My LED contribution
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My LED contribution
I know this isn't the first LED post and will likely not be the last. My truck, a 1991F250 with the 460 and 4EOD.
My goal... To not drain my battery while listening to my stereo on the beach in Baja. My done
My goal... To not drain my battery while listening to my stereo on the beach in Baja. My done
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A very reasonable goal. Definitely don't want a dead battery on the beach anywhere!
I use dual batteries still though, just in case.
Are you saying you already did it though? Or are planning to still?
Paul
I use dual batteries still though, just in case.
Are you saying you already did it though? Or are planning to still?
Paul
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The only bulbs I did not change out were the ashtray, it is shrouded and I did not feel like cutting the housing waa worth it, the map lights in the dome light, and the turn indicator bulbs but not because the arrows are green. I had previously installed LED tail and marker lights and they work fine but when I put LEDs in the turn signal sockets there was not enough load to trigger the signal / flasher relay.
I did not need to disconnect the speedo cable at the transmissiom on my '91. I have read here some have had to. All in all it was a straightforward job maybe a 3 on a scale of 1-10. Do go easy on the plastic parts they are brittle and easy to brake. I bought my LEDs at superbrightleds.com and the blue 194s were on clearance for $1.88 a piece at the time of this post, May 2020. They have high reviews and all worked perfectly. You need 18 to do them all, 19 if you do the ashtray.
I did not need to disconnect the speedo cable at the transmissiom on my '91. I have read here some have had to. All in all it was a straightforward job maybe a 3 on a scale of 1-10. Do go easy on the plastic parts they are brittle and easy to brake. I bought my LEDs at superbrightleds.com and the blue 194s were on clearance for $1.88 a piece at the time of this post, May 2020. They have high reviews and all worked perfectly. You need 18 to do them all, 19 if you do the ashtray.
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