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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 11:02 AM
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my lights are really dim in my dash,speedo,revs, water temp,fuel


all bulbs work but are just dim

any help please
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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What car, some have a dimmer switch in the light stalk.
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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my99 uk classic mate ,,,

no dimmer from what i can see ,evan the heater bulbs are dim ....

might have to check pretty sure theres no dimmer
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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Nah I wouldn't bother looking you've not got one mate.
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 07:13 PM
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The bulbs go "burnt" after a while so will not be bright as new ones. . . . . .so get new ones
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 08:36 PM
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Good luck finding decent replacements for the three main speedo bulbs, I had a painful time and wished I'd never started
You can use leds but it's hard to find decent ones that spread the light properly
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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Try with battery on charge?
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 01:00 PM
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When I replaced one burnt out bulb, I checked the others while the clocks were out, and was surprised at how blued over they all were, so changed the lot.
98 UK car, it's easy.
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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98 car is easier to find replacement bulbs as they are all the same
99 has two different sizes, one of them being a pain to find
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 01:04 PM
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main stealer only then i bet
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 01:29 PM
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As I say leds can be used but it's hard to find ones that spread the light properly
I tried about 4 types before I was happy
Would let you know but can't remember which ones I settled with in the end
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 07:16 PM
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What are the two sizes winston? Did you try Rapid and Maplins?
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