Guest ON3GO Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Well I dunno about you guys but with my autometer gauges with those little colored covers they always would fade in color over some time. so i thought i would try these. Autometer LED bulds. All my gauges light up blue so i got these in blue. mainly got them because i have 2 gauges on the outside of my gauge and sometimes its hard to read them in rain and etc. THERE BRIGHT! BUT pricey!!! http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=386803&prmenbr=361 im sure theres non-autometer LED's that are WAY cheaper, but im a moron. ill look for cheaper ones now and post what i find. but these things will make a BIG difference for me mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 http://autolumination.com/194.htm way cheaper and will work. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 http://autolumination.com/194.htm way cheaper and will work. mike Thanks for the link Mike, I just picked up 12 of the leds for my new AutuMeter gauges, just waiting to be installed into the Z... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 what LED's you get from that site? im going with the oval ones.. should spread the light out wider. let me know how you like them and post pics! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 what LED's you get from that site?im going with the oval ones.. should spread the light out wider. let me know how you like them and post pics! mike Will do' date=' once I get them in... Here is what I got from them: PayPal Shopping Cart Contents Item Name: [img']http://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif[/img] Single LED Item Options: Color: Red Lens: Oval Wide Angle Item Number: 194 Quantity: 12 Total: $29.88 USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 ahh okay same as what i got.. cool if i get them before ya do ill take pics too. hope they work great! lol mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Mike, Thanks for link bro i just ordered 12 of green ones. I just hope that they work fine on my phantom series gauges because i could really use more light on my outside gauges. Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Mike' date=' Thanks for link bro i just ordered 12 of green ones. I just hope that they work fine on my phantom series gauges because i could really use more light on my outside gauges. Ivan[/quote'] ya im in the same boat. i have 2 phantom gauges on the cowl and at night or in the rain i couldnt see much. well i could but not as much as i wanted to. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Cool link, I put LEDs in mine but they're not wide angle. I was thinking about drilling holes around the circumference of the back side of the gauge until I saw this. Can't wait for pix! Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Ok guys here is the result: Oval wide angle is NOT the way to go for autometer gauges. I put first one on my electric water temp gauge and difference was just plain amaizing beautifull color and much brighter and clear (but not really really bright). Next on i put on my boost gauge and it actually came out worst than stock bulbs. Angle is wide but actuall bulb nose is sitting in too deep so basicly to get it to work right you have to loosen the clip (that plugs in the back of gauge) and pull it out slightly then it works ok but not practial at all basiclly you would have to keep the bulb somewhat loose and TAPED to gauge. In my opinion it would be better to go with Inverted Lenses (type) because they throw light from sides and thats the way autometer gauges work best or if money no issue then just go with 5LED Matrix Bulbs for $7 a piece those would most likely work the best. Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 bummer.... maybe I'll find another use for the ones I bought thanks for the update j. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 J, did you ever put these in your gauges? I just ordered some of the inverted lense LED's for my gauges. When I have the dash out soon to rewire the car I will be installing them. I will post pics of these lenses to show the results. Autometer wants $13 a bulb! That's just crazy! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Guy, I ended up removing the red LED's from the Tac & Speedo, and left them in the center gauges. I could not read the rpm and speed very well, due to it being just a red haze using those red LED's. I think they would have worked for me if the correct bulb pattern were chosen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoorenc Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Here are some pics of my autometer gauges with the blue LED's in them. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=127360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna z Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Here are some pics of my autometer gauges with the blue LED's in them. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=127360 What bulbs are you using in the pictures? Any update on LED's that work/fit well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I'm running blue LED's in my Autometer Speedo and Tach. Here's a link to the threads with pic's and info on the bulbs. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=116385 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoorenc Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Those are the 12.00 LED bulbs from autometer. They plug right in where the original bulb was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Well I put in the INVERTED LED bulbs from autoillumination.com. I bought the blue ones. I think they are 10x better than regular bulbs. I can actually see my gauges at night now! Not to mention the blue is much brighter in color. BAD picture but... Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Guy, I ended up removing the red LED's from the Tac & Speedo, and left them in the center gauges. I could not read the rpm and speed very well, due to it being just a red haze using those red LED's. I think they would have worked for me if the correct bulb pattern were chosen. J, Do you have any pix? I was thinking of going the red route til I read your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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