Speedometer NEEDLES, new ones needed
I recently overhauled the boring old gauge faces that came with the car and it pops out much better.
HOWEVER, the needles do not conduct light hardly at all and appear very dim. Red LEDs behind it gave some improvement for the needles but not enough and I would rather have the needles replaced. Each needle kinda has its own brightness and I want to fix it so they're all as bright as possible. As you can see, the tips of the MPH and RPM needles are no longer lit, and it is hard to see at night. Does anyone happen to have any information on new speedometer needles I can get? Which other speedo needles fit? Do other vehicles have similarly fitting needles? And at the very least, how can I make them brighter? https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...48240dfa61.jpg |
I don't know of anyone that sells them separately. Likely consider a 'non-user-serviceable' part, and you would need to get the entire cluster.
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I mean there’s also junkyards that have the needles themselves and you can just pull them out. I’ve pulled needles out before not sure why there’s none others available
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probably not available because they dont really break or have any moving parts to them, (iirc) they are just a translucent plastic and the light shines in at the center, changing the needle likely wont affect how much light reaches the tip, you would need more light to make them brighter.
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I’ve already improved the light behind them once. I upgraded from the crap incandescents that came with it (which might’ve damaged the hands) to red LEDs that are much brighter. All the red LEDs are the same bulb, however each needle is a different brightness
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The RPM and MPH from the 2008-2014 CHEVY TAHOE will work for the 01-03 Durango/Dakota. However the side gauge hands do not work
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Originally Posted by just_danny31
(Post 3441958)
I recently overhauled the boring old gauge faces that came with the car and it pops out much better.
HOWEVER, the needles do not conduct light hardly at all and appear very dim. Red LEDs behind it gave some improvement for the needles but not enough and I would rather have the needles replaced. Each needle kinda has its own brightness and I want to fix it so they're all as bright as possible. As you can see, the tips of the MPH and RPM needles are no longer lit, and it is hard to see at night. Does anyone happen to have any information on new speedometer needles I can get? Which other speedo needles fit? Do other vehicles have similarly fitting needles? And at the very least, how can I make them brighter? https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...48240dfa61.jpg Thanks, Steve |
Any glare I get doesn’t bother me at all actually. I don’t think I get any. If you’ve ever been in a more modern car where the cluster is LED-backlit, it’s kinda the same deal here. The dimmer works slightly but not how it used to. I usually keep it high anyway honestly. However my glow gauges have a separate switch and dimmer for them
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Also if you’d like I can send you links for an upgrade package on the cluster for a 2000 Dodge Durango
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Originally Posted by just_danny31
(Post 3442176)
Also if you’d like I can send you links for an upgrade package on the cluster for a 2000 Dodge Durango
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/COMBO-Red-G...kAAMXQQJBQ4phQ for your glow gauge face
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Chevy-GM...gAAOSwOplbbl~u for your new needles (I’m not sure how the 97-00 durango needles are, I just know Silverado ones work for 2001-2003 but Id give it a try. Just make sure to use a fork or something to safely remove needles without damaging them) https://www.ebay.com/itm/10pc-PC194-...0AAOSwVA5Z-jjk backlighting for needles if you decide to get them |
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