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1993 Dodge B250 instrument light cluster
#793292 July 21st 2022 4:59 pm
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Can anyone point me to some ideas or how to replace the light cluster in front of the steering wheel in instrument panel in my van.

Does anyone know where to get those lights to be replaced?

Thanks

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Re: 1993 Dodge B250 instrument light cluster
Moonlight sailor #793314 July 22nd 2022 8:35 am
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You have to remove the cluster, lights plug into the back side. Any auto parts store or big box retailer online will have the lights.


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The bulbs SHOULD be 194s .


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Re: 1993 Dodge B250 instrument light cluster
Moonlight sailor #801542 February 14th 2023 10:51 pm
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Moonlight sailor #801577 February 16th 2023 2:41 pm
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I would highly recommend replacing with new LED bulds. Did this in our Dodge in 2018, so much brighter!

If you've got a column shifts Dodge. Watch out for the tiny cable that hooks to the selector lever and the needle that shows what gear you are in. If you pull too hard before unhooking the cable, you break the needle. Ask me how I know... Hahaha!

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I found when I replaced the gauge cluster's 94 bulbs with LEDS, they were too bright and the dimmer switch would only dim them slightly before they just shut off.

New 168 bulbs are physically the same size, but a smidge brighter than 194's.

I went back to Incandescent, red incandescent bulbs, in my gauge cluster, with the green filters/lenses removed.

I had replaced the high beam indicator with a blue LED. WAY Tooo bright, defeating the purpose of high beams.

Same with green turn signal indicator bulbs. just blinding bright at night, returned to incandescent.

Old incandescent bulbs dim with age, so new 194s will likely be a significant brightness increase, but 168s are a few more lumens.

i love LEDs, but found implementing them in my Gauge cluster to be a fustercluck that I had to undo.

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Check out the superbightleds.com web site....

Originally Posted by RichardB
I would highly recommend replacing with new LED bulds. Did this in our Dodge in 2018, so much brighter!

If you've got a column shifts Dodge. Watch out for the tiny cable that hooks to the selector lever and the needle that shows what gear you are in. If you pull too hard before unhooking the cable, you break the needle. Ask me how I know... Hahaha!

- Rich


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Originally Posted by wrcsixeight
I found when I replaced the gauge cluster's 94 bulbs with LEDS, they were too bright and the dimmer switch would only dim them slightly before they just shut off.

New 168 bulbs are physically the same size, but a smidge brighter than 194's.

I went back to Incandescent, red incandescent bulbs, in my gauge cluster, with the green filters/lenses removed.

I had replaced the high beam indicator with a blue LED. WAY Tooo bright, defeating the purpose of high beams.

Same with green turn signal indicator bulbs. just blinding bright at night, returned to incandescent.

Old incandescent bulbs dim with age, so new 194s will likely be a significant brightness increase, but 168s are a few more lumens.

i love LEDs, but found implementing them in my Gauge cluster to be a fustercluck that I had to undo.


I second this.
If you want to keep the old school feel/not get blinded, LED lights are tricky and only useful in certain applications.


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