 Gauge Cluster Tip, Not bright enough? |
 Mar 21, 2010 - 11:33 PM
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For the longest time I always felt like that stock green gauge cluster was always light too dark and kind of hard to read at times, and just over all didn't look right at night. After a little bit of research, I realized that 168 bulbs are exactly the same size as the stock 194 bulbs that the cluster uses, but they are a higher wattage bulb, so i decided to buy a set and try them out. To my surprise, this totally fixed the problem! Now the gauge cluster is nice and bright and light up more evenly and makes the whole cluster look a lot better. It really feels like toyota should have used these bulbs from the get go, so I thought id pass this along in case it was an issue that bothered anyone else.
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Mar 31, 2010 - 10:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (Zimluura @ Mar 27, 2010 - 1:09 PM)  i'm not an electrical engineer or anything, but could the higher_than_spec current potentially hurt the electrical system?? i mean, if it works that's good, but does anyone know the tolerance of that fuse (which should be set to blow before a trace burns)? or are the 168 bulbs just more efficient? edit - punctuation No it wont cause any harm. The actual difference in wattage is very small. Something around .5watts or less. Ive been using them for a few weeks now with zero problems. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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lagos Gauge Cluster Tip Mar 21, 2010 - 11:33 PM
808celica 360 refractor type, inverted cone, or just one big... Mar 21, 2010 - 11:35 PM
trdproven QUOTE (808celica @ Mar 22, 2010 - 2... Mar 31, 2010 - 5:16 PM BocaJ QUOTE (trdproven @ Mar 31, 2010 - 5... Apr 4, 2010 - 9:36 AM lagos QUOTE (808celica @ Mar 22, 2010 - 12... Mar 21, 2010 - 11:53 PM 808celica Ooo LOL Mar 22, 2010 - 2:03 AM samir0189 yup this is true. the 168 and 194 share the same b... Mar 22, 2010 - 2:23 PM GriffGirl this is awesome information. Yay!!!... Mar 23, 2010 - 2:26 PM Batman722 pics ! Mar 23, 2010 - 2:47 PM lagos I don't know how well this translates in a pho... Mar 23, 2010 - 5:56 PM presure2 QUOTE (lagos @ Mar 23, 2010 - 5:56 P... Mar 24, 2010 - 4:48 PM kevinkoda so is there a difference between 168 leds and 194 ... Mar 23, 2010 - 6:50 PM samir0189 QUOTE (kevinkoda @ Mar 23, 2010 - 7... Mar 23, 2010 - 7:41 PM lagos QUOTE (kevinkoda @ Mar 23, 2010 - 7... Mar 23, 2010 - 6:52 PM lagos ^ thanks Manny!
I also picked up these bulbs a... Mar 25, 2010 - 12:17 AM joehernandez why dont just use white color.. it will be more br... Mar 26, 2010 - 1:33 AM lagos QUOTE (joehernandez @ Mar 26, 2010 - 2... Mar 26, 2010 - 8:09 AM Zimluura i'm not an electrical engineer or anything, bu... Mar 27, 2010 - 12:09 PM solidxsnake QUOTE (Zimluura @ Mar 27, 2010 - 1:0... Mar 31, 2010 - 3:08 PM delusionz I don't think there is a fuse for the night ti... Mar 31, 2010 - 3:55 PM GriffGirl I picked up red 168s last night to help with my re... Mar 31, 2010 - 7:56 PM Zimluura cool Apr 1, 2010 - 4:09 PM trdproven length doesn't matter for the gauge cluster, i... Apr 4, 2010 - 5:36 PM BocaJ QUOTE (trdproven @ Apr 4, 2010 - 6:3... Apr 4, 2010 - 5:50 PM BocaJ Alright, I took the gauge cluster apart now, to se... Apr 6, 2010 - 4:42 PM lagos ^ cool!
But what does this have to do with us... Apr 7, 2010 - 2:02 AM BocaJ hehe yeah I know, but I just don't know where ... Apr 7, 2010 - 3:24 AM GriffGirl Maybe it's something different in the land of ... Apr 7, 2010 - 7:34 PM |
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