[urq] urQ/CGT/4k instrument cluster bulbs: some LEDs bulbs works for less $$

[Martin Pajak]

Hi Louis-Alain,

Great idea.
Only question I have is, how does this work with the light rheostat?
Does it dim/brighten with the rest of the dash or stay one intensity?

Thanks
martin

> Louis-Alain Richard
> Well Lino, I have an answer as to install LED bulbs into an urQ/CGT/4000
> instrument panel main lighting.
>
> The $2.79 "6-LEDs 194-type warm white" units work almost as fine as the
> expensive 857-919-040 OEM incandescent bulbs. Light amount is similar, and
> the color is nearly as red as the OEM bulb. The cheaper "4-LED 194-type
> cool
> white" doesn't, as they are not powerful enough, and cool white give a
> purple tint to the dashboard lighting. So I guess the "WLED-WHP Pure White
> High Power " single LED bulb will do the same (I did not order these).
>
> You want warm-white bulbs, or better, red-bulbs for the main lighting. I
> should've read this page BEFORE ordering my bulbs:
> http://superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm.
>
>
> Also, I ordered 74-type single-LED red bulbs for the switches, and they
> work
> wonderfully. You must open the switches and weld them in place (don't
> forget
> these are diodes so they have a + and a -) but the result is superb. And
> they will outlast the car...
>
>
> Louis-Alain
>