[Mgs] FW: LED instrument lights

Max Heim mvheim at sonic.net
Tue Jul 7 16:36:13 MDT 2020


All bulbs are literally “plug & play”, I should think…


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Max Heim
mvheim at sonic.net



> On Jul 7, 2020, at 2:31 PM, dave <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
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> www.litezupp.com <http://www.litezupp.com/> makes an excellent LED lightbulb which is quite literally plug and play.  Looks and has the same plug as a standard light bulb.  And is incredibly bright.  And since its an LED, it doesn’t draw much current.  Totally worth it.
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> From: Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Max Heim
> Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 3:38 PM
> To: Barrie Robinson <barrob at bell.net <mailto:barrob at bell.net>>; MGB List <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] LED instrument lights
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> I used these bulbs just for the instrument panel lamps. The instrument panel turn signal indicators would take the same bulb.
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> Although the bulbs are advertised as “dim-able” in my experience they are either on or off — full brightness or not visible. It could very well be that a electronic dimmer is required, and they don't “dim” with the old-fashioned rheostat.
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> The tail and stop lamps take a different base, and one would want the largest/brightest unit available. I installed the ones offered by Moss Motors.
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> I tried the LEDs offered by Moss for the front turn indicators, but they didn’t work on my car — they were too long. When I tightened down the lens screws, it pressed the bulb down into the socket, cutting off the current. Later I figured out that I could have doubled up on the foam gaskets and prevented this.
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> Note that using LEDs in the turn signal circuit requires one to install a electronic flasher unit.
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> LED headlamp conversions are a more complex subject which I have not investigated.
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> Max Heim
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>> On Jul 7, 2020, at 12:49 PM, Barrie Robinson <barrob at bell.net <mailto:barrob at bell.net>> wrote:
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>> Hello Max,
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>> That is brilliant (sorry for the pun!)
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>> Did you by any chance get LEDs for rear brakes and turn bulbs or elsewhere ?  You don't do the turn ones but I think brighter would be better.  Do you have reference number for them and brakes ???- I looked at my bulbs but no numbers !!!!   The only place I would not use LEDs is the head light - too expensive.   
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>> But one thing - it says you can dim with normal rheostat as used originally.   I must use a 'inverter' from SpeedHut to dim my speedo and tach - So does that mean I keep the currently installed dimmer with the LEDLight bulbs and add another dimmer for the SpeedHuts ?  Actually that's sort of sexy - individual dimming  - wow !!!!!
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>> Your information was a relief as I was humming and harring about what to get!  
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>> Cheers
>> Barrie
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>> On 7/7/2020 1:00 PM, Max Heim wrote:
>>> I bought these LEDs for the instruments in my 1966 B, from LEDLight.com <http://ledlight.com/>. 
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>>> Product ID 57567
>>> #1487 Miniature Bulb E10 Base 5 5050 12V Dim-able T3 1/4
>>> Color: Warm White 3000K
>>> $2.42 ea.
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>>> Note that there are brighter bulbs, but they contain more LED elements and are longer, and will not fit in the fuel or combo gauge locations. The number after the word “Base” indicates the number of elements. The next size would be a “9”.
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>>> I chose Warm White to simulate the color of the incandescent bulbs. I had tried the Bright White bulbs but I didn't like the effect — it was slightly bluish and actually tended to wash out the lettering on the gauges.
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>>> I did not use LEDs in the turn signal indicators because I didn't see any need for them to be brighter.
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>>> Max Heim
>>> '66 MGB
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>>>> On Jul 7, 2020, at 8:59 AM, Barrie Robinson <barrob at bell.net <mailto:barrob at bell.net>> wrote:
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>>>> Hello Folks,
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>>>> I have installed a SpeedHut speedo and tacho in my MGB GT V8 (not a factory one) and they are superb.  But the dimmer does not work on them.  So I have decided to put LED bulbs in the remaining four smaller gauges and this means I have to install a LED dimmer for all six gauges.   SpeedHut supply an LED dimmer but despite many emails I cannot find how their dimmer hooks up with their gauges and my to-be-installed LEDs in the smaller four. (Probably affected by the dreaded virus - which we know is a hoax).  I do not to know what LED bulbs I get for my 4 small gauges - and I need the new stronger ones.   I bought LEDs a while way back and they were no stronger than the incandescents !!! 
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>>>> So is there anyone who is into this subject as your help would be much appreciated.
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>>>> I do hope that all is well with you and yours.  We are not doing badly and so far the dreaded lurgy has not come near us - but taking super precautions including face masks.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Barrie
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