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Led dashlights

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Pumpman, Feb 13, 2017.

  1. Feb 13, 2017 at 4:03 AM
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    Pumpman

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    Used the 5 led whites ,i love it not too bright at night perfect the old dtab green was bothering me

    20170212_180901.jpg
     
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  2. Feb 13, 2017 at 4:19 AM
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    Looks good!

    Where did you buy them? What type? Is that warm white or cool white?
     
  3. Feb 13, 2017 at 5:01 AM
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    Howdy, I'm interested in putting these in. Since my cab was replaced, not all the dash lights work . Half of the speedo and tach are out/somtimes.
    Does the stock dimmer work with the LED's and how difficult is it to take the dash apart and replace them? 2004 TRD extra cab.
    Thank you
     
  4. Feb 13, 2017 at 5:17 AM
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    Yeah that's a good amount of brightness. Some other led bulbs seem to put off too much light for the dash. Which exact bulbs did you use? And why does temp gauge mark below half? I'm jelly.
     
  5. Feb 13, 2017 at 9:57 AM
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    No idea but mine does the same
     
  6. Feb 13, 2017 at 10:25 AM
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  7. Feb 13, 2017 at 10:30 AM
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    I like it. I did mine in white right after I got it.
     
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  8. Feb 13, 2017 at 10:51 AM
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    That seems a little too bright for my preferences. I prefer as dim as possible for night driving, otherwise it's like having a flashlight in your face while trying to see out the window. I have a pile of 194's I got a few months ago. First put them in the license plate lights, and their brightness scared me off from putting them in the dash.

    Just make sure you get dimable LEDs, so you can still use the dimmer dial on the dash.

    I'm considering going all blue, just for a little updated look, and softer light. But I might try the ones I have. If they're dimable, they could work, too.
     
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  9. Feb 13, 2017 at 10:53 AM
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    I can dim mine to a soft glow...
     
  10. Feb 14, 2017 at 8:31 AM
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    That temperature gauge pointer is exactly where mine sits, and has been sitting, for 19 years. 'Cept when the engine is not warmed up, that is.
     
  11. Feb 14, 2017 at 11:58 AM
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    Could you point out where to get these types of LED's? I know most LED's bleed light through the lens but these are perfect.
     
  12. Feb 14, 2017 at 2:16 PM
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    Runs 10F cooler when the t-stat jiggle valve is installed at the 6 o clock position. (3.4l)
     
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  13. Feb 14, 2017 at 2:32 PM
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    I was being a bit cheeky. Messing around because of the huge dead spot on temp gauge. My 2.7 has thermostat correct at 12 o'clock. Needle in middle. I like those LED's though
     
  14. Feb 14, 2017 at 2:37 PM
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    My thoughts were the same that they may be too bright but it is not it worked out perfect
     
  17. Feb 14, 2017 at 3:26 PM
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  18. Feb 14, 2017 at 3:27 PM
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    I got the bulbs at Pep Boys but later on I found them on Amazon a lot cheaper
     
  19. Feb 15, 2017 at 9:22 AM
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    hmmm... I guess that could be possible. I swapped from another (tachless) cluster and the temp gauge always sat halfway on that one so I figured it was the cluster
     
  20. Feb 15, 2017 at 9:28 AM
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    I flipped my T-stat from 12 (thanks dealer techs :rolleyes:) to 6 and the temp needle went down ever so slightly, same position in the earlier pic.

    Mine was with the 3.4 tho
     

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