Instrument panel: blue vs. white vs. stock

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Thanks, I have been wondering about the Blue and I like.

 

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makes the cockpit look mor modern

 

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hehe, you said ****

 

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Co(k

 

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hey millhouse, thanks for the info on the site. got my led's in a few days ago and i'm about to install them. this is much easier than doing it the old fashioned way i'll post pics later if my digital camera will cooperate.

 

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That looks killer. I wonder how red would look? My digital window switch lights up red as well as my shift light, would match up nice.

 

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Subscribing!!

 

millhouse

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Curse said:

That looks killer. I wonder how red would look? My digital window switch lights up red as well as my shift light, would match up nice.

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Red would be a no go. Seeing as the stock gauge color is blueish, the red led's will not illuminate the blue very well. For reference....see the "what color led should I use" here...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm

 

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millhouse said:

Red would be a no go. Seeing as the stock gauge color is blueish, the red led's will not illuminate the blue very well. For reference....see the "what color led should I use" here...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm

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Thanks for the heads up, I was about to place my order.

 

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well i'm all done. it's still daylight here so i car barely see the illumination of course. i can't wait til it turns dark. i bought ten of the blue bulbs, used two for the heat / ac controls, six for the gauges and one for the hi beam indicator and one for the e-brake light. i have autometer vent gauges and an autometer 5 inch tach and have blue led's wired into all three, as well as a ford racing boost gauge mounted on the cowl with a blue led backlighting it. they all look like ford blue. i also have white gauge faces and i'm curious to see how they will react with the blue led's. thanks again millhouse for leading me onto the website. i have wanted to finish this project forever and now it's finally done!

 

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how much were the bulbs from them.......and shipping

 

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i got ten for right at $20. not bad at all for bulbs that will last practically forever.

 

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was that shipped....and it would probly be more cause I'm in Canada....eh

 

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hmm, you are probably right about shipping. still though, given the fact that they last forever and look very unique, i would have paid a little more for them.

 

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how did you pay CC or do they take paypal

 

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Hey 90lxfoxbody....keep us updated with some pics.

 

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I will to when I get some LED's

 

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well... dammit

it finally got dark out so i took my girl for a ride. i took about twenty pics of the blue led interior lights, and every single picture came out looking fuzzy and distorted as hell. i need a better digital camera. a friend of mine has a digital rebel, so i will have him snap some pics for me later. this should give you an idea of how it looks though.

 

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and yes i love it - looks really cool and very unique. now i can't wait to backlight my speakers with blue led's.

 

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Scarry, this is starting to sound like a import string!!! I've always been a fan of the blue. That's why I went with the reverse glow from UPR.