LED alternative?

[Larry M.]

Is there an LED that replaces 1895 dashboard gauge bulbs, and will it dim using the stock headlight switch (1972 model)?

Larry

[Paul S.]

Re: LED alternative?

check the web site " super bright leds.com"
they have some that will work "dim " just like originals .i put them in my 66 and what a difference ! i can now see the gauges at night
yes , ncrs , i am not getting my 66 judged .

[Larry M.]

[Donald O.]

Re: LED alternative?

Paul,

Thanks very much; that looks just like what I’m looking for.

Larry

The gauge lights and clock lights will amaze you.
Although they do dim, the lowest half of the "dim" is really "off".
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The same LEDs will not fit for the cigarette lighter, the ignition switch, or the radio knob light mounted at the clock. Even if you get the green LED, it still won't fit based on the design of that lamp's holder.

Don

[Frank D.]

Re: LED alternative?

I put the super bright web site BA9 "warm white" bulbs in my 63....outstanding brightness, dimmable and retain the soft glow of the original bulbs.

[Larry M.]

Re: LED alternative?

On further research I find that LED alternatives to the 1895 bulb are available with either 96, 25, 5, 4 or 1.5 lumens of brightness. I can't find a lumen rating for a standard 1895, so I don't know how to compare the LED to the standard. What lumen value LED do you all use?

[Paul S.]

Re: LED alternative?

I don't know about you , but i'm old , the brighter the better ! Lol

[Larry M.]

Re: LED alternative?

Well, yes, I agree the brighter the better, but there's a very wide range of lumens available; and not knowing how they would correspond to a standard bulb, I'm wary of going 'too far'. 25 lumens may display as very bight; 96 may be obnoxiously so.

[Terry M.]

Re: LED alternative?

Here is one of the 1,400,000 responses I got on Google: YMMV

https://www.1000bulbs.com/pdf/eiko-1895-specs.pdf

[Larry M.]

Re: LED alternative?

That means that 96 lumens is the winner. Thanks, Terry.

[Terry M.]

Re: LED alternative?

That means that 96 lumens is the winner. Thanks, Terry.

Here is another list of specifications for the 1895 bulb. This one lists color temperature. The warm yellow glow we are used to is a function of color temperature as well as light output as measured in lumens. Light quality is a rabbit hole that is deeper than most of us realize. I don't suppose we need to over complicate it for this application, but since you were concerned about it .....

The higher the number in Kelvin the "brighter" the light will appear to our eyes, and the more blue it appears.

Lighting application is a whole field to itself; and there are people who make their living from this field. Purpose designed lighting is important to architects. It should also be important to us, but few of us think about it. Proper lighting will increase our work output and slow our vision deterioration as we age. Proper lighting in a shop is a safety concern, and one might also extrapolate that into driving also.

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/sylvania-5022/lighting---electrical-16777/bulb-flasher-fuse-16457/tail-light-bulb-11533/efcb00252345/sylvania-1895-basic-incandescent-mini-bulb-pack-of-10/1895/4742898