Date:         Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:03:32 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: For auto trans owners only
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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They are white, and I didn't have to modify anything, just plug and play-other than there is a polarity now, so if one doesn't work just reverse it. I find the white light illuminates the gauges much better than the old bulbs did, they are much easier for me to see at night, no more squinting. The dimming feature still works fine. At $3.00 a bulb, so $9.00 for all 3, a very worthwhile upgrade IMHO. Just the LCD clock still has the old incandescent bulb, I heard the clocks don't play well with the LED bulbs. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> At 11:28 PM 7/15/2013, J Stewart wrote:
> >I changed my dash lights to LEDs from Van Cafe, all except the LCD
> >clock. Very easy on the eyes (mine are 55 yrs old) and much more
> >visible at night than the old ones.
> Mine are 62 but they've always been very sensitive to things not
> being just right, especially at night.
> What color are your lights and how well does the dimming work? Did
> you modify anything? Did Van Cafe add extra resistors to the LEDs to
> make them act somewhat more like incandescent lamps (I don't mean the
> series resistor that they pretty much all have to have)?
> How does the dimming curve compare to incandescent? I'd expect it to
> be not very effective.
> Tell me about "more visible"? The gauges all seem as visible as I
> would want them to be, except possibly the odometer. Usually on a
> dark highway I have the panel turned down quite a bit, and the rest
> of the time I usually have it a bit below full. On a seriously dark
> road on a dark night I might have it turned down very low.
> My Garmin 750 GPS at 20% nighttime brightness is too bright except
> for twilight and city streets. 10% is reasonable for other
> conditions involving headlights. If I were in actual dark conditions
> it would drive me nuts.
> Yrs,
> d