And the clerk was clueless as to what they were.Įdited 1 time(s). They had literally dozens of types of instrument panel bulbs, all blister packed in sets of two and priced at $4.95 (!!), but not one screw base bulb in the store. Yes, they're available through VB and many sources, but I could not find them at all at the local Auto Zone. Oh, another reason to convert to LED bulbs is the shrinking availability of the E-10 screw base bulb. If they're too bright, I'm going to replace the bypassed rheostat with an adapted, dash-mounted LED dimmer. And footwell speakers.Īwaiting delivery of my E-10 (#987) screw base LED bulbs for the gauges. I'm not a totally frugal guy, but if I can convert my panel lights to LED for way, way less than a replacement Lucas rheostat, then I have more money to spend on beer and stout. And the Cigar Lighter bulb is a BA9s or #989 bayonet bulb. They are a much smaller (BA7s or #283) bulbs. If not, I will need to find smaller LED's that will fit the Washer Wiper, Heater Control and Hazard indicator panel lights. The dimmers cost $5 or less and it looks like I might be able to adapt/extend the dimmer shaft to accept the original Spitfire dimmer knob.īut I also need to know if the LED dimmer will still dim incandescent bulbs. It's easy to make an LED dimmer if I want to dim those LED panel lights, but if I want something clean and self-contained, I might consider one of these cheapie 12 volt LED dimmers available on eBay.
This saves me from spending $55 on a replacement rheostat to dim my incandescent gauge lights.īesides, if I want to use LED lights, I will not be able to dim them with a simple variable resistor. One had broken parts inside, so I gutted it and soldered a jumper inside of it so that all four terminals outside conduct w/o resistance, bypassing the variable resistor. It seems the cement holding the bulb to the brass base releases after a few decades of age. And while our often original, factory bulbs are still working, a few of mine simply fell apart when handled. While completing my dashboard re-veneer project, I realized I could replace my incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs - they draw less power, create less heat and are said to emit more light. Aug 30 Think I'll Leave The Top Cruci.Sep 03 Sense Orchestra, The Blob, The.
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