I was told the same thing about heat by LBC. Halogen lights are too hot for
the gauges. Ask me how I know.... There is a blue plastic piece inside the
gauge where the light socket inserts. The halogens will melt them in a
heartbeat.
I ended up modifying my gauges with super bright LEDs and they work great. I
had to take them apart and install multiple LEDs in the speedo and tach, but
I was able to use one in each of the small gauges with great success.
Mark
72TR6 CC78269L
Atlanta, GA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Eureka Saws Co, Inc.
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:04 PM
To: sixpack list
Subject: Rheostat
Hello to All,
Just a FYI post. I have been wrestling with the dim dash light syndrome for
sometime now. My rheostat only worked at one point on the spring. I was in
no
mood to pay$65 for a new one for occasional night driving. Hence, I've been
looking for a good used one. HA! HA!. One year later as I had my dash out
for
other reasons, I decided to try halogen gauge bulbs. 12v 5 w. Just put them
in
today and tested the lights with the garage lights out. Surprise surprise.
Turns outs, my rheostat works great through the full range. The gauges are
significantly brighter and to be honest, I may have to turn them down with
my
new found rheostat. Many will question the heat factor. I did with the
supplier and he assured me he has used them for the past several years with
no
problem. So, before you throw out your ancient rheostat and by a new one,
check out the bulbs. The reason my rheostat appeared to only work in one
position was because it was at its' brightest setting and still the bulbs
were
dim. Hope this helps anyone with similar problems,
Alex Manzo
72 TR6 Damson
59 TR3A Signal Red
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