Paul H Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 I "upgraded" my existing instrument lighting from 2.2W screw bulbs to LED's - They were cheap 50 pence each and quality was crap . The bases easily came adrift from the bulb section . They worked but no better than the 2.2W bulbs . After trawling the net I came across Classic Car LED's and after discussing with Duncan he recommended Warm White being the most suitable and brightest GLB987 E10MES Warm000K 5 SMD LED Bulbs Dashboard / Gauge Lighting @ £2.25 each post free Ive fitted them and confirm they are at least 50% brighter than the standard bulbs - The pic below shows what to expect - The speedo is partially covered by the steering wheel . Plus low consumption and protecting the old wiring . Dont be fooled into finding the same shaped bulbs on Ebay much cheaper - been there got the T shirt Hope this helps Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Paul, Great work! I wanted the green light my GT6 gauges used to have. Club shop sell green LEDs, but £7 a piece! Found these on Flea Bay £3.25 for two. Bought eight. Strangely only available as bayonet fitting, but I got a 10 pack bayonet sockets from a nice man in China, 30p each, free post. I've installed them all, no failures, so must be robust and my gauges are much brighter and REALLY GREEN!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-12v-BA9S-W6W-T4W-5-SMD-5050-LED-BULBS-IN-RED-GREEN-BLUE-WHITE-PINK-YELLOW/202425189528?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=502450341690&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648 Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I changed all of my Gt6 ones to white a few years back; nice and clean looking. The warning lights are especially easy to see now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 White? Sacrilege ! I've put the left over last green LED in the ignition courtesy light, got a green footwell! Brilliant. I'm contemplating the main courtesy light, a step too far, even for Halloween? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Green was too... 1970s or 1980s..... to me, pure white is more 60s. I may change back. I replaced the roof courtesy light with an LED, it's too bright but in any case when the rear wheel fell off, it popped out of the roof with the impact so will be easily replaced too. Not in green, though. Makes you look kind of... gangrenous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I rather like the yellow-White of filament bulbs in my GT6 - also not a fan of green. Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Doug - Glad you got sorted with the bulbs. My green Chinese (bulbs that is) have been in for about a year and are still working great. Saw exactly the same thing on a specialist car lamp stand in Manchester last month for silly money. Supposed to last 25,000 hours. How many years is that in real driving hours?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Don't know why there's all this green antipathy, it's the colour the gauge lighting was originally, well mine anyway. I've put green ones in the courtesy lights, it's a bit creepy, but I shall leave it till after Halloween. ? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 **Thread drift alert** I wonder what colour Meatloaf's dashboard lights were in his song "Paradise By The Dashboard Light". Sure weren't LED!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Strip club red? Not that I know what colours they have in strip clubs, obviously. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 so what club uses 'Green' then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Glasgow Celtic? db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Badwolf said: Sure weren't LED!! Possibly easily LED? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 When I was an apprentice in the 60/70s the company's sales manager was Mike E.G. Simmons. He signed everything MEGS, which we all thought pretty cool in an electrical engineering company. I thought "Ah well, I'm never gonna have cool initials, after all what can you do with Leslie Ernest Douglas?" "Paradise by the dashboard light" describes "events" in the 50/60s I think so, no. No LEDs back then. L.E. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 On 18/10/2018 at 15:32, dougbgt6 said: I thought "Ah well, I'm never gonna have cool initials So, mister dB, you don't think your initials are cool in an electrical engineering company? I knew a draughtsman with the initials "CL" who signed his drawings with the centreline symbol - ℄ I'll get my anorak ... Cheers, Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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