Blue gauge cluster lights

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Hostile Aces
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Hey everyone in pretty new here so I'm going to start out by saying this, I have a 1995 Nissan 240sx SE with a ka24de. Lmao anyways I want to replace the old gauge lights with some evenly lit blue lights so everything is blue you know. And I also want a blue dome light for s*** n giggles I'll see how it turns out but anyways. Thanks everyone. :wavey:


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PapaSmurf2k3
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You could check out superbrightLEDs.com to see if they have blue... if not you could try calling them, or searching whatever bulb part number there is with "blue".

Blue might strain your eyes at night though...

MikeRL411
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The "classic" solution to night vision problems in war birds was to go to red illumination! It did not interfere with normal vision and preserved all the other "danger there;s a Jerry on my tail" vision cues. Might even save you a speeding ticket from that cop cruiser tailing you.

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DMan II-40
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Don't go blue. I did it with LEDs and its really hard to see the cluster at night. Also, the red areas (needle and redline) is more like a dark purpleish (red + blue = purple). I want to redo mine, just haven't gotten around to it.

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Riley_Coyote
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I have trouble seeing blue light, especially in the dark - the blue is really fuzzy and hard to see. So I went with purple instead. I got a 10-pack of T10 LED lights for about $6 on eBay and it was a quick remove-replace scenario once I got the cluster out of the car. The T10 bulbs that the 240SX uses in the gauge cluster are just a twist-lock installation so the only wiring you have to worry about is plugging the cluster back into the wiring harness when you're done.

Red and green seem to be popular colors also, since blue is generally more harsh on the eyes. It all boils down to personal preference though - hence why I chose purple. If you like blue that much though, go for it! :bigthumb:


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