Instrument Cluster Lighting
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Instrument Cluster Lighting Im looking for a way to fix a small lighting problem I have. I currently Have a 200mph speedo and when I installed it the gauge lighting at night was Green!Even with ne 194 bulbs the color remained green. I decided to purchase and install some "Hyperwhite" 194 bulbs from Ledgauges.com and now the lighting is blue! Is there anyway or any bulb that I can purchase that is Actually a White bulb or LED that will return my Aftermarket cluster back the factory coloring at night?
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The pics are not the greatest quality and it might be hard to tell but I thought they would help. I did a search and I cannot find anyone looking for a "White" Bulb everyone is either looking for a blue or red lol. Thanks
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The pics are not the greatest quality and it might be hard to tell but I thought they would help. I did a search and I cannot find anyone looking for a "White" Bulb everyone is either looking for a blue or red lol. Thanks
id order sblue ones from ledgauges.com on here. brian is the one who owns the site i think. i bought them and there great and come out a perfect blue. he has all different colors
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I have there "Hyper white" ones those are in the second picture. Im looking for a Bulb/led that will give a actual white light and nothing with a color to it. The first picture is of one with stock bulbs.
haha i dont think people are reading.....
i wonder if theres a colored film on the cluster now, considering even the stock bulbs came out blue/green. If those are from GMS then Id ask him about it. im getting some of those soon too, and i plan to ask him about it before i order.
i wonder if theres a colored film on the cluster now, considering even the stock bulbs came out blue/green. If those are from GMS then Id ask him about it. im getting some of those soon too, and i plan to ask him about it before i order.
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haha i dont think people are reading.....
i wonder if theres a colored film on the cluster now, considering even the stock bulbs came out blue/green. If those are from GMS then Id ask him about it. im getting some of those soon too, and i plan to ask him about it before i order.
i wonder if theres a colored film on the cluster now, considering even the stock bulbs came out blue/green. If those are from GMS then Id ask him about it. im getting some of those soon too, and i plan to ask him about it before i order.
But there might be a chance there is but someone recommended some bulbs to me awhile back and I cannot find the post or the person they said they used it on there cluster and it was a huge difference.
I asked GMS about it all I got from them was "it retains factory color lighting" Even before I ordered because I actually wanted the white face gauge but didn't want to risk the coloring being off so I went the safe route and got the OEM look... well at night it's not a OEM look and after all the emails and calls back to the rep I got "Change the bulbs sometimes old bulbs give off a yellowish tint" so after that dead end all im looking to do is see if anyone knows of a LED or bulb that is Hyper white without the blueish tint!
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My take:
The old bulbs being yellowish is absolutely true.
I also think you are right and the overlay has a tint to it.
That tint is likely blue-ish. As the blue fades, it becomes true white. This is intended for longevity, I believe. That makes it consistent with your hyper white bulbs resulting in a bluish tint. It also is consistent with the OEM bulbs making the result greenish.
I think you may be stuck, unless you can fnd a "half *** hyper white" LED set or a "mostly white" LED bulb set.
Seruiously, I love the way that your hyper whites made it look. But I am biased:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/903273-pics-silver-reflecting-blue-gauges.html
Good luck!
The old bulbs being yellowish is absolutely true.
I also think you are right and the overlay has a tint to it.
That tint is likely blue-ish. As the blue fades, it becomes true white. This is intended for longevity, I believe. That makes it consistent with your hyper white bulbs resulting in a bluish tint. It also is consistent with the OEM bulbs making the result greenish.
I think you may be stuck, unless you can fnd a "half *** hyper white" LED set or a "mostly white" LED bulb set.
Seruiously, I love the way that your hyper whites made it look. But I am biased:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/903273-pics-silver-reflecting-blue-gauges.html
Good luck!
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I'm gonna go on a limb here and say it's the cluster. Was there a blue film on the backing of the GMS gauges? if it was completely clear then white #194 LEDs should be white. Not blue.
And no I do not own ledgauges
And no I do not own ledgauges
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jmilz28 - Your Saying this blue will wear off over time did I read that correctly?