At 6:56 AM 11/12/97 -0500, Mike Donoho wrote:
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>>Just wondering...are the dashlights on MGs (er, rather, on my '73 'B)
>>supposed to be really dim?
Hi Mike, there's been talk of this subject before. Some people try
different light bulbs in their dash, but this sounded like the best answer
to try, IMHO. Haven't tried it yet myself though. Nina
From: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D) To: "'mgs@autox.team.net'"
<mgs@autox.team.net> Subject: RE: Dash Lighting
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 14:05:06 -0700
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I managed to check out the instrument lights in a 1977 B roadster, and they
actually were BRIGHT! They looked like a modern car. I got hold of a 1977
speedo and disassembled it to compare with an early speedo, and the main
difference is the reflective paint used on the inside of the housing. The
early speedos have a sky blue paint over part of the housing, very poor
light reflectivity. The later speedo had a very bright white paint over the
entire inside of the housing. To give the lights a bit of green tint, there
was a dome shaped green lens over the light socket.
Here's the solution. I would take your gauges apart and paint the insides
of the housing with Krylon gloss white. I wouldn't worry about the green
lons, if the light is too bright, turn down the rheostat or color the bulb
green with stained glass paint.
Cheers, PK
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