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Re: Instrument cluster light bulb question Posted by SloopJohnB (more from SloopJohnB) on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:17:36

In Reply to: Instrument cluster light bulb question, Cliff, Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:35:53 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I've replaced both of these lights with LED bits. Once you get the contact to hold, they're bulletproof (that is if the LED doesn't go south in the first three months, infant failure) and last maybe 5000-10000 hours.

You might try removing the bulb holder and bending the contacts so they hold tightly to the film. After removing/replacing the holders a half dozen times or so the contact area on the film can get worn or torn and have intermittent contact. You can replace the film (there are two of them, spendy) or try soldering in some stranded copper wire to replace the worn part. I've done this on the film for the horn wires on the stock saab steering wheel horn contacts (three button tri-spoke wheel) but you have to be really careful...the film will buckle.

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Instrument cluster light bulb question, Cliff, Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:35:53
- Re: Update!, Cliff, Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:22:04
- my experience-it's the film on the back-LED suggestion, steveintheburgh, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:07:16
  - Re: my experience-it's the film on the back-LED suggestion, Austin Underwood, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:24:08
    - plug and play----mine don't dim n/m, steveintheburgh, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:43:53
      - here's a pic, steveintheburgh, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:46:12
        Re: here's a pic, Austin Underwood, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:54:53
        the pic is green bulbs...., steveintheburgh, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:05:52
        Re: the pic is green bulbs...., Rotor, Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:52:35
        that will be tricky, brownie, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:12:00
        cant i remove the green light pipe?, Austin Underwood, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:16:55
        doubt it, Brownie, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:19:15
        good idea! ill try it N/M, Austin Underwood, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:01:53
  - Will the LED lights dim? (n/m), Saabier, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:22:40
    - Re: Will the LED lights dim? (n/m), vsfoxe , Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:35:05
- Re: Instrument cluster light bulb question, SloopJohnB, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:17:36 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Instrument cluster light bulb question, Saana88 , Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:36:14
  - Re: Instrument cluster light bulb question, vsfoxe , Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:39:02
    - Re: Thanks everyone. n/m, Cliff, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:33:25

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