!936 Ford Dash lights

[Alan O'Connell]

I as looking at some posts about the dash lights being dim. I can see the fuel and oil gauge ok but not great. The speedometer is lit well enough but the temperature gauge and ammeter are difficult to see. I am using 6 candle power bulbs. Are there any brighter bulbs on the market?

 

[TerryOH]

LEDs are much brighter.

 

[corvette8n]

Make sure you have a good ground to your dash and gauges.

 

[ford38v8]

The bulbs don’t get dim over the years, but the plastic lense gets opaque. Find a good substitute for the lense and replace all of them for consistency.

 

[Alan O'Connell]

Where would I get 6 v. led bulbs that fit in the original sockets?

 

[Model51]

Alan - There are lots of suppliers. Here are two that I have used. Logolites sells an LED 6 volt positive ground (“#63” LED Light Bulb) that drops right into the speedometer bulb clip and even has a round plastic cover in the same shape as the original

https://www.logolites.com/
https://www.classicandvintagebulbs.com/

 

[325w]

Hobby stores have sheet plastic you can make new colored lens for your dash lights.

 

[terry]

I also increased the rectangular openings where the light goes through and plastic lens'
covers. Part of the pbm is that the light bulbs were not close enough to these openings
to give enough light to the guages. terry

 

[farmertom]

Where would I get 6 v. led bulbs that fit in the original sockets?

research the industry # in owners manual or remove and look for #on orig bulb.ive bought dash bulbs,run/park,and headlight bulbs through amazon and ledlights.com for my '37 that fit in the orig.sockets.all 6volt. Tom. yep as model 51 said #63 sounds right couldn't remember if #53 or 63.

 

[Firechickenzz]

Ledlight.com is where I got mine for the dash tail lights and headlights. Now I can drive at night and actually see.