Brighter Instrument Bezel Lights - But not with LED's

[Old Yeller 1970]

I know LED's are all the rage but I still haven't found any that were bright enough to suit me. If you are like me the original 194 lights and even the 50% brighter 168 lights (although 50% of nothin' is nothin') just aren't bright enough.

But today while I was at Autozone I spied the 921 bulbs. As you can see in the pic, the bulb is quite a bit bigger than the 194/168 bulbs but the base is still the same size. So I thought what the heck let's take'em home and see if they fit. Sure enough they do.

Since this was a trial run I only bought two 921's and put them in the right side. The left side still has the 194's. And as you can see in the second pic they make a world of difference. If they are too bright (I don't think they are) there are other bulbs in the 900 series that should tone it down. These are specifically for tail lights. Other 900 series bulbs are for interior lights so they shouldn't be as bright but will still be mutch better than 194/168 bulbs.