Autometer guage brightness?

[Yamahammer485]

Hey all

My coolant guage brightness is super bright, and might be a distraction at night and was just wondering if there might be a resistor or "dimmer" switch that I can use to make the light not as bright?

The wire that gives the guage its light is one single white wire, so a switch or dial with one wire in and out would be preferred.

Any ideas?

 

[Yamahammer485]

Just thought id mention that I already seen the one on autometers site and was just lookign for once more simple and smaller.

http://www.autometer.com/cat_accessorie ... px?vid=185

 

[BURMAD69]

Did your gauge come with the colored bulb covers? mine did and i used the red one the match the gauge cluster and it also dimmed it a bit

 

[Grimm]

You could try putting tape over some of the bulb or maybe even paint it a bit.

 

[Yamahammer485]

You could try putting tape over some of the bulb or maybe even paint it a bit.

I was thinking this as well, because if it is LED bulb, it wont run hot, so electrical tape would work. I have some electrical tape on router lights at home.

Im not sure how to take apart the guage. I know that the dial face and ring must come out, but is it just a pull off or is it threaded?

 

[LazyBastard]

Resistors are virtually free. Problem is that depending on the current drawn by the bulb and the intensity you're looking for, its difficult to suggest a size. You can also go with a variable resistor or potentiometer, they're dirt cheap too, but again, need to know the current drawn - though not nearly as precisely as for a fixed resistor.

 

[1CrazySledder]

I run all Autometer on my sled. They have blue lighting, which at first I thought were bright when compared to the stock cluster. They really are not distracting at night. I my 02 sensor adjusts for night/day.

Maybe run it first and see if it really bothers you. You may be surprised that it won't?

 

[Yamahammer485]

I run all Autometer on my sled. They have blue lighting, which at first I thought were bright when compared to the stock cluster. They really are not distracting at night. I my 02 sensor adjusts for night/day.

Maybe run it first and see if it really bothers you. You may be surprised that it won't?

Ya, thats what I was thinking too, just going to try it first. Just wanted to check my options in case I wanted to dim them a little.

You guys rock, thanks for the info!

 

[Yamahammer485]

Just an update, installed the Autometer dimmer and it works excellent, easy installation, very impressed.