1975 4wd k30 carryall

[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.

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.

Yup! I've always done white as its the one that I used at the time.

[LTZ C20]

Long as it's not "new born baby boy" blue.

[frotosride]

I've done this recemtly/. I thought I posted it but I !may have just taken pics and forgot to post. I used the 194 equivalent LED bulbs from Auto zone. They work great and are dimable. Mine has a faint blue Hugh to them because the back of the shroud has a light blue slightly reflective paint or coating on it. If I find the pics I will post it. There is a Hugh difference in illumination and the LED's won't melt the gage cluster housing

[frotosride]

I can't find the pics I took but I will try to take a video when it gets dark and I will post it up. Idk what bulbs were in the 1975 clusters but if the are the all glass and socket type then you shouldn't need an adapter.

[frotosride]

This is fully dimmed... it isn't very bright and it took me several tries to get my camera to pick it up. I tried to get a video but it wouldn't adjust.


 This is as bright as it gets... a lot brighter than the other bulbs ever were and I gained .60 volts compared to the previous lights. I also gained another 1.2 volts going to HID. That's over years of a base line with factory bulbs I'm everything

[LTZ C20]

Froto, which bulbs exactly were those?

[frotosride]

You had to ask... This could be a few

[LTZ C20]

You had to ask... This could be a few

Lol

[frotosride]

These are the ones! Put one in every hole except the radio and the thermo controls. Should have put this as one of my best mods for sure

[frotosride]

The pics don't do it justice. With these bulbs I have gotten over how long before I get new guages...now that I can see them

[LTZ C20]

These are the ones! Put one in every hole except the radio and the thermo controls. Should have put this as one of my best mods for sure

I'm trying to justify buying these, putting them in the entire dash and then turning right around and buying the dakota digital system. I want DD like really bad so it seems silly to put these in. I guess we'll see how much money I have left from my tax returns after I rebuild the suspension, that will tell me if I'm getting DD or not.

[m815]

jesus christ $12.99/ea!  go on ebay, snag 20x for $10 is what im seeing
then you can have the lights now and the dash later guilt free

These are the ones! Put one in every hole except the radio and the thermo controls. Should have put this as one of my best mods for sure

I'm trying to justify buying these, putting them in the entire dash and then turning right around and buying the dakota digital system. I want DD like really bad so it seems silly to put these in. I guess we'll see how much money I have left from my tax returns after I rebuild the suspension, that will tell me if I'm getting DD or not.

[m815]

big difference man!  i am most definitely doing this

This is fully dimmed... it isn't very bright and it took me several tries to get my camera to pick it up. I tried to get a video but it wouldn't adjust.


 This is as bright as it gets... a lot brighter than the other bulbs ever were and I gained .60 volts compared to the previous lights. I also gained another 1.2 volts going to HID. That's over years of a base line with factory bulbs I'm everything

[m815]

ordering the bulbs tomorrow as a late christmas gift to myself

old rusty is sure to make you laugh.  i got the alignment done and now since, every once in a while
the car will shake violently.  father in law said to bring it over, he believes its a front steering shock
i believe he called it.  as i was parking the truck yesterday, my park would not work.  it seems park
is reverse, reverse is neutral, and so forth.  this of course made amy laugh as i parked the truck
sideways so it doesnt roll down the slope and chalked the tires.  still happy with the truck, so someone
was knocking down a house in town and i salvaged 15ft floor joists from an 1880s building and a
giant old beam.. i thought to myself, this is exactly what i needed in my life!

[Irish_Alley]

the gears being the wrong spot is usually due to the rubber on the gear shiftier.
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