Any have any success with making the cluster brighter amber?

I tried white led and its too bright and white. Tried red and its all bright red.

Any success or ideas? If not I might just have to live with the dim amber lighting in the cluster.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281134130301?lpid=82

 

I was going to try those but the light degree of light output wasnt that great I was told.. I might just have to try those.

 

get some SMD Leds. I got some white ones in my car and its never looked better! it was like 10 T5 bulbs for 5~ bucks

 

all i know you need single diode lights they are brightest. the cluster doesnt provide enough power for the multiple diode bulbs.

 

Got a jdm cluster? I got some white led bulbs and its too bright, my cluster is super light amber/white. More of almost white.

Alright i'll check it out..

 

Not sure how your LED bulbs are constructed. If you can take it apart from the base, you can solder in a resistor and it will dim the LED. The fun is soldering it in and having it all fit back into the base without issue.

If it already has a resistor, you just need to swap it with a higher resistance one to reduce the brightness.

All your dimmer is, is a variable resistor (Potentiometer), and probably wired onto itself turning it into a Rheostat. Been to many years, forgetting terms.

 

the base looks almost like this.

http://www.trait-tech.com/uploads/de...ight-Bulbs.jpg

 

I musta been tired last night, I read your topic as how to dim the amber....

You want a brighter bulb not dimmer.

My error.

If your LED's have a resistor you would want to reduce the resistance to brighten the bulb.

That surface mount part numbered 221 is most likely a resistor. If you get a less resistance one and swap them (PITA to do with surface mount parts but can be done) then you will get a brighter LED. The consequence is the LED may not last as long being more current is going through it. It could potentially burn it out sooner instead of later.