Cupcar#12

awesome for out here in PNW
which bases exactly did you buy? (which seller from ebay or the superbright people, i would rather get them from a single supplier if possible)

thanks a ton

Barney1

Looks great...Im the guy who said the LED's I purchased were direct... I'm going to change to these..
I'll do the warm white. Thank you...That was bothering me ..

John Rygg

Thank you for posting this , I think the dim lites on the gauges bother a lot of us.
can you post a link to the the correct base. I want to make sure I get one that works with the LED's

Thank you
John

perlfather

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b....15100&next=50

It fits directly onto the twist lock #74 base which I got from ebay. The LED originally came with the #74 base was not very bright. So I tossed them and fit these new 74-xHP3.

I got the cool white one, but warm white and other colors are also available.

In the attached pic below, the leftmost is the OEM bulb. The middle is the single LED /w the #74 twist lock base I got from ebay. On the right is the 74-xHP3. Just pull out the single LED and insert in the 74-xHP3. Then just install them into the gauge.[/QUOTE]




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Can you say which twist lock bases are compatible with the Porsche instruments? For example is T1.5x compatible?
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axl911

These are the LEDs with the base I bought from ebay a long time ago.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...spagenameZWDVW

However, the site now says it comes with SMD LEDs which sound like the 6 lumens LED that are brighter than the one I bought a long time ago.

You can try the ones on ebay. If it is not bright enough, then order the 74-xHP3.

axl911

The T1.5 or T1.5x bases are not compatible with porsche. The twist lock top portion is plastic. It musts be metal to make contact with the gauge.

DocTock993

axl911 - Looks great! Did you find a replacement LED to go in the switches/CCU to match?

axl911

Drove the car again today in overcast sky. The LEDs are blue, not super blue, but a light blue. And it is bright! So much so that I have to dim them. But that also dim the rest of the lights in the car. I may go ahead and get the warm white to which dominant wavelength is 3300 vs 8500nm for the cool white.

H.H.Chinn

This is great information! Thanks

parsecnc4

Looking forward to see the results of warm white LED. I am often too lazy to perform any mods to the car, but this one looks quite exciting, inexpensive and reversable. Perhaps someone can work out a group buy and make it a kit for all those interested. I am sure it would sell like hot cakes!

Cactus

Not to change the subject but can you get brighter LED bulbs for the overhead interior lights?

Nuff

PorscheLEDs already have them in a kit.

http://www.porscheleds.com/993ledg.html

FYI, while it is an inexpensive mod, getting the tach out can be a PITA!

parsecnc4

Indeed... I was hoping for the warm white LED since the white is just too overly bright in comparison to the rest of the lighted switches.

993C4Smontreal

May I ask which bulbs you got for the licene, aND are they plug and play?

Nuff

I used these:

http://autolumination.com/festoon.htm

39mm = 1-1/2" Long 9LED