Topic: Instrument light bulbs

[trainerrob]

hit or miss, but i have had good luck in the past looking on eBay.   Search '12v 3.4w NOS bulb' or add 'lot', 'box' and what ever assortment of that nature.  I have 4 of 4 times found a dusty of the shelf box of the early 60's-70's 6v & 12v bulbs as a box. 

It smells cool as heck when you open the barn find, plus i have paid $12-22 (usa dollars) for boxes of 12 bulbs on average.  And the price point has been $4-7 per bulb through the standard channels (partzilla/DavidSilver/ect) to order.

Test them when you receive them.  I have had zero non-functional bulbs to date on my orders too.  Good luck searching/hunting.

[JerryWayneCattle]

Howdy. First time using the forum. Hopefully this thread isn't considered dead. Was wondering if anyone had thoughts on the 360 degree BA9s. 96 lumen! Is that just too bright? There are also some that are 40 lumen with a 270 degree beam angle. I want bright, but I don't want to be annoyed. Anyone tried these super bright ones?

96 lumen:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/ba9s-ba7s/ba9s-led-bulb-5-smd-led-tower-ba9s-retrofit-car/2077/

40 lumen:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/ba9s-ba7s/ba9s-led-bulb-1-led-ba9s-retrofit-car/958/2359/

Also I read somewhere that using a blue led is bad for your night vision. Anyone thoughts on this?

[flybox1]

I use these in my gauge and cluster.  They are plenty bright.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/ba9s-ba7s/ba9s-led-bulb-1-led-ba9s-retrofit-car/3/

I use blue LEDs under white faceplates.  Never had an issue, but these bulbs are putting out far fewer lumens than the ones you linked.

[CycleRanger]

Correct.  The BA9S bases are a direct fit for our gauges and instrument clusters.
I used these, and they are plenty bright.
Wide angle for the gauges, and narrow angle for the cluster.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/ba9s-ba7s/ba9s-led-bulb-1-led-ba9s-retrofit-car/3/

Yep, that's what I used. They are plenty bright, run cooler, and use less power.