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Just ordered a set from my hotel room (Asia vacation).
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All these orders were shipped today. Enjoy the light.

Looking forward to see some pictures.

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Old 10-27-2014, 04:54 PM
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The only problem I have is dimming the new "bright white" lights. There's very little difference from low to high on the dimmer. Any suggestions? I haven't driven it at night yet to see if it matters much but there is SO much difference in the amount of light that it concerned me a little.

BTW, my brother loved the upgrade and will be buying the classic lights from you.
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I got the vintage in my SC and the bright white in the 87 Carrera, and both dim enough to adjust and they don't overpower.

There is also the possibility that the light switch is not working properly for the dimming, however the LED's acting a bit different as the normal bulbs.

Please let me know how it looks at night.

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Got mine today and look forward to installing them.
All I need now is to find the time.
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Ordered them on Sunday and got them on Wednesday.

They are really bright!
I noticed the same issue with the dimming.... not much difference between low and high. But this is not a big issue since I always have them on high.
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Received mine last week and installed them over the weekend. Easy as pie and I'm very pleased with the results. Thanks!!!!
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Here is some additional information to make these LED's work best for the early cars.

The early cars have only one bulb for illumination in the Oil Press/Temp. gauge.



See picture below, it's the ome in the middle.



To show what need to be done, I removed the Temp. gauge.



There is a reflector shield for the standard bulb to reflect the light. That little shield need to be just bend down.



There is no need to remove and disassemble the gauge. Just remove the light bulb socket when changing to LED, and use a screwdriver and push the reflector down, before re-install the socket with the new LED.



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I'm very interested in these for my 1970 911T but I'm wondering how you control the current flowing through them. Also, can you divulge which LEDs you use?
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I'm very interested in these for my 1970 911T but I'm wondering how you control the current flowing through them. Also, can you divulge which LEDs you use?
The LED's made to work with 12V, like any other 12V LED. They have 3 LED's at the tip and 2 at the side (each left and right) to illuminate the gauges.

Here is the picture of the LED.



Hope this helps.

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Thank you, it does help. I just stumbled upon the engineering debate in the 'Ultimate LED Ba7s bulbs for Gauges ala ETarga' thread and was worried about the same issues some of the EE's brought up, being an electronics designer myself. I see your bulbs contain 5 LEDs, which drop all the 14 V, but I'm confused about the value of the surface-mount resistor. Is the code 301 or 10E?

I like the design of these bulbs and I'm very interested in replacing all the bulbs in my gauges, which are beyond dim. You can PM me with prices, details and pay options if you prefer. Hopefully you ship to Canada!

Thanks!
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I got the vintage in my SC and the bright white in the 87 Carrera, and both dim enough to adjust and they don't overpower.

There is also the possibility that the light switch is not working properly for the dimming, however the LED's acting a bit different as the normal bulbs.

Please let me know how it looks at night.

Thanks
Engelbert
When I drive on dark country roads with little traffic at night I always turn my standard instrument lights to very dark, barely visible. This way my eyes adjust very well to the night light outside. When I am driving I don't need to see the instruments very much anyway. The sound of the engine is all I need to get a feel of what is going on behind me.

Question, rothaus: Can these LED lights be dimmed to complete darkness or barely visible at night?
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When I drive on dark country roads with little traffic at night I always turn my standard instrument lights to very dark, barely visible. This way my eyes adjust very well to the night light outside. When I am driving I don't need to see the instruments very much anyway. The sound of the engine is all I need to get a feel of what is going on behind me.

Question, rothaus: Can these LED lights be dimmed to complete darkness or barely visible at night?
These (and any LED's) cannot be dimmed as you describe with the dimmer in the light switch. I have not played around with a separate dimmer yet. However, if you like to keep the gauges dark or just very low on light, I would not install these LED's.

Hope this helps
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Thank you, it does help. I just stumbled upon the engineering debate in the 'Ultimate LED Ba7s bulbs for Gauges ala ETarga' thread and was worried about the same issues some of the EE's brought up, being an electronics designer myself. I see your bulbs contain 5 LEDs, which drop all the 14 V, but I'm confused about the value of the surface-mount resistor. Is the code 301 or 10E?

I like the design of these bulbs and I'm very interested in replacing all the bulbs in my gauges, which are beyond dim. You can PM me with prices, details and pay options if you prefer. Hopefully you ship to Canada!

Thanks!
Yes, I ship to Canada, you can order from my web page www.carmagic.us

The set for the 911 is $36 + $4 s/h

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Thank you, Engelbert. I re-read your thread and realized the answers to most of my questions were in the information you already provided. I'm still curious about the value of the resistor but your LEDs obviously work well. Before finding this thread I was planning on making my own LED bulbs but for this price, I can't be bothered!

I'm placing an order very soon.
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Hi Engelbert,

I placed an order for the 'Bright White + 1 Green, 1 Blue' set last night.

Did you receive it?

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Hi Engelbert,

I placed an order for the 'Bright White + 1 Green, 1 Blue' set last night.

Did you receive it?
yes, send out today, you should have them next week.

Thanks
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