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May 6, 2007 | 08:49 PM

01redcrew

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very dumb question

ok here whats up i have the 3 pillar gauges and the lights in them were red and i changed them to blue to match my cd player. When my gauges were red i had a gauge that was brighter than the other and after switchin the bulbs the same thing happen again but with a different gauges. My ? is it possible that i put the bulb in wrong or what. Does anyone know

Thanks alot

May 6, 2007 | 09:37 PM

jtharvey

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It could be a different bulb. They should all be the 194 type. With such a small bulb, I imagine that there could be some variance in brightness levels. Also, make sure that the other two bulb sockets are in the back of the gauge completely.

May 6, 2007 | 09:44 PM

01redcrew

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ya they all are the same bulb but i wasnt 4sure and didnt want to take the pillar back off till i no what to do

May 6, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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Can you not just pull the gauges straight out, without having to remove the pillar?

May 6, 2007 | 09:56 PM

01redcrew

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i never have tried that

May 6, 2007 | 10:05 PM

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Grab the bezel, and twist and wiggle the part of the gauge you can grab (bezel).

May 6, 2007 | 10:07 PM

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i think i might try that but im going to wait till night so i cant try n match them

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May 6, 2007 | 10:16 PM

01redcrew

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ya it sure is

May 6, 2007 | 10:25 PM

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Give that a shot. Much easier than pulling the pillar.

May 6, 2007 | 10:33 PM

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01redcrew

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ya i need 2

May 7, 2007 | 01:14 AM

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I'd put money on it being the imperfections in the bulb condom. I'm going to go on a limb and say you have the autometers? I have 3 vehicles with autometer guages and EVERY TIME, I have one bulb color condom that is a slightly different shade of green then the others. Swap the bulb condoms to see if that does it.