the narrow beam angle.

So I went with these is "natural white". Hopefully they aren't too bright and can still dim as well as the other type of LED. I got the twist lock from them also, and some PC74 bulbs for the turn signals, cruise control, and high-beam indicators.

I'll post results when I get everything installed.
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