- Jan 28, 2001
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Dim Instrument Cluster Mod
Well, got tired of not being able to read my speedometer at night on the Mach 1. I took out the cluster and replaced all the bulbs, but that didn't help, so I went to Advanced Autoparts and got some neon string and did this:
I had tried putting the string behind the gauge, but that didn't help. I then tried on the back of the instrument cover, but you could see the outline of the string on the gauges, so finally I put it onto the gauge itself. Looks great. Can't see the string except at extreme angles and it puts a nice green glow on the gauges. I did the Tach and speedometer. Gas gauge didn't need it.
Here's the result. Not perfect, but MUCH better than it was. I could barely see the speedometer. I believe the reason the was the circuit board (more like circuit sheet) had a burnt out circuit which resulted in a few bulbs not lighting on the speedometer side. That plus the blue caps the bulbs were behind are 33 years old and has lost a lot of it's light passing properties.
Well, got tired of not being able to read my speedometer at night on the Mach 1. I took out the cluster and replaced all the bulbs, but that didn't help, so I went to Advanced Autoparts and got some neon string and did this:
I had tried putting the string behind the gauge, but that didn't help. I then tried on the back of the instrument cover, but you could see the outline of the string on the gauges, so finally I put it onto the gauge itself. Looks great. Can't see the string except at extreme angles and it puts a nice green glow on the gauges. I did the Tach and speedometer. Gas gauge didn't need it.
Here's the result. Not perfect, but MUCH better than it was. I could barely see the speedometer. I believe the reason the was the circuit board (more like circuit sheet) had a burnt out circuit which resulted in a few bulbs not lighting on the speedometer side. That plus the blue caps the bulbs were behind are 33 years old and has lost a lot of it's light passing properties.