LED help

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

I have come up with a new idea for my gauges when I get around to building my new dash. It will be behind metallized film and plexy and not visable until light is applied behind it.

Initial test have proven this will work, but I used a drop light for the test in my shop and they can be bright.

I was gonna use small white neon tubes, but could get better results from LEDs I think. Only I don't know them all that well.

 

So my question is this......

 

1) What LEDs are best for this application?

2) How do you wire all the LEDs together for 12 volts?

3) I will control them with a switch and not wired to the vehicles light switch or dimmer. Will I need a relay also?

 

 

Here are some links to some LEDs I was looking at. If you have favorites, post them please.

http://www.xoxide.com/5mm23vwhled.html

http://www.oksolar.com/led/1-White_led.htm

http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=57ab46c7721da50f35e066c2655f9cc6

Req, MetalMaxima, Ramos..... some of the other names I forget, whats your opinions?

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[jacko 10+ year member]

Bump for a good question that deserves to be answered by now. If it's not answered by tommorow I will. Short on time.

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

Someone.....anyone?