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Old Oct 11, 2014 | 11:30 PM
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Does anyone know If there is a way to make the dash panel lights brighter on 1982 Ford F150... I have just replaced all the bulbs.....got a little brighter but not much... Thanks

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Old Oct 12, 2014 | 10:22 AM
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Clean up the connections and the sockets. And mmakensure you got good grounds
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Old Nov 2, 2014 | 02:08 PM
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Take off the blue caps over the bulbs. I think they are called diffusers. I did that and sprayed a fresh coat of white on the inside of the cluster housing and it made a big difference!
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BleedsFordBlue
Take off the blue caps over the bulbs. I think they are called diffusers. I did that and sprayed a fresh coat of white on the inside of the cluster housing and it made a big difference!


Thank you for this post. I have the same problem on my 82 f-150 and have been looking for a solution.This i will try thanks again.
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