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Old 10-28-2006, 12:52 AM
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LED's are good for the instrument cluster

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Originally Posted by the tenor man View Post
Fellow Diesellors,

My 1987 300D Turbo cluster lights are so dim, I can barely see the gauges at night. I've tried cleaning and replacing the bulbs.
Since the original question looks like it was asking about LED's in the instument cluster, I think I can help. I bought one for my 84. Left one as incandesent. There is a slight light intensity increase in the LED, but the real difference is the color. LED's are the blue-white, incans are yellow. Don't really know which I like better as far as color, but the LED's are a little brighter. Another post gave the link to superbrightleds, they have a drop in replacement for everything in the car. I also got a festoon bulb for the back seat and the trunk. These made a HUGE light difference, and do not pull down the battery like the oe bulbs.

The t1 bulbs are also a drop in for other dash lighting.
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