What have you done to your MSP today?

[Dpwhitehead1]

i put new bulbs in the dash lights. yay. no more dimness.

 

[xJAZx]

i put new bulbs in the dash lights. yay. no more dimness.

like the speedometer ones?

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

like the speedometer ones?

yes.

 

[xJAZx]

where did you get them from and what are the part numbers?

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

where did you get them from and what are the part numbers?

lol. i went to the auto store. i just took out my cluster, and took the bulbs out and matched them. i wanted leds but i couldn't find any.

 

[xJAZx]

hmm im gonna have to go look then cause some of mine are fading and one is burnt out

 

[Shadow102]

where did you get them from and what are the part numbers?

There are two 194 bulbs and two 74 bulbs (not positive about the 74 bulbs though)

I am currently working with a vendor on a led setup the problem I am having is that mazda only used 4 bulbs so getting the leds to evenly spread the lighting is getting tough

 

[TheDirtyGoatee]

How many bulbs are normally used? You see, I thought the dimness was just the way the car is. Is it possible to throw a different color in there or is it a red film? I hate red interior lighting.

 

[Shadow102]

How many bulbs are normally used? You see, I thought the dimness was just the way the car is. Is it possible to throw a different color in there or is it a red film? I hate red interior lighting.

...4 bulbs like I said

Each bulb has a red condom over them but I believe the gauge faces have a little bit of red tinge to them. The light output sucks big time because its only 4 bulbs. However adding gauge rings helps immensly which is why its such a sought after item.

 

[xJAZx]

there is the color condom on the bulb and the faces are tinted too so throwing in a different color bulb wont do the trick, i think you can sand down the back of the gauge faces to make it work though

 

[Wagonbacker9]

there is the color condom on the bulb and the faces are tinted too so throwing in a different color bulb wont do the trick, i think you can sand down the back of the gauge faces to make it work though

won't do what trick? increased light output is increased light output.

 

[xJAZx]

won't do what trick? increased light output is increased light output.

changing the color of the gauges

 

[StealthWyvern]

there is the color condom on the bulb and the faces are tinted too so throwing in a different color bulb wont do the trick, i think you can sand down the back of the gauge faces to make it work though

I beg to differ. If it works on the old green guages by just changing the bulb color and not the tint on the gauges im sure it will work on these. Grant it the color will be off slightly due ot the tint on the guages.



Edit: See this thread...
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/872742-just-put-leds-in-the-dash.html

 

[323]

from what i noticed after owning 3 third gens..... my MSP cluster was the dimmest out of all of them lol. the mp3 and es were the same brightness. i tried swapping bulbs from an extra cluster from my mp3 cluster and that didn't help. luckily they were the same mileage so i kept the mp3 cluster and sold the MSPs. it really really really..... really got on my nerves how dim it was. i would drive under a street light and the gauge lighting would disappear due to its dim lighting (argh)

 

[Wagonbacker9]

changing the color of the gauges

i beg to differ

+1

 

[xJAZx]

mine has the green ones now and i want them to be white, so the green tint needs to not be there

 

[Wagonbacker9]

theres a reason VERY few manufacturers make white dashes, at least in the price range of the protege.... good luck. if it doesn't come out with some sort of tint, you will be a rich man.

 

[TheDirtyGoatee]

...4 bulbs like I said

Each bulb has a red condom over them but I believe the gauge faces have a little bit of red tinge to them. The light output sucks big time because its only 4 bulbs. However adding gauge rings helps immensly which is why its such a sought after item.

I know, I read that before. Let me rephrase, how many bulbs would a normal 4 door compact sedan have?

And one would think that by simply removing the red "condom" off the bulb would suffice to making it brighter since there is already a red tint.

Lastly, how would the DaveB gauge rings help this cause?

 

[StealthWyvern]

I know, I read that before. Let me rephrase, how many bulbs would a normal 4 door compact sedan have?

And one would think that by simply removing the red "condom" off the bulb would suffice to making it brighter since there is already a red tint.

Lastly, how would the DaveB gauge rings help this cause?

no idea... maybe the reflection from the rings...?

 

[Laser Blue]

I know, I read that before. Let me rephrase, how many bulbs would a normal 4 door compact sedan have?

And one would think that by simply removing the red "condom" off the bulb would suffice to making it brighter since there is already a red tint.

Lastly, how would the DaveB gauge rings help this cause?

Stops the light from running off the edges & "bounces" it back...
aka "refraction"