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Offline djais1801

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Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« on: November 26, 2014 - 09:47:02 AM »
I see that there are 4 spaces in the light bar as I look up from underneath. But it looks like on mine, only 2 have lights/and a blue/green film and the other 2 have nothing, like a plastic cover. 
Are you supposed to have 4 illuminated or just 2?




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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2014 - 10:29:11 AM »
4 lights, one over each gauge - you are probably missing the blue/green covers.

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2014 - 10:37:26 AM »
4 lights, one over each gauge - you are probably missing the blue/green covers.

how involved is it to remove the light bar to fix/modify?

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2014 - 10:46:00 AM »
Not hard . . . a few screws.   :thumbsup:

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2014 - 10:51:58 AM »
how involved is it to remove the light bar to fix/modify?


Just a couple of screws into the dash.  You can decide if you want to replace the blue/green film with clear bulbs or switch to color LEDs. 

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=98932.msg974025#msg974025

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2014 - 11:58:36 AM »
Just a couple of screws into the dash.  You can decide if you want to replace the blue/green film with clear bulbs or switch to color LEDs. 

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=98932.msg974025#msg974025


Thanks...I'm hoping all the sockets are there and just have to add bulbs/film.

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2014 - 04:37:43 PM »
In a pinch, candy apple blue painted on the bulbs will be a substitute for the little covers.

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2014 - 05:22:57 PM »
Or you could wire in a replacement led strip.......Actually......it was too bright so I covered every other inch with electrical tape to dim the lights.......
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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2014 - 06:07:58 PM »
Very nice!

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2014 - 11:00:06 AM »
 :wow: yeah man...I dig that LED strip. How did you wire it?

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Re: Dash Lights-how many you supposed to have?
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2014 - 09:55:50 PM »
I wired the strip into the  wiring for the regular 4 light bar.  Got it at Advance Auto. You can get  different lengths of light strips.  It has peal and stick on the back for adhesion.
Dave or David