5W bulbs for dash lights?

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  1. klynam

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    Does "5W" mean 5-watts?
    Where do you guys get the 5W bulbs for the instrument panel lights? Does anyone have a part number?
     
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    Thanks blugene - pm sent to seller...

    Okay, so "W5W" is the designation (like "194" for the stock bulbs)...
     
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    :huh:.. I see it as Want 5 Watts :rofl2:
     
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    Hold on a sec...are these the same as low-voltage landscape lighting bulbs? If so, can we use the 12-watt versions?
     
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    Not sure. I just know that 20 for 6 bucks shipped is not easy to beat..and they work. No searching, no guessing, no traveling to the store etc..
     
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    All I can say is I got the 5W bulbs and what a differents. I can see the gauges now. WELL worth the time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Same here!

    I got mine at Napa.
     
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    Can't find ANY listing for "W5W" bulbs at NapaOnline.com. Only 194's...???

    Also, has anyone tried the "74-xHP3 Wedge Base LED" in the "Instrument Panel and Gauge LED Wedge Base bulbs" section at http://www.superbrightleds.com ???
     
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    I think i still have the package, let me go look. They were Silvanias and it had 5W5 on the package.

    They're actually replacements for a Nissan Pickup.
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    EDIT: I was wrong they're GE.

    But here's what the package looks like, i have no idea why i still have this:rolleyes:
    I did the swap years ago......

    They were $2.50 per pack of two.

    [​IMG]
     
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    I dunno - maybe the dropped them or just don't list them in the online store/catalog...
     
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