I havent looked yet but before I start trying to remove and check....is it possible to replace lights for tach and clock. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
1 | 74-GHP: Green | $1.95 |
4 | 194-G5: Green | $3.49 |
3 | 194-G4-90: Green Wide | $2.59 |
1 | 194-B4-90: Blue Wide | $2.59 |
1 | 194-R4-90: Red Wide |
2 | 194-B-90: Blue 90 Degree | $0.99 |
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Thanks. Will update with results. Stay safeI used led bulbs from superbrightleds.com The background lighting is green 4 ea 194-g5: green bulbs. The clock is the (1) 74-ghp: green. The indicators are the 194-g4 in green, blue, and red. I found that the high beam indicator was too bright with 194-b4-90 so I have now replaced it with the 194-B-90: blue 90 degree it is a lower wattage bulb and not as bright. The part numbers are off the receipt when I bought them in 2017, and 2019. I had to search around their site a while to fine the ones I wanted. People have used blue and white for the background also.
Remove the windshield, then the instrument cluster. The bulbs are removable from the back. Test the lighting before you bolt the instruments back in, some led only work if installed the correct way. If it doesn't work remove the bulb turn 180 and reinstall.
1 74-GHP: Green $1.954 194-G5: Green $3.493 194-G4-90: Green Wide $2.591 194-B4-90: Blue Wide $2.591 194-R4-90: Red Wide
2 194-B-90: Blue 90 Degree $0.99
FINALLY, found it:I tried earlier generation LEDs in the instruments, and wasn't impressed; took them out.
But from my maint log:
197537 05/01/19 Replaced the Wagner 17037 clock bulb with a Superbrightled 74-NWHP LED cross. Clock face illumination is 110% better, making the clock actually usable after dark.
I've got pix, but can't find them right now.
Thx. Is replacement easy or will i need to find details on YouTube. Stay safe
Thx. I have removed all the fairings so many times I could probably do it drunk. Have to wait till sober to put it back togeather. Thanks
FINALLY, found it:
Is the clock bulb the only LED in this photo?
How do they compare to the stock 158 incandescents? That's all that I've ever had in my 600, and I've never felt they've been inadequate.I used Super Bright 194-NWHP5: Natural White for the instruments and find I still have problems reading the trip odometers. I will have to look into finding a brighter alternative.
Except for the Trip Odometers the LED bulbs illuminate fine.How do they compare to the stock 158 incandescents? That's all that I've ever had in my 600, and I've never felt they've been inadequate.
Looks good!
Which bulbs did you use for the rest?
How does the brightness and color of the tail/brake compare to normal incandescent? I got some "super bright" Sylvania 1157 LEDs from a local store, and they were under helming. Hardly brighter, and in white, they look more pink behind the red lens.Here are the bulbs I got for:
- The license plate light: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LY7MLQV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
- Tail lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B3LFRWK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
- Cluster bulbs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R6HT9MX?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Here's how they look:
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Easily twice as bright. Distracting, actually.How does the brightness and color of the tail/brake compare to normal incandescent? I got some "super bright" Sylvania 1157 LEDs from a local store, and they were under helming. Hardly brighter, and in white, they look more pink behind the red lens.
I'm not impressed with Sylvania anymore. They talk big but aren't so good at delivering. IIRC, they got in a bit of a legal pinch over that.How does the brightness and color of the tail/brake compare to normal incandescent? I got some "super bright" Sylvania 1157 LEDs from a local store, and they were under helming. Hardly brighter, and in white, they look more pink behind the red lens.
The OEM flasher was OK with these bulbs?When I did the tail and front signal lights on my 99 c-10 I used bulbs from WEST COAST CLASSIC COUGAR. The ones I had got from the local Auto parts store didn't have enough difference between running and brake light. Watch their videos. They have 1157 style bulbs in both red (tail/brake) and amber(front running/signal). I have had them for 6 or 7 years now.The link is for the red and I looked it up just now.
Plasma LED - 1157 Bulb - RED - 2 Pack - New ~ 1967 -1973 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1973 Ford Mustang
Plasma LED - 1157 Bulb - RED - 2 Pack - New ~ 1967 -1973 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1973 Ford Mustangsecure.cougarpartscatalog.com
I replaced the signal bulbs, and all the dash lights at the same time. So I replaced the flasher too. Everything was apart. I don't know if you would get hyper flash or not. I think you might as they sell a flasher also.The OEM flasher was OK with these bulbs?
Yes, the stock flasher is a traditional flasher, so LED bulbs will cause it to flash quickly, unless the bulbs have integrated load resisters (which defeats half the advantage of LEDs, IMO). It's a standard 3-pin Japanese flasher, though (B-L-E terminals, for power, turn signal feed, and ground), so any electronic flasher with that pinout will work.I replaced the signal bulbs, and all the dash lights at the same time. So I replaced the flasher too. Everything was apart. I don't know if you would get hyper flash or not. I think you might as they sell a flasher also.
Short update on my bulbs. Turns out, my cluster has LEDs in everything except the clock (which was burned out), but half the indicators were dead. The backlighting looks good, and appears to be a white of some shade. I don't recognize the bulbs, but LED format changes so much. They look good, though.
Anyway, I got a 194-B-120 for the high beam, which I got and popped in today. It's perfect! Not too bright, and illuminates the entire lens uniformly. Just a hair brighter than a 158 incandescent, but more uniform. I got the brighter G ones for the turn signals, but am considering getting the 194-B-120 instead, as the bright ones are just seem too bright (I could see them being distracting at night).
I got a white 174 for the clock, which illuminates it well, but blue. Is the color of the LCD back panel blue, and the same regardless of the bulb color? I'm tempted to get blue bulbs for the backlighting to match. I could use these white ones on my 600.
Thanks! I may leave them white, then. It looks pretty good.Don't get blue bulbs; they're too blue. I swapped out my blue bulbs for purple ones, and the lighting is much closer to white, with a slight purple tinge. I'll post photos, but they don't do it justice. Plus, blue activates your rods and ruins your night vision. Especially with the intensity.
But yeah. Careful with blue.
This is with blue:
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And this is with purple:
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Thanks! I may leave them white, then. It looks pretty good.
Purple is tempting for my 600, though. It's got a lot of purple (profile pic)
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I would be so happy if my gauges were this bright and clear to my naked eyes.
I seldom ride when it is dark out. Last fall I started a ride very early in the morning/predawn. Low and behold only one dash light was working, the tachometer.I used led bulbs from superbrightleds.com The background lighting is green 4 ea 194-g5: green bulbs. The clock is the (1) 74-ghp: green. The indicators are the 194-g4 in green, blue, and red. I found that the high beam indicator was too bright with 194-b4-90 so I have now replaced it with the 194-B-90: blue 90 degree it is a lower wattage bulb and not as bright. The part numbers are off the receipt when I bought them in 2017, and 2019. I had to search around their site a while to fine the ones I wanted. People have used blue and white for the background also.
Remove the windshield, then the instrument cluster. The bulbs are removable from the back. Test the lighting before you bolt the instruments back in, some led only work if installed the correct way. If it doesn't work remove the bulb turn 180 and reinstall.
1 74-GHP: Green $1.954 194-G5: Green $3.493 194-G4-90: Green Wide $2.591 194-B4-90: Blue Wide $2.591 194-R4-90: Red Wide
2 194-B-90: Blue 90 Degree $0.99