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05-08-2006, 05:43 PM
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Electrical question
I have searched and found that no one has asked this so; On the back of the guage cluster you have x2 3w bulbs. 1 is for the highbeam light. I was wondering if I bought the grey 3w sockets and the bulbs, could I dremmel the regular bulb socket holes out and use the 3w bulbs in there. Would it work?
I am trying to get brighter light back behind the guage faces. It's too dim for my taste. Thanks in advance.  John
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05-08-2006, 05:49 PM
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Re: Electrical question
I've always hated how dark the stock gauges are. IDK the answer though. Seems like you should be able to.
I remember somewhere actually used LEDs in place of all the lights. It looked hot! It did take alittle work though.
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#3
05-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Re: Electrical question
Yeah, I saw a guy on DSMTuners do LED's for his cluster and he showed the back of it and it had wires everywhere. It looked nice but I don't want to do all that soldering and stuff if I don't have to.
If I put one of the 3w bulbs in one of the regular sockets, would I burn out anything if I tried it or would it just not work? I was also thinking of painting the inside back wall of the cluster with chrome paint or lining it with mirror like reflective material to help disperse the light more, like on a flashlight.
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Eagalicious's 1997 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD K&N FIPK 3rd gen lifters, installed Apexi Turbo Timer w/harness!!! now to install Eibach Springs coming soon 3" turbo back with straight pipe. The muffler was the wrong one Manual BC 1G BoV The rest is stock but not for LONG!!
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05-09-2006, 02:16 PM
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Re: Electrical question
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Well with anything if you put a higher wattage bulb in the socket it will be brighter. You do run a risk however of blowing that bulb. But I think since it's not really to much of a difference as long as you can get the bulb to fit in the socket I don't see why it wouldn't work just fine.
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#5
05-09-2006, 10:59 PM
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Re: Electrical question
Why not just get different gauges? You can get black faced gauges on ebay abd you can gey the needle led kit that i got.
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