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Old 05-08-2020, 04:49 PM   #16
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Default Re: Lighting for speedometer and gas gauge

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Originally Posted by mngreen View Post
I am running 12V and I tried the 24V bulb you suggested some time ago. Total waste of time as that bulb barely made the filament even glow!



Instead, I replaced it with a 12V LED bulb which works great with no heat.
Sorry to hear that. It works well in my car.

I will admit, it takes a few minutes to get used to the dim light on the instruments.

Maybe your electrical connection or ground was not really good. LEDs take much less current so are less impacted by a bad connection.
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