1975 4wd k30 carryall

[werewolfx13]

Having plowed in an f150, f350, f600, as well as a k20, Silverado 2500 4x4, and a c3500HD, stick with the k30...It will serve you well as a plow truck. Medium duty trucks tend to be 2wd, and do an alright job pushing snow in a straight line for a few miles at a time. Bad for driveways, bad for parking lots, okay for city streets, county roads, and to some extent, highways.

[Irish_Alley]

most our state plow trucks are 2wd

[werewolfx13]

And for the purpose of pushing snow on state roads/highways, they work fine..course, most of them also roll with 2 tons worth of salt/salting equipment in the bed. For driveways, parking lots, etc, there is a reason commercial plow companies don't use 2wd medium duty trucks. They are inefficient at moving and stacking. Much like trying to plow commercial lots with a rear blade tractor...it works, but not well.

[Irish_Alley]

we also see a lot of them stuck lol

[m815]

so ive been driving the truck around at night more recently.
my guages are very dim even though i have the dimmer turned to its highest.
i suspect that the bulbs are blown or just real junky....
was thinking about taking the guage out and putting these bulbs in to see better
did i choose the right bulb?  i did a forum search but the results were dead links

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261635681548

cheers
mike

[Irish_Alley]

i know when i replaced my bulbs in my 91, the 194 bulbs wont just pop in. you have to buy an adapter that can be found in the parts store or ebay. someone will post more info on it

[Irish_Alley]

you can see them here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10x-Blue-For-Chevy-PC194-Instrument-Panel-Cluster-Led-Light-Bulb-Dashboard-/261266573375?hash=item3cd4b3883f:g:K0cAAOSwT6pVzgBF&vxp=mtr

[Irish_Alley]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-168-194-2825-Twist-IN-Sockets-5-8-Hole-For-Instrument-cluster-dash-light-/291216148128?hash=item43cdd5c6a0:g:KGcAAOSw~gRV0tBe&vxp=mtr

[m815]

so to be sure whatcha saying is then... i need the adapter as well as the led [though i think ill go bright white, not the blue!] correct?

[Irish_Alley]

if you have the seperate bulb,you need the 194 bulb/led and the second link. you can buy the 194 bulb/led and adapter sets like the 1st picture (color is your choice) as another option. but either will work, if the led wont work then turn it 180°.

[m815]

curious if youve done this/did you notice a big difference from stock?

[Irish_Alley]

not with leds but with regular bulbs. i know some have done it on here for the dash. if i was to do it i would make sure you can dim them (know at one point you couldn't but i think now they all dim) for me i dont like a bright dash or anything in my eyes i will normally dim the dash right before it goes out

[m815]

hah then you would love my dash i can just barely see the speedometer everything else is black lol

[enaberif]

If you really want to help the coloring of the gauges and bulbs then get some flat white spray paint and paint the inside of the plastic. The dark dingy blue color really doesn't help and by painting it white things get a lot brighter.

[LTZ C20]

If you really want to help the coloring of the gauges and bulbs then get some flat white spray paint and paint the inside of the plastic. The dark dingy blue color really doesn't help and by painting it white things get a lot brighter.

Same thing happens if you use a bright silver or chrome spray can paint. I used the spray chrome, I was impressed how well it boosted the visibility.