I am trying to change the bulbs on the speedo meter and the tach meter and I have a dash cover, so I can't remove the guage. but I removed the center dash where the flip down light is and removed the heater flex hose. and now can reach the sockets but do they just pull out or twist out? thanks

hi Steve, yes those are the ones, and bright thanks 

4 minutes ago, kully 560 said:

hi Steve, yes those are the ones, and bright thanks 

Thank you for confirming. While I try to find good products to substitute in for old school parts, there's a lot of opportunities for others to contribute. 

1 hour ago, kully 560 said:

hi Steve, yes those are the ones, and bright thanks 

Do they work with the dimmer?

17 minutes ago, texasz said:

Do they work with the dimmer?

I'm not sure why so many people are obsessed with that. In about 40 years of driving, I can't ever recall seeing a need to use the dimmer.

yes, the dimmer does work

14 hours ago, SteveJ said:

I'm not sure why so many people are obsessed with that. In about 40 years of driving, I can't ever recall seeing a need to use the dimmer.

My eyes are sensitive to bright light. I’ve been driving since 1970, over 2 million miles. Every vehicle I have ever driven at night the dimmer has always been turned down, usually just bright enough to see the gauges.

The dim illumination in the Z has always been just fine for me. Although I welcome an LED replacement, having something that is dimmable is a requirement.

 

18 hours ago, SteveJ said:

I'm not sure why so many people are obsessed with that. In about 40 years of driving, I can't ever recall seeing a need to use the dimmer.

Easy answer, if the LEDs are that bright I may want to dim them down a little bit so as to not be too blinding while driving at night.  Just wanted to make sure I have the option should I feel I need it.

Put me into the "I want a dimmer" crowd too.

I run my dash lights just bright enough that I can see them when I drive. I want the gauges to be visible if I need them, but not the main area of focus.

LOL... In other words, I need my 50 year old headlights to be brighter than my new LED dash bulbs. 

 these green led bulbs are about the same brightness as when I did install the 4w incandescent ones 20 years ago. just green in color to match the lens in the gauge, and the dimmer works the same.

On 9/29/2022 at 11:17 AM, SteveJ said:

I'm not sure why so many people are obsessed with that. In about 40 years of driving, I can't ever recall seeing a need to use the dimmer.

 

16 hours ago, Racer X said:

 I’ve been driving since 1970, over 2 million miles. Every vehicle I have ever driven at night the dimmer has always been turned down, usually just bright enough to see the gauges.

Well I've been driving for over 55 years and I don't even know HOW to spell rheostat!