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Just went out and checked the 40 and 100 lumen LEDs from ClassicCarLEDs(U.K.) and yes, the 100 lumen ones are much longer than the 40 lumens ones(and they have PLENTY of light compared to the old tungsten filament ones) and YES--the 100 lumen ones do hit the large "rotor" in the speedo gauge. Either pulling it out a little(as you did) or using the "flathead" 40 lumen ones will fix that.
btw, the rheostat will not work with them so I ordered and modified one from Amazon ((https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C4UBLZG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
12 Volt DC Dimmer for LED, Halogen, Incandescent - RV, Auto, Truck, Marine, and Strip Lighting - Long Shaft - Silver))
The long shaft is necessary; and small tube of heat shrink will allow the original knob(PANEL) to be put on along with some VHB tape on the back--your design.