Dimming Autometer C2 Gauges
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Topic: Dimming Autometer C2 Gauges
Posted By: ~AFAccord~
Subject: Dimming Autometer C2 Gauges
Date Posted: December 18, 2004 at 3:00 AM
I'm not much of a night person, so I don't do much driving after dark. But after switching to Mid-Shift, I quickly noticed something about my gauges. Autometer's bright blue LED backlights on their C2 model gauges are blinding at night! And having 5 of them installed just makes it 5x the problem! I need some help picking the right rheostat/potentiometer to dim these babies down! I have them all running off one 12volt illumination switched wire, so installation should be easy once I know what will work. You'd be surprised how ignorant the local RadioShack employees are of their own job, even the ones who seem to have chosen to go career... *cough* Please let me know what will work to dim these beacons of light which as you can see glare right in my face. Thanks in advance.
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Black Cherry
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Posted By: ~AFAccord~
Date Posted: December 18, 2004 at 3:39 AM