Blue LEDs + whiteface guages...

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  1. PAINTANK

    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    Eh,ah, OK. Looks spooky to me.....
     
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  3. PAINTANK

    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    I haven't driven with them yet. The white bulbs were nice...but the wife ordered 10 blue LEDs for a wedding cake (she's a pro cake decorator) and they were the correct ones so why not? This is only 3 of them! I drive to work every morning in the dark so Monday I'll know if they stay or not.
     
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  4. Bryant

    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    if you keep them you need to open the tach and change the bulbs in there to the blue leds.
     
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    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    looks pretty good, it's not to bright ?
     
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    Looks cool!!
     
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Awesome!! I want to do that, but with green leds.
     
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    Joe Dirt BBF life

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    x2 it should be a 194 style bulb also or at least thats what my super tach takes
     
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    sierra grabber Certifiable

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    need to move your redline needle up.... looks cool otherwise. ;P
     
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    looks good Paint. :thumbs2:
     
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    Thats the first thing I noticed as well. Figured he must be running a big old diesel in that Mav.:)

    Not sure about the blue color. I'm guessing it looks better than the pic does.
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    My transmission shifts on it's own at 2500 so I set the redline there. It used to be at 3000 where I manually shift it when I pretend it's as fast as it looks/sounds. I'll move it back up.
    The gauges aren't as bright in person as they appear in the picture. If the tach bulb is the same as the dash bulbs or if I can solder an LED to the tach bulbs base I'll swap it too.

    Good grief what a pain the heater controls are to get too! I was going to change that bulb too(not possible, wrong size/style) but when I took out the little bulb the socket pushed through! I had to get creative to get it back in without unplugging anything.
    I may have said some words that I regret.
     
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  13. justin has a 74

    justin has a 74 Maverick bandit official

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    Thats what mine shifts at:D
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    I love the blu lights :D
     
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    Looks different. Let us know how you like driving with them.:)
     
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