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Lawson Cox · 10-13-2010, 03:32 PM

Is there some trick to get the dash lights to show up in all gauges? Speedometer and gauges on left light up real well. The ones on the right side do not light up at all. The bulb burns, but will not light up the gauges. Nothing seems bent. Green plastic lens seems to be in place, but the bulb is positioned too far to the left, not directly over the green plastic "light opening". Anyone else have this problem? How did you fix it? Inquiring minds want to know. lol

Steel 35 · 10-13-2010, 09:13 PM

Lawson Mine must be very close to yours as the two lights are near even in the spedo, The Fuel gauge lights up the bezel & tube enough to see the fluid. The Amp and Temp Bezel is lit up but the fluid / needle are in the dark, flash light would be required dark... Hadn't played with it in the dark before.

Wltr_Mitty · 10-14-2010, 07:44 AM

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The lighting on the outside gauges is horrible at best. I drive the car often at night and got tired of holding a flashlight... so I rigged up some high intensity LEDs from radio shack and set them over the gauge windows. There are separate windows for the needle part and the gauge face. Honestly, I don't see how the speedo bulbs could light them up alone. I spliced my LEDs into the dash light switch with bullet connectors and they pop right out to put it back to a stock configuration.

10-13-2010, 03:32 PM	#1
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Dash lights 35-36 Fords Is there some trick to get the dash lights to show up in all gauges? Speedometer and gauges on left light up real well. The ones on the right side do not light up at all. The bulb burns, but will not light up the gauges. Nothing seems bent. Green plastic lens seems to be in place, but the bulb is positioned too far to the left, not directly over the green plastic "light opening". Anyone else have this problem? How did you fix it? Inquiring minds want to know. lol

10-13-2010, 09:13 PM	#2
Steel 35 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern OR. Posts: 222	Re: Dash lights 35-36 Fords Lawson Mine must be very close to yours as the two lights are near even in the spedo, The Fuel gauge lights up the bezel & tube enough to see the fluid. The Amp and Temp Bezel is lit up but the fluid / needle are in the dark, flash light would be required dark... Hadn't played with it in the dark before.

10-14-2010, 07:44 AM	#3
Wltr_Mitty Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 20	Re: Dash lights 35-36 Fords Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The lighting on the outside gauges is horrible at best. I drive the car often at night and got tired of holding a flashlight... so I rigged up some high intensity LEDs from radio shack and set them over the gauge windows. There are separate windows for the needle part and the gauge face. Honestly, I don't see how the speedo bulbs could light them up alone. I spliced my LEDs into the dash light switch with bullet connectors and they pop right out to put it back to a stock configuration.