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Old 10-16-2010, 07:39 PM
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Swapping out dash/gauge lights?

How difficult would it be to replace the green colored light bulbs that I currently have in the dash/climate control panel of my 1981 sr5 4x4? I'm REALLY tired of the weak little green things. On the flipside, I do really like the crisp, clear light that my Equus voltage and oil pressure gauges have. I'm looking at going to a nice deep red(to be visible while preserving natural night vision) or a good solid blue to match the led's in my stereo faceplate.
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Its not hard, you need to pull out the gauge cluster and remove the stock bulbs and put in what ever color you want and then put it all back together. Look in the 86-95 section, someone there did this swap not long ago.
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where to buy online for those different colored gauge lights?
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Do a google search for 12 volt colored dash bulbs, you will find many places that sell them.
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theres a website called Superbrightleds.com i believe.

they sell LED bulbs that are FAR superior in light output.
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