Hello everyone,
Can folks post pics of their upgraded dash lights? Are there any kits out there to consider? I would like to brighten mine up in my 83 wagon.

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Bypassing the rheostat made the bulbs as bright as I'll ever need them. Any brighter and it would be too distracting driving down dark roads.

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Highly Optioned, 350,000+ Miles

Thanks for the feedback! I thought about bypassing the rheostat. I might try those led bulbs first though. I’m a lucky guy to have found this car.

Note that changing the wattage of Battery Charging Light changes the alternator charging. From what I have read you need at least 3 watts.

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Correct, however the battery charging light is not part of the dash illumination lighting.

No telling how people might interpret that. Speaking up about the charging light might help avoid some grief.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Correct, the charging light is part of the charging circuit.

I will not be messing with the idiot lights. Just illumination.

Wow .

I took my binnacle all apart and cleaned the light guides, polished the clear cover, by passed the rheostat and they're good now unless I'm somewhere where the outside light is really bright then it's hard to see the gauges .

I should go look for those LED-T10 bulbs on Amazon .

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1982 240D 408,XXX miles
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Here they are, part way down the page, lots of cheaper Chinese alternatives too :

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=LED-T10&ref=nb_sb_noss

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Don't suppose we could also get a pic of the "grain of rice" LED replacements that live in the dash/climate control/dome/trunk?

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1981 240D 4sp manual. Ivory White.

Used the same bulbs in my 91 300D. I had to pop the frosted plastic dome off the top of the bulb though... fit perfectly after that.

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1982 Toyota Supra
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What about the dome lights? Is there a festoon led?

This looks great! Is it just a plug and play?

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