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Feb 17, 2012 | 08:43 PM

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Nute

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Feb 18, 2012 | 09:28 AM

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dbell66253

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Originally Posted by bmaier

Dbell,
did you end up doing anything to the speedo/tach and hk faceplate?

I didn't do the speedo and tach, also I'm changing out the HK unit soon, so I didnt even worry about it. The LEDs I used were from Superbright LEDs but didn't cost $4 each, the number I see on the package is WLED-W-120 (194) wedge base, I'll see if I can't locate more info.

Feb 18, 2012 | 11:29 AM

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steelhead

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I went with the WLED-AHP5

The HP is for High power and they are brighter than the non HP version. A buck or two more each. The A is the color, in this case Amber.

Feb 18, 2012 | 12:14 PM

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bmaier

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Originally Posted by steelhead

I went with the WLED-AHP5

The HP is for High power and they are brighter than the non HP version. A buck or two more each. The A is the color, in this case Amber.

Steel, yeah saw those, they didnt have a natural white in that style. they are $4.95 a piece, a buck more. the WLED X5 are plenty bright, they have 5 individual led's. Marty the guy that does the speedo, tach and hk faceplate was referring many to the x5, I'd like to see a side by side comparison to see the difference.

Feb 18, 2012 | 05:17 PM

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JJHOG

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I did the same upgrade to my 4 small guages. Used the superbrightleds WLED-xHP5 and used the red LED's. They are 10-20% brighter than the WLED-x5 and the Red matches the color of the radio faceplate. I originally installed the WLED-x5 but they were'nt as bright as I expected so installed the WLED-xHP5's instead. Here's what they look like. It's not as bright as the picture is making it out to be but way better than stock.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...s-dscn1007.jpg

Last edited by JJHOG; Feb 18, 2012 at 05:31 PM.

Feb 18, 2012 | 06:35 PM

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Scottybob

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What's the reason for not doing the speedo and tach?

Feb 18, 2012 | 07:37 PM

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rebbe18

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Many don't do the speedo and the tach as they must be sent out for conversion. The 4 small gauges can be done yourself using 4 bulbs from superbrightleds.com