Just bought 78 Corvette, Love it!
I was wondering 2 things and thought someone has experience as I start my voyage.
Which is the best value shop manual for a regular guy, I will not be doing engine work, more interested in the interior and body aspects. Also, has anyone successfully replaced the center dash and gauge panel light bulbs? I have seen many incomplete threads and none mention how many bulbs there are and what the trade name is for example are they all 194? I have also read LED's work for some and not others? |
Gauge panel lights
Originally Posted by Consult
(Post 77457)
I was wondering 2 things and thought someone has experience as I start my voyage.
Which is the best value shop manual for a regular guy, I will not be doing engine work, more interested in the interior and body aspects. Also, has anyone successfully replaced the center dash and gauge panel light bulbs? I have seen many incomplete threads and none mention how many bulbs there are and what the trade name is for example are they all 194? I have also read LED's work for some and not others? |
Consult: Welcome to the forum
The only problem the only problem I have seen with LED bulbs is with turn signals where the control circuitry sometimes relies on a resistive load. Some LED bulbs now come with the resistor built-in or as a second part. |
Originally Posted by 73shark
(Post 77474)
Consult: Welcome to the forum
The only problem the only problem I have seen with LED bulbs is with turn signals where the control circuitry sometimes relies on a resistive load. Some LED bulbs now come with the resistor built-in or as a second part. ...it's close enough to sell, and we'll allow for a percentage of sophisticated buyers to return parts that don't fit or apply to the intended purpose. I just spent 3 days on the phone trying to find a power steering pump pulley. It's not findable anywhere in the U.S. So when I realized it was not findable, I simplified my request to the online sales person. I had him search from- 1978 Corvette power steering pump pulley, to; 1978 Chevrolet 350 V8, and found them everywhere. Look for parts in the most generic sense you can, and they are no longer "so special". |
Finding parts for your vette
My advice to you is go to the people that cater to the corvette owners. I’ve had very good luck finding the parts I need at Ecklers and Paragon. I actually looked for the power steering pulley and found it in Paragons catalog. Also the quality of the parts that I’ve ordered from these people has been very good to great.
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Besides Ecklers and Paragon there is Corvette America, Zip Products, Corvette Central, Willcox, Vette Brakes. Those are just the ones off of the top of my head but there are many more out there.
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