Help Dash lights? Options

[bdog_v]

O.K. guys I have read all the threads on this and still need a little advice. I have a 94 celica. I want to go to blue leds in my dash I know they are 194's but,
1.
-What is the part number you guys have used at Superbrightleds.com, I don't want to order there's as I don't see any leds like the ones at:
http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/ THere leds have 4 leds to the side and one to the front, the light goes in all directions and is plenty bright....

-THere is a picture of them at http://www.celica-club.co.uk/cgibin/phpbb2...pic.php?t=35274
*THey look awesome!!!!
-But I don't know if Superbrightleds.com carries a similar bulb?????

2.
-Also for the door switches I know it is a 74 bulb but again I can't find the bulbs the guy used for the write up who switched to blue lights in his door: http://www.celicatech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4635

they were 3mm 5,000 MCD , now I don't know what the 5,000 MCD stands for?

-At the UK website for leds I found 74's with either a 7,000 or 3,500 MCD rating. Can anyone tell me what this number means??? Is the Led brighter if the number is bigger?? THat would be my guess???



Thanks guys I am new to LEDS!!!!!!

[malpaso]

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...they were 3mm 5,000 MCD , now I don't know what the 5,000 MCD stands for?

-At the UK website for leds I found 74's with either a 7,000 or 3,500 MCD rating. Can anyone tell me what this number means??? Is the Led brighter if the number is bigger?? THat would be my guess???

Thanks guys I am new to LEDS!!!!!!

MCD rating meens luminous intensity of LED. IMHO size is not important , but MCD or... how to describe it... "view angle" (how much is LED diffusional), that really is. Look, here are some pics of LEDs:



MCD about 2,000 - 3,000, diffusion angle 60 degrees (that angle it's not really much for button or indicator illumination so they must be roughened by some emery-paper), 3mm diameter red, 5mm diameter blue.

For direct illumination of "button activity" is 100 - 200 MCD rating sufficient (bottom-right picture). Diffusion angle is not important, 3mm diameter.

This post has been edited by malpaso: Jul 28, 2006 - 7:55 AM