Question about dash lights reflecting down

[47heaven]

Just curious to know if this is something that's supposed to happen or not...

At night when I'm driving, I noticed that the lights from the dash also reflect light down onto my feet and legs. Is this always the way it's been or was there some kind of "light block" to keep this from happening?

[Plymouthy Adams]

Sounds like you may have a bulb that is out of socket yet still making ground..

[BobT-47P15]

The dash light bulbs go into holes in back of the gauge cluster. Should not be illuminating your tennis shoes. The sockets have those little tabs all around the edge to secure them in the holes.

[47heaven]

Thanks, guys. I went under the dash today and saw that all the lights were in their sockets. Where the light is coming from is the radio face. If you recall, I had mentioned sometime back about getting rid of the old radio, but keeping the face portion that houses the dial, buttons and light. Needless to say, I totally forgot about putting something behind it to encase it. So that's where my extra source of light is coming from.

[BobT-47P15]

Good detective work, Sherlock.

[greg g]

My lamp for the ignition switch leaks a little bit and throws a bit of light on the floor. Speaking of lamps, anybody remember the number for the brighter bulbs tha fit in the dash?????

[steveplym]

My lamp for the ignition switch leaks a little bit and throws a bit of light on the floor. Speaking of lamps, anybody remember the number for the brighter bulbs tha fit in the dash?????

From the main site. I think this is what you are looking for.

He uses #81 bulbs instead of the standard #55 miniature bulb. The #55 has a brightness around 3 candle power compared to the #81 with 6 candle power. The #81 bulb really lights up the gauges and speedometer and heat generation seem about the same