Changing gauge cluster lighting
#4
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That's not really how it works, but Y8s would probably know more about this than anyone else. The higher frequency light will command more of your vision from the road. The old Audi TT had red gauges and this helped night vision a lot...then again so did the HIV headlights.
#11
its easy, here you go:
http://www.miataforumz.com/showthrea...=7075#post7075
just need the type 194 LEDs, or you can buy regular 194 bulbs with a different color bulb condom.
http://www.miataforumz.com/showthrea...=7075#post7075
just need the type 194 LEDs, or you can buy regular 194 bulbs with a different color bulb condom.
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I have white LED is mine, I just turn down the brightness on the dimmer when I get into darker area's. No problems seeing at night here. I used acetone to remove the green tint off the backside of the gauge faces. Be careful not to get it on the face side. I used masking tape on the front side to protect it and used very little acetone on a rag.
#17
its easy, here you go:
http://www.miataforumz.com/showthrea...=7075#post7075
just need the type 194 LEDs, or you can buy regular 194 bulbs with a different color bulb condom.
http://www.miataforumz.com/showthrea...=7075#post7075
just need the type 194 LEDs, or you can buy regular 194 bulbs with a different color bulb condom.
#19
Sanded the color off the back, covered the back with two layers of blue painters tape and removed the red covers from the bulbs.
I know blue is a "distraction", but with the dimmer about half way down, the blue allows me to use my peripherial vision quite well. It's not a stab-the-eye shade of blue. I did crank the dummer to full bright for the pic.
I wonder about using LEDs since they seem to not have such a great beam pattern (I had s p r e a d in there, but that word is not censored? WTF?) compared to regular bulbs. Does dimming still work well with LEDs?
I know blue is a "distraction", but with the dimmer about half way down, the blue allows me to use my peripherial vision quite well. It's not a stab-the-eye shade of blue. I did crank the dummer to full bright for the pic.
I wonder about using LEDs since they seem to not have such a great beam pattern (I had s p r e a d in there, but that word is not censored? WTF?) compared to regular bulbs. Does dimming still work well with LEDs?
#20
yes dimming still works pretty well with LEDs. I have no problems with light dispersion. There is some angled LEDs on ebay that seemed to do well also. Mylar seemed to solve any beam pattern issues, especially when you use wide lens SM LEDs like the ones at super bright.
As you can see, this is my only hotspot (at 1k rpm) and its currently not fixable as the LED is just slightly off the dispersion plastic on the gauge:
As you can see, this is my only hotspot (at 1k rpm) and its currently not fixable as the LED is just slightly off the dispersion plastic on the gauge: