$9 Fox Body LED Dash Light Upgrade

Introduction

There’s different routes you can go when upgrading your Fox Body Mustang’s dash lights. You can by a Fox Body LED dash light upgrade kit from one of the parts houses or piece one together yourself. Always being one for saving a buck and doing my own thing, I decided to go the second route.

Why Upgrade to LED Bulbs?

Fox Body dash clusters are very dim by today’s standards. LED bulbs are brighter, produce less heat, and cost less than conventional factory bulbs. I picked up a 10 piece set of LED bulbs from Amazon for $9.00 and shipping was free.

Replacing The Old Bulbs

I did a ton of research prior to purchasing the new bulbs. You might find this article useful. I’m not sure why but the location of my dash cluster’s bulbs weren’t configured exactly the same as the ones in the installation video and installation article. Also, the bulbs locations were not marked. Perhaps, it’s because my Fox is a convertible. Ford commissioned second parties to do the convertible conversions. There can be slight differences from car to car. This resulted in a little trial and error on my part.

Wrapping Up

I only ended up using 6 of the 10 bulbs included in the set. I felt that the warning indicators, turn signals, and other lights in the cluster were bright enough. For me, that didn’t warrant purchasing blue and red bulbs. As you can see in the before and after photos, the LED bulbs make a huge difference. The end result looks better than what comes through in the photo. Not bad for a $30 savings over the sets available from the parts houses. Plus, I have some spares for other projects. I recommend this Fox Body LED Dash Light Upgrade to anyone with a Fox Body Mustang.

Before and After LED Upgrade

Be sure to check out the 130 Amp Fox Body Alternator Upgrade article. 

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