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How To: LED Your 620 Truck (Inside)


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On 5/1/2011 at 6:13 AM, Zeusimo said:

This Is A Simple How To LED Your 620 Truck (Because You And I Both Know You Can't See Your Gauges At Night To Save Your Life) :rofl:DSC03667.jpg

^^ Simple Thing I Made That Shows Where The Bulbs Are

*Please Note*

It Is Best To REMOVE The Whole Gauge Bezel W/ Gauge Cluster To Do This

This Is On A 78 Non KC With AC, I Know There Are Variations But The Gauges Should Have The Same Lights :huh:

 

1 - The Tach... - A Little Tricky :hmm:

Bulbs - BA9s

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_1led.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 180 Degree Viewing Angle And 12V DIRECT CURRENT , Then Choose 2 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - You Will Need To Remove Everything Off The Back To Open It And Remove The Lens Because The LEDs WILL NOT FIT

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Now Put The Tach Back Together And Install LEDs

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1b - Heater Controls... - A Little Tricky :hmm:

Bulbs - BA9s

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_1led.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 180 Degree Viewing Angle And 12V DIRECT CURRENT, Then Choose 2 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - Once Again, Remove The Lens Because The LEDs WILL NOT FIT

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1c - A/C Controls... - A Little Tricky :hmm:

Bulbs - BA9s

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_1led.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 180 Degree Viewing Angle And 12V DIRECT CURRENT, Then Choose 1 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - Once Again, Remove The Lens Because The LEDs WILL NOT FIT

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2 - Turn Signal Lights... - As Simple As It Gets ?

Bulbs - BA9s

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_wide.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 90 Degree Viewing Angle And 12V DIRECT CURRENT, Then Choose 1 Green

Installation - Simply Replace The Bulbs

 

3 - Speedometer... - Somewhat Complicated :geek:

Bulbs - Miniature Wedge Base

http://www.superbrig...s%2F74-xHP.html

Simply Choose 2 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - Once Again, Remove The Lens Because The LEDs WILL NOT FIT

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Now To Get These Bulbs To Fit You Will Need To Pinch The Contacts Together To Get The Bulbs To Fit,Use A Simple Screwdriver Like So:

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Now You Might Be Thinking To Yourself... "Why The Hell Do I Need To Get These Tiny Ass Bulbs When They Have Some That Fit Right In"

If You Want To Get The Different Bulbs, Go Right Ahead.

I Did The Math And The Other Bulbs Will Illuminate About Twice As Much As Your Other Gauges.

With These All 3 Of Your Gauges Will Be The Same (In Brightness)

*Also* - These Bulbs Are Polarized, If They Do Not Turn On Simply Flip Them Around.

 

4 - Idiot Gauge... - Simple ?

Bulbs - Wedge Base

http://www.superbrig...s%2FWLED-x5.htm

Simply Choose 1 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - Once Again, Remove The Lens Because The LEDs WILL NOT FIT

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5 - Idiot Lights... - As Simple As It Gets ?

Bulbs - Wedge Base

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_wide.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 90 Degree Viewing Angle, Then Choose 3 Red

Installation - Simply Replace The Bulbs

 

5b - Idiot Lights... - As Simple As It Gets ?

Bulbs - Wedge Base

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_wide.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 90 Degree Viewing Angle, Then Choose 1 UV (Blacklight)

Installation - Simply Replace The Bulb

 

6 - Light And Wipe & Wash Illumination... - Simple ?

Bulbs - Wedge Base

http://www.superbrig...s%2FWLED-x5.htm

Simply Choose 1 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - Simply Replace The Bulb

This Is Hidden Somewhere Behind Your Dash

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6b- Dome Light... - As Simple As It Gets ?

Bulbs - Wedge Base

http://www.superbrig...s%2FWLED-x5.htm

Simply Choose 1 Of Your Desired Colour

Installation - Simply Replace The Bulb

 

7 - Floor Temp & Seat Belts... - As Simple As It Gets ?

Bulbs - BA9s

http://www.superbrig...2Fba9s_wide.htm

Make Sure - You Get The 90 Degree Viewing Angle And 12V DIRECT CURRENT, Then Choose 2 Red

Installation - Simply Replace The Bulbs

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I know that there are several people who have gone through the process of changing out all of their bulbs for the LED style, but I am a bit confused when I go through Zeusimo's How-To, as items 5 & 5b (Idiot Lights) describe Wedge Base bulbs, but the link provided is for BA9's.  I don't have the opportunity to remove the gauge cluster just yet to visually confirm the type of bulb, as it is my daily driver.  Can anyone who has performed this swap confirm if the bulbs are in fact Wedge Base bulbs or BA9's (I'm guessing Wedge Base due to the fact that the Idiot Gauge bulb item 4 is a Wedge Base but want to confirm)?

Additionally, the How-To says that you only need 1 green bulb for item 2 (Turn Signal Lights), but I want to confirm if you only need the 1 because it does both the left turn indicator and the right indicator, or if you actually need 2 separate bulbs (one for left and one for right)?  Along with the Turn Signal Lights, I am wondering if the Light and Wipe/Wash Illumination is similar in that you actually need 2 separate bulbs rather than the 1 bulb that the How-To indicates.

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On 11/29/2018 at 5:02 PM, Spawn said:

 

 

I know that there are several people who have gone through the process of changing out all of their bulbs for the LED style, but I am a bit confused when I go through Zeusimo's How-To, as items 5 & 5b (Idiot Lights) describe Wedge Base bulbs, but the link provided is for BA9's.  I don't have the opportunity to remove the gauge cluster just yet to visually confirm the type of bulb, as it is my daily driver.  Can anyone who has performed this swap confirm if the bulbs are in fact Wedge Base bulbs or BA9's (I'm guessing Wedge Base due to the fact that the Idiot Gauge bulb item 4 is a Wedge Base but want to confirm)?

Additionally, the How-To says that you only need 1 green bulb for item 2 (Turn Signal Lights), but I want to confirm if you only need the 1 because it does both the left turn indicator and the right indicator, or if you actually need 2 separate bulbs (one for left and one for right)?  Along with the Turn Signal Lights, I am wondering if the Light and Wipe/Wash Illumination is similar in that you actually need 2 separate bulbs rather than the 1 bulb that the How-To indicates.

This is for the 521 trucks but uses same wedge base bulbs as the 620.  Hope this helps

 

521 LED Cluster

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Just so everyone will know. I done this conversion on my truck and I love it but, the led light that I put in the charging/alternator position would not allow my alternator to charge. I have the Saturn alternator in my truck and it appears the led light bulb does not have enough resistance ( at least in my truck ) to excite the alternator. After installing it my truck would not charge. It still would not charge after turning it around, but after putting my original bulb back in it worked just fine. Just passing along this info just in case somebody else runs into this problem.

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This is a good write up but just two chuck in my two cents. I didnt bother about the 90 deg or 180 deg light pattern. Nor did I remove any lenses. Just bought the right leds and put them in and all fitted great. I did trim the heater bulbs to fit but they are made of resin so no bother trimming the lens bit

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