1971 'Cuda

I have been kind of kicking around the idea of replacing my dash flood lights with green LEDs. I have heard of some folks doing this and I was wondering if that was a plug and play kit that they got somewhere or if they just wired them in.

Thanks for any info


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Well I bought some blue and green 1157 and 1156 bulbs from www.classicindustries.com. Ain't use them yet (& maybe illegal ) but looking forward to it. Here's a BTT for ya

can check here... http://whitegauges.net/categories/Dash-Illumination-Parts/LED-Bulb-Lighting/

$5 each? Thats highway robbery. I paid $0.75 each . I bought 10 and it was free shipping from China from you know what site.

Plenty bright. I went for the super white bulbs. You can't dim them but they look pretty sweet in the dash and on the console. If I could find one for my Autometer tach now that would be great

Not sure which LED route you're going but keep in mind...The "green" tint is actually produced by the lightbulb's lense covering...You would'nt actually need a colored bulb unless your original dash lenses are shot...

I put LEDs in my 92 D250 and the Imperial. They dim just like the original lights.
My LEDs came from superbrightleds.com.

Here's a couple shots to show the range.






It's a very linear progression. I very rarely keep the gauge lights all the way up. It's pretty bright.
I will give you a word of warning. Don't use the brightest LEDs for your indicator lights. I did that in my truck. When I hit the turn signal the interior of the truck flashes green. It's way too bright. Using the hazard lights is almost blinding at night.



Use green LEDs for green lights and other colors for other color lenses. If you put a white LED behind a green lens like those turn signal indicators the LED color will blow through the tinted lens. A white LED behind the green lens would be a white light with a slight green tint. White LEDs in tail lights will shine a very pale pink.
Always match the LED color with the lens color.
My truck's gauge lights are cool blue LEDs with the original blue bulb covers.

I put ultraviolet LEDs in the dash flood lights in the Imperial. Since the gauges are lit from the dash pad and not from behind the gauges the UV LEDs reduce glare while really making the gauge markings and needles pop nicely.

Do you have a bulb number for those ultraviolet bulbs used in the Imperial? I assume those use the old standard push spring sockets?

Thanks very much.

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The LED's do look nice. Did you have to install a resistor like the site suggetsts? I thought they would be a plug-n-play til I read he part about the resistor for each bulb.

No resistor required on my vehicles.

Cars that have warning lights for burned out bulbs usually require some sort of resistor. If the car doesn't see enough of a current draw it will give you the warning. LEDs draw very little current and will set off those warnings.
Old school thermal flashers (used in all older American cars) will not work properly with LEDs as turn signals. The fix is a cheapie electronic flashed. You're right back to plug and play.