cargraphics4u.com
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I've just put blue leds behind my dials, but now they are really dim and the dial that increases the brightness has stopped working. Have I put them in wrong or is there anything I can do to make them brighter?
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smacke
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Take them out and rotate the 180% the put them back in, led's only work one way 
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cargraphics4u.com
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they are working though, just really dim
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smacke
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I had the same problem when i was fitting mine and this is what solved the problem, they are fully turned aint they :?:
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Matt.H
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the dimmer wont work as they only take a small current and this doesnt make much difference....do u know what brightness they are? I have got a 10,000 mcd blue in the middle and the two outside ones are 12,000 mcd whites.
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Kyle T
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Yeh same here mate, I got the ones of Cobra and they are pretty dim, I can just about guess what they say though 
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myke
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do you have different dials?
my car has lockwood silver ones, and you can't see led light through them. 
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cargraphics4u.com
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no just standard dials
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Richie
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well i have 10,000 mcd blue ones in my dials and they are very nice and bright, not too strong though.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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i think it depends what leds you have and the resistor ratings on them... also the diles you have make big difference, ive got standard gsi dials , and my 10,000mcd leds shine thru fine... not bright, but you can see it at night and tell what speed your doing, but only just 
and the dimmer slider does work.. but again not that effective compared to the standard bulbs
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Siberia
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when i had white dials and blues leds they looked cool but ya couldn't see the bloody speedo in the dark
god rid and got some plasma dials....
[Edited on 12-01-2005 by Siberia]
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Korsa
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you prob bought low mcp rating led's...
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