dash lights work but are dim

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  1. 71Mavrk

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    Sorry, as I said before, I do not recall. It was an eBay seller. The picture above shows the same ones I used in the instruments.

    Micah
     
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    ok thankyou
     
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    Any LED you need is available at the link I posted earlier.
     
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    ok just got the ones you said you used.
     
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    How do LED's work with the dimmer? Need a special one or any of them?
     
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    They work just fine. They'll cut off slight sooner than incandescent bulbs, but not enough to be a problem.
     
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