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Old 04-22-2014, 10:57 PM   #1
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Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

Just in case anyone else is like me and is rewiring the gauge cluster due to a ruined circuit board, I found replacement lighting sockets with pigtails (replace the twist lock sockets with terminals on the bottom) here:

http://www.hipoparts.com/bulb-socket...tic-or-rubber/

Took me a while to find these so I'm hoping this will help someone in the future.
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Old 05-08-2014, 02:13 PM   #2
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with LED

Has anyone replaced dash lights with LED's in a 72 chev. If so, what LED's were used and what color
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Old 05-08-2014, 10:32 PM   #3
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

Thanks for the link, filed it away in my build spreadsheet and will be doing this very soon. Pics of your work so far?
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Old 05-08-2014, 10:45 PM   #4
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

I'll try to get some up soon. I didn't take before pictures so there isn't a good reference point, but I swapped to LED's that I bought off of ebay and they are great.

I posted the replacement pigtails before I installed them. They will fit in the twist lock holes, but aren't a perfect fit and may require some additional silicone, etc. to secure them.
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Old 05-15-2014, 06:02 PM   #5
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

I ordered these thinking they were the same ... nope too small for the 5/8" x 3/4" holes in the instrument cluster. Have you ordered any of the ones from hipoparts and can confirm they fit in these holes (bottom two specifically)?
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Old 05-15-2014, 10:50 PM   #6
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

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I ordered these thinking they were the same ... nope too small for the 5/8" x 3/4" holes in the instrument cluster. Have you ordered any of the ones from hipoparts and can confirm they fit in these holes (bottom two specifically)?
See my previous post - I posted it before I installed them and noted that they weren't a perfect fit. They fit with a little bit of play, but can be secured snuggly by various other methods.
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Old 05-15-2014, 10:54 PM   #7
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

Oopps missed or forgot that, thanks, did you get the rubber or plastic version?
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Old 05-17-2014, 08:34 AM   #8
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

Plastic version. Fairly happy with them other than the slight fit issue.
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Old 05-30-2014, 09:08 PM   #9
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Re: Replacement dash lighting with pigtails

Ordered the rubber version listed there and the fit is pretty good, almost exact diameter fit but could be a hair snugger. Am confident they will not fall out.
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