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09-13-2020, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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Quick Saturday Project, LED Gear Indicator Light
I've been working my way through some final interior details, one of which was a fairly crusty gear indicator. After disassembling it for paint, I noticed that the fiber optic cable was cut right after it exited the steering column, and the bulb holder was MIA. So, I decided to upgrade to some newfangled LED magic. $6 later...magic!
I used these 3mm warm white LEDs which already have a load resistor on them. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T8H5527..._1NJxFb125Q541 For power I tapped into the empty inst/gauge illumination spade on the fuse block (right beneath the fuse) with a 1A in-line fuse just in case the wires I pulled ever short. If you decide to do this, make sure you use small gauge wires to power the LED. Pulling 18ga through the steering column was a PITA. The end result is really nice, dims perfectly along with my classic instruments cluster, and should last much longer than the OG bulb/fiber solution. |
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09-13-2020, 04:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,Mi.
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Re: Quick Saturday Project, LED Gear Indicator Light
Nice work!
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09-13-2020, 06:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Redwood City, CA
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Re: Quick Saturday Project, LED Gear Indicator Light
Agreed ^, nice work! Your post will help all those future "LED gear indicator light" searches on this board, job well done.
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