I was thinking of getting the Autometer Cobalt gauges, but they're MAD expensive compared to the regular Ultra-Lite gauges, like $50 for a Ultra-Lite water gauge and $120 for a Cobalt C2 water gauge. What a ripoff, so im wondering if there was any way to create the same kind of blue backlighting on a Ultra-Lite gauge that looks similar to a Cobalt C2 gauge? If there is just a small bulb that I just have to replace, what size is the bulb and where can I get it?

 

I bought a generic Oil Pressure gauge a few years ago. It came with little colored "bulb condoms" that you could put over the bulb. They were a better plastic than ballons, IE thicker.

This doesn't help any does it. . . .

 

i just pulled the bulb covers off the bulbs in my factory radio and covered the bulbs in the gauges with them.

 

a different and somewhat brighter look....led's
i had mounted some in the guage cluster of my crx. super white led's on white guage faces , made a big difference. bright as hell

 

yeah this is how it is done, kinda ghey if you ask me.

 

Blue bulb covers are ok. Autometer makes some that you can buy in packs of 4, if memory serves me correct. IMO, they make the gauge harder to see. I had them on my A/M Phantom guages. LEDs would work even better though.