Gauge Cluster Tip, Not bright enough? Options

[lagos]

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.

[808celica]

360 refractor type, inverted cone, or just one big LED??? Im the complete reverse, my needle is hella bright but the faces are kinda dim

This post has been edited by 808celica: Mar 21, 2010 - 11:36 PM

[trdproven]

360 refractor type, inverted cone, or just one big LED??? Im the complete reverse, my needle is hella bright but the faces are kinda dim

best type is not just a regular led but the ones that shoot in all sides of the bulb, Ive tried inverted and one big led, doesn't work, still spotty. I corrected my issue and brightness with these, they are also high intensity LEDs, there are so many different types of LEDs, directional, intensity for different applications.

V-LEDS

[BocaJ]

360 refractor type, inverted cone, or just one big LED??? Im the complete reverse, my needle is hella bright but the faces are kinda dim

best type is not just a regular led but the ones that shoot in all sides of the bulb, Ive tried inverted and one big led, doesn't work, still spotty. I corrected my issue and brightness with these, they are also high intensity LEDs, there are so many different types of LEDs, directional, intensity for different applications.

V-LEDS

I've tried some similar ones last week, but when I tried to install them in the back of the gauge cluster, they wouldn't fit, they seemed to be too long

I measured the ones I bought off ebay, and they are 29-30 mm long and 12 mm wide

Can you confirm that those V-LEDS will actually fit in the gauge cluster? It says that they should be 27 mm long

And I measured the stock bulb which is 24 mm long

Btw, would be great if you have a photo showing the red light in your cluster with those V-LEDS


Thanks


EDIT:

Or maybe these would work very well?

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5W-C...lours-pair.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10pcs-5-LED...sQ5fAccessories


This post has been edited by BocaJ: Apr 4, 2010 - 10:18 AM