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Dim instrument lights
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:40 pm
by paul1a
I've got a 1982 40 series. The instrument cluster lights are so dim that I can hardly see the instruments. All the bulbs are OK, they are those little ones in the black plastic holders that go into the circuit board at the back of the cluster. Is there anyway I can get more light
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:29 am
by bad_religion_au
try new bulbs, brighter ones.
someone told me to cut the metal shield from them.
should be a link to the writeup on
www.ih8mud.com tech links
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:10 am
by shorty_f0rty
i used to have that problem.. until I cut the metal shields.. its heaps better now!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:14 am
by halminator
did the same after stumbling across this link
http://www.tlca.org/trails/articles/tech/instlght/index.html
Cant believe how simple and easy it was to fix such an annoying problem
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:10 pm
by bj42turbo
Yep I did the same thing, cut the metal sheilds and I also added a couple of green silicon sheaths over the bulbs to give a green light.
You can get all sorts of different colors.
Dazz
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:45 pm
by paul1a
Thanks for the tip about removing the shields everyone, I'll do that on the weekend.
Paul
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:11 pm
by RAY185
Me too, thanks for the tip guys. And thanks paul1a for asking the question I never thought to ask.
