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In this Discussion
- Chris Smith March 2009
- Oldcar_Mechanic March 2009
- phil40_1 March 2009
dim dash lights om Ranchero
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Any ideas on how to make my dash lighting brighter in my 68 Ranchero. All the bulbs have been replaced and I have a good headlight switch. The dash lights are not near bright enough for my liking. Is there an alternate bulb that would be brighter than the original #194 ?
thanks
Chris -
A #194 bulb is rated at 2 candle power, a #168 bulb is rated at 3 candle power. Switching up to 168's would increase the brightness by 50%. As long as they don't get to hot.
Phil. -
Just had a second thought. You said it has a good headlight switch in it, are you sure that the rheostat for the dash lights works??, and is it turned all the way up??
Phil. -
Are all your grounds clean and tight?
Ron -
Thanks for the tips guys, I will try both the bulbs and the ground connections. The rheostat is turned all the way up and I have tried turning it back and forth alot in case there was a connetion problem
