hyperzone

Looks great man! seeing your results is making me think about doing that. I like that they are dimable. Would it be to much light to replace all bulbs???

InsaneAuto86

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Only 7 bulbs are lit during normal function. The other 13 or so are specialty lights (check engine.....etc.) What I do not understand is that I keep telling the sponsor that SEVEN bulbs are lit yet they only send SIX in the "kit".

Turnin20s

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I ordered overlays from whitegauges and got the leds from superbrightleds. I got the single led 180* illumination bulbs, they are a 194 bulb just like the stock bulbs but have an led light instead of the filiment. The advantage to the 180* single leds is that they don't just light straight like a regular led and they have a softer light to eliminate hot spots. The overlays were on backorder but they will be here either tomorrow or monday and I'll take some install pics, but here are some pics of leds.....

Grn4fbody

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I put some in my Formula....and well i hate them....just my FYI

camar0corey

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I guess I am going to order some blue leds. Then my cluster can match my autometer gauges, I put blue leds in all of them when I installed them.

Cole Train

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Don't Order blue ones. They will be just as dim as stock then. Gotta get the one's pictured above in white. I had them in my '96 and they lit up REALLY nice You'll need about 7-8 to get all the dark spots outta it. What you do is take a small Maglite and shine it in the hole until you find the bulbs that light up the guages and not specific things like turn signals or SES lights. Hope that helps.~Cole~

camar0corey

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^thanks for the advice, I had already processed my order though. I'm not too worried if I can get them brighter than stock though, I just want the blue color I guess. I ordered 8 bulbs, I figured the one guy said you need 7 for the cluster, and I seem to have one from autometer that has already failed.......

Wow, they have black light LEDS? What the hell does that look like in a dash? Anyone out there crazy enough to try it? Sounds kinda cool. Too bad they don't have a #86 bulb. I can tell you I will never purchase the autometer LEDs ever again, they are crazy expensive!

96silverram

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Thanks for posting a pic of the bulb. What I'm wondering is how you installed the inverted LED into your current socket (holds the 194 bulb with solder). All of my main sockets don't allow the 194 bulb to be removed without having to re-solder the LED to the socket. I have a 96 WS6 car and was hoping someone is now making a re-placeable socket that you can install the LED's as a plug and play item.

Can you post a pic or two of the inverted 194 LED in the socket that holds the LED ?

Thanks, Mike

Turnin20s

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I don't have any idea if the twistlocks in my car will let you just pop out the bulb or if they are permanetly in there. I assumed that they bulb just pops out, but if I'm wrong you can go down to your local ford dealer and get the twistlocks that will go right into the cluster and hold the 194 bulb. Give me a few minutes and I'll see if I can dig up the part #. I remember that I had to get the twistlocks for my '92 truck when I switched dash colors and if I recal correctly they are olny $0.36 each.

But can anyone verify if the stock bulbs are soldiered (SP) in or do they just pop out???

Turnin20s

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Alright I dug up the ford twistlock part # incase they are needed....F4UZ-13B765-A At my small town dealer they had about 50 of these on hand so they are pretty easy to come by. And there are no modifications that are needed to get these in ours cars as far as I know. And again you will need 7 leds and 7 twistlocks

alconk

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From my undersanding if you buy them from LEDgauges they already come in the twist locks, right????

InsaneAuto86

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No, you just get the bulbs. The stock ones are soldered in. I just broke the solder on each side and removed the bulb. I bent up the metal contacts on the LED bulbs and bent them to hook over the contacts on the twist locks just like the stock bulbs were. They are on there pretty good but I think I will solder them for peace of mind. Really this was not that difficult. I will post some pics as my dash is still in pieces (broke my dash pad and waiting on GMPartsDirect to deliver the new one)... I am having a hard time dealing with LEDGauges.com as they keep telling me I only need SIX bulbs. If you get a kit, save yourself the frustration and get SEVEN bulbs!!!!!!

alconk

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where did you get your LEDs from? I already placed my order from LEDgauges so I will have to get another one from somewhere??

InsaneAuto86

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Here are the pics everyone requested. In one I have the seven bulbs that are lit highlighted in red boxes. You can also see where you need to solder the bulbs in the twist locks. Enjoy!

alconk

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Awsom InsaneAuto86!! This helps alot, did you like the look from the LEDs?

InsaneAuto86

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Yes, they look great! The LED's are a special design that really puts out the light!

96silverram

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Turnin20s,
So, your telling me that the FORD part# F4UZ-13B765-A is a direct replacement twist lock base for a 194 LED that will fit my 1996 WS6 cluster. If so, your have solved a long standing problem of getting the twistlocks for these cars so you can plug and play the LED's. Thanks in advance.

Mike

glocklimited9

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do they make this kit for a 96 trans am

glocklimited9

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oops sorry didnt see silvers post

alconk

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Where did you buy your LEDs at?