instrument cluster needle bulb covers

[Hamsterman]

If this was in a previous thread- yell @ me, but does anybody havea link to get bulb covers for the G7 bulbs behind a Gen 4 gauge instrument cluster... I wanted to change them so the back light and needles would be either orange or blue- to go with my indiglo gauges.....
anybody have any info???

[Tercel GTS]

you can get them at wal-mart

[Hamsterman]

ahhh yes walmart- but are they as good quality as other places

[Tercel GTS]

for $3 you can find out

[TypeZer0]

the blue turns a little teal when the bulb is lit but my bulbs light up yellow so may be partially why

[Stealth]

It will be impossible to get blue with regular bulbs... you should use LEDs instead if you want blue.

[Hamsterman]

so you can get led's that will fit into those holes just the same as the normal G7 bulbs? If so where

[Stealth]

doesnt have to fit exactly as long as they stay in place... i dont really know where to buy them but im sure you could find something

[Tubbyc]

I have been trying to find those bulb covers for ages... guess only Walmart in the US carry them, I couldn't find anything like that in Walmart here in Toronto

[brink]

Just tonight I found bulb covers in blue, green, and red at Meijers (may be midwest-only chain). Made by HyperWhiteness or something like that. Various sizes, dunno how well they work. But yeah, for a couple bucks iit's worth it to find out.

[CorollaKen]

www.superbrightleds.com

You can get 194/168 super white LED's for like <$2 US$ each there. Watch the 4 LED cluster-type 194 bulbs, I have 4 on my front end, and all have died in <6 mo. The single ones work well.

Just my 2 cents.

CamryKen

[Hamsterman]

thanks a lot ken! that is crazy those guys are located in st. louis where i live- never even heard of them before- plus since LED'S are so cheap- i can order a bunch of diffrent types to test out- thanks again
nate
aparently the dude said the 194 bulbs should last like 3300 hours of 33000 i forget which he said, but that translates into like like 140- 1400 days of straight use!

[Redline]

hey....those LEDs would look pretty nice in the dash. I've been thinking of finding covers for my bulbs, change to a colour other than that ugly factory green, but ran into the same problems as Tubbyc (I'm in T.O.)

CamryKen...when you say the single bulbs work best, are you refering to the "BA9S miniature bayonet base" ones, right? I would love to buy a few...I wanna make mine either white or red. It's a shame they are in St. Louis...ohhh the cost of shipping!!

oh...one more thing...anyone know how many bulbs there are in a Gen3 cluster/instrument panel?