True, though when I got my Element I think every bulb but maybe one was burned out. The LEDs were OK, my main issues were that even though I ordered "white" LEDS, the light had a bluish cast which I didn't care for. Also the light did not seem to spread very well, so the instruments were unevenly illuminated with brighter and dimmer areas.
The lighting was definitely usable and adequate, but I wasn't 100% satisfied. On Mon, Jan 10, 2022, at 10:38 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > How good you think LEDs are probably depends on what you started with. The > dash lighting in a 123 stinks to begin with so the improved lighting on the > LEDs made a good improvement. > > -Curt > > On Monday, January 10, 2022, 10:33:02 AM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I tried LED dash bulbs in one of my Honda cars, and was not impressed. But > maybe it was the bulbs. Also they are diodes, so polarity matters, but the > bulb sockets are not polarized. So you have a 50:50 chance that the bulb will > be in "backwards" and you'll have to turn it 180 degrees. > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > > The tach is squirrelly in the 87 300D. It has been constantly jumping > > up to about true rpm then down somewhere below that, sometimes to 0 with > > no pattern. I tried a couple years ago to remove and tighten the dash > > ground, with no difference. I know the EDS is bad. I know the tach > > signal goes through the EDS, then to the tach, so it is possible the EDS > > is causing the problem. On the 123/OM617, the fault is usually the > > ground, but this seems to be something different. Anyone got > > suggestions what to look for or how to cure this? > > > > Also most of the dash light bubs are burned out. Is there a LED > > solution to better the OE type light bubs? > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
