The stock dash lights on these old Mustangs appear dim and green. What's odd is that there are 4 of them in the cluster and they are pretty bright on their own, but they don't light up the gauges too well. There's also a blue plastic "diffuser" that each bulb fits under, but still they appear green--even with all new stuff. I think it's because a yellow incandescent bulb and a blue diffuser equals a green light.
Enter the LED... I bought a kit of blue LEDs (and a couple clear ones) for replacing the dashlight bulbs for about $25. I used this opportunity to grease the speedo cable behind the dash too. (Sorry for the poor pic though.)
The clear turn signal bulb sockets were kinda loose and the bulbs were springing out, so I took some pliers and gently squeezed the sockets where they were grooved for the bulbs. This caused the stops on the sides of the bulbs to catch and hold the sockets better...
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