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Gauge Bulbs - MotorsportAuto's new ones versus discontinued


Zed Head

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Has anyone tried the new gauge bulbs from MSA? I see that they have discontinued the old, junky ones that would melt the gauge lens and burn out in months. I just got through a whole ordeal replacing an old MSA speedo bulb only to have it burn out the next day, finally replacing them with Wagner BP53's which are 1 watt and dim. Planning my next move.

Here's the link to the new ones from MSA. They got the right size now and the description looks good. But so did the description for the old junk bulbs.

Motorsport! Dashboard Bulb Kit (15), High Luminescent, 70-78 240Z-260Z-280Z - The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-300ZX(Z31/Z32)-350Z-370Z Parts

Old junk from MSA -

Motorsport! Dashboard Bulb Kit (15), Higher Watt, 70-78 240Z-260Z-280Z - The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-300ZX(Z31/Z32)-350Z-370Z Parts

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Changed Sylvania to Wagner
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jfa, thanks for the info and the link. FastWoman had referenced that bulb (the Eiko bulb) also in another thread.

That's a great price. I assume that the bulb doesn't look like the picture, since they seem to be showing a Sylvania 53 bulb, probably just for shape. How was ordering from Plant Bulb?

SteveJ, where did you use the LED bulbs? Gauge illumination? I used a clear LED although I wanted a diffuse style. They were out of those. And which did you use, they have several options?

From what I've seen, and when i was first looking for bulbs a few years ago, the BA9S options of the right size bulb come and go. The only ones I could find recently were either 1 or 1.25 watts. Many of the online higher wattage options were out of stock. Also, many bulbs that look correct are just low durability, low hour flashlight bulbs. Hard to find a good option that will give the right light and last long.

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jfa, thanks for the info and the link. FastWoman had referenced that bulb (the Eiko bulb) also in another thread.

That's a great price. I assume that the bulb doesn't look like the picture, since they seem to be showing a Sylvania 53 bulb, probably just for shape. How was ordering from Plant Bulb?

The order process was clean, no problems. Shipping was fast. You have to buy a box of 10. The additional 1W of brightness over stock is noticeable.

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Just ordered 2 boxes, $14.19 total. Probably should have got three. Shipping was $9.99.

The LEDs look tempting, especially considering the power savings at idle and longevity. But inexpensive wins out today. And the Eikos are rated at 4000 hours. They look good.

Thanks for the recommendations.

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