Lighting upgrade

[Per Lindgren]

The analog dash in the 4k/Coupe uses 5w wedge bulbs (same as in Euro
side repeaters). I'd love something a little bit brighter, and back when
I owned a 1984 80q I played with this. Back then I hated the red lights
and found an instrument cluster from a 1981 model, which had white
light. At first I tried to go for the blue look of the then new Golf 4,
but since they are front lighted, not backlighted, that didnt work out
well. SO I went for white lights. I didnt get any brighter bulbs, but
with the white light they were a bit easier to read. I like the red
light today though.

PerL
87 Cq

David.Ullrich at ferguson.com wrote:

>Any clue whether these would work on the digital dash of the UrQ & late Coupe GT? I've got the orange digi-dash in my CGt and I'd love to brighten it up a bit...
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>Dave
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org]
>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:09 PM
>To: s-car-list at audifans.com; Quattro list
>Subject: Lighting upgrade
>
>
>Hi Y'all,
>
>Some while back I got a set of replacement dash lights for my instrument
>cluster ('95 S6 but that matters little - they are mostly all the same)
>from another list member (the Godfather if it matters).  Two weeks ago, I
>_finally_ got around to swapping them into the car.  These bulbs are
>significantly brighter than the stock bulbs.  (2.0 watt vs. 1.2 or 1.1
>watts).  This has made a _major_ improvement in the nighttime visibility
>for the various instruments in the instrument cluster.
>
>The replacement process is easy.  Pull the instrument cluster, remove the
>old bulbs (1/4 turn CCW and lift out), replace them with new bulbs (drop in
>and fasten 1/4 turn CW), put the instrument cluster back in the car.  The
>whole process took perhaps 25-30 minutes - mostly because my electric
>screwdriver was elsewhere and I had to use an old fashioned one to remove
>and replace the cluster.
>
>I did some checking.  Rod Ramsey (rod at thepartsconnection.com) has these
>bulbs in stock for $1.25 (+S/H) each.  My instrument cluster required nine
>of them.  Be sure to specify the 2.0 watt bulbs with the light green base.
>
>My recommendation?  If you have ever been bothered by difficulty in reading
>the exact speed or other dash gauges at night - go for it.  It's a
>significant upgrade for very little $$$.  I wish I had done it years
>ago.  The better half likes the change also.  I should also remind you that
>if the added light becomes a nuisance on long distance trips over very dark
>roads that the dimmer knob will still work.
>
>
>
>Bob
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