Want to put and aftermarket tach in a rallye dash
Heres pix. I used uncoated flexible peel n stick 5630 dimmable LED strip in green. Theres other colors available. Coated is for outdoor use in wet weather conditions. You wont need that.
I peeled and stuck the light strip around the perimeter of the gage bucket, then cut it at one of the cut lines to terminate the end, soldered the wires into a bulb socket, plugged it in,, and reinstalled the gages. Its wired in parallel, so it only needs wire leads hooked up on one end of the strip to light it up. I also plugged in the other sockets to keep the dust out.
Since LEDs are polarity sensitive, you can bench check with a 9 volt and alligater clip test leads. If it doesnt light with the negative batt terminal wired to the gage bucket as ground, reorient the bulb socket 180° replug in, and it should light up.
The light strip has a cut line every 3 light segments along with positive and negative solder tabs. You can see the cut line and solder tabs in pic #1 on the light strip material. Typically a 5 meter roll will run you about $8 off evilbay. Thats about 13 feet !!! Bucket will only need about 4 feet of the stuff.
Hope this helps you out
Matt
Heres pix. I used uncoated flexible peel n stick 5630 dimmable LED strip in green. Theres other colors available. Coated is for outdoor use in wet weather conditions. You wont need that.
I peeled and stuck the light strip around the perimeter of the gage bucket, then cut it at one of the cut lines to terminate the end, soldered the wires into a bulb socket, plugged it in,, and reinstalled the gages. Its wired in parallel, so it only needs wire leads hooked up on one end of the strip to light it up. I also plugged in the other sockets to keep the dust out.
Since LEDs are polarity sensitive, you can bench check with a 9 volt and alligater clip test leads. If it doesnt light with the negative batt terminal wired to the gage bucket as ground, reorient the bulb socket 180° replug in, and it should light up.
The light strip has a cut line every 3 light segments along with positive and negative solder tabs. You can see the cut line and solder tabs in pic #1 on the light strip material. Typically a 5 meter roll will run you about $8 off evilbay. Thats about 13 feet !!! Bucket will only need about 4 feet of the stuff.
Hope this helps you out
Matt