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John Manoulian Jr.

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My 2010 ranger sport ( White face gauge ) dash is very easy to read during the day ,but when i turn on the head lights ,they become very difficult to read. I turn them up to the brightest setting ,just short of the dome light coming on.

Is this a common complaint or is it just me ?

Any answers will be greatly appreciated.

Will led light alleviate this problem ,or just make it worse ?

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Mine aren't very bright either/only work for the last half of the dimmer switch. I too have been thinking about LEDs, might do it this weekend.

If I do, I'll let you know how it works out

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Thanks that would be great.
 
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John Manoulian Jr. said:
Thanks that would be great.
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Hey man, I did the LED dash lights tonight. I takes 5... I only bought 4... also, one of the bulb sockets busted so now I can only ever use 4...

They're nice and bright, I wouldn't do it if you didn't need to. They were $15 bucks for two at o'reilly, so, about 40 bucks if you do all 5. Mindless you find a better deal, I probably wouldn't do it.



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^i believe that was about 50% on the dimmer

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In general, LED'S dont' like dimmers. So get some that are designed for use with dimmers or expect them to blink off at some low dimmer setting instead of having a full range of dimmer operation.

If you leave them on bright all the time, it won't matter.

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Looks good ,how long did it take you?
Did you have to take much of the dash out ,to get to the gauge cluster?


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It took like 15-20 minutes.

Just pop off the front panel, and then like 8 torx screws for the clear plastic cover, then the gauges pop right out. My gauge cluster is 4 piece, I've heard if your gauge cluster is a single solid piece and it's automatic column shift it can be a real turd.

The other trick is the speed-o. Had to wedge a screw driver behind it so it would seat in the gauge unit. And just be gentle, one of my bulb sockets popped through, so I'm not missing one.

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