'Tower' LEDS for instrument cluster-- any good?

[chaz_r33_gtr]

heres a pic of them in the dark. For comparison the boost and oil guages are also visible on the left of the picture.. bit of a difference eh.

[andyneed4speed]

Cool Can you get different colours?

Did you mend your speedo while you had the dash out?

[Smokey 1]

Originally Posted by andyneed4speed

Cool Can you get different colours?

Did you mend your speedo while you had the dash out?

tut tut, wasn't that a Simply Red song. "Holding back the years"?





Smokey

[chaz_r33_gtr]

Originally Posted by andyneed4speed

You can do mine as well then

Didn't realise they let you have time off work, thought you were indispensable

Cheeky get Can do yours if you like matey no worries.

Im hoping they realise how indispensable whilst I'm off and pay me more so i can get an OS-Giken gearbox LOL! almost tempted to take another couple of weeks since i got 20days hol left to make a point !!

[chaz_r33_gtr]

they do amber but that would look carp methinks.. Maybe give them a call they might have other colours not listed on the site

Mind you they are really bright though so you could probs get away with colored film over them of any colour without it attenuating the brightness too much... bit like the little blue 'condoms' that go over the standard bulbs..

[G40tee]

alright mate, any chance you could write the quick way of getting to the dials in a quick guide or something for us?
i have ordered mine and i dont know how to get the dash off easily

Cheers

Chris

[chaz_r33_gtr]

Originally Posted by G40tee

alright mate, any chance you could write the quick way of getting to the dials in a quick guide or something for us?
i have ordered mine and i dont know how to get the dash off easily

Cheers

Chris

Well since i not got much else to do ok!

1) Unscrew gear knob and remove ashtray form below climate controls.
2) Undo the two screws behind the ash tray holding in the plastic surround that goes round the gear knob and part way up the centre console.
3) Grip the plastic surround and pull it out (its held in with clips only) i found best way was quick sharp pull (the clips are pretty sturdy and unlikely to break)

4)Lookin at the centre console there are two screws revealed by removal of the previous piece that are the only other screws holding in the remaining dash surround, remove these, drop the steering column down as far as possible and start pulling at the centre console surround. Again the clips are sturdy but unlikley to break.

5) With the whole surround now loose unplug the connectors for the boost/oil temp/front torque gages, clock and one i think might be relater to aircon, along with a half inch diammeter rubber pipe. There is also another wiring plug near the far right of the consol,near to the far right corner vent.

6) The whole big console piece will easily come away now.

7) To remove the speedo surround plastic, there are two screws that screw upwards into the top of the dash and two screws revealed after removing the big center console piece. Remove these screws and the surround will come away.

8) There are 3 screws , 1 top and 2 bottom holding in the speedo cluster, undo these and remove the cluster. Remove the 3 multiplugs from the cluster (squeez the center tabs to pull them out) and out comes the cluster.

9) Unscrew the 5 orange/brown plugs on back of the cluster, swap the bulbs for the leds. Reconnect the multiplugs and turn the side lights on to see if you got all the leds in the right way. Reverse any that arent and put it all back together..

10) Have a brew

Hope this helps. P.S. Thanks to Dean for showing me how to do this in the first place

[DeanN]

Bloody hell, I show how to do a job and he's an officianado !


Actually they do look nice Chaz

BTW the ones I used are polarity sensitive ( dunno about Chaz's), but it's easy to work out b4 u fit em.

[fourtoes]

Boo hoo wish they did these in green to go with my defi and Alpine bits!

bob

[G40tee]

haha cheers Chaz
It is literally half of the dash then!
I think ill do it at the same time as getting my alarm put in, may as well kill two birds with one stone!

When you say polarity sensitive, how would you know whether you have got then the right way round, is it as simple as them working or not?

If you put them the wrong way and they are polarity sensitive then will then break?

I hate electronics!

Cheers

Chris

[DeanN]

LEDs are polarity sensitive. In short, unlike a bulb, they have a positive and negative side.
What I did when i got my leds was test them using a 9Volt PP9 type battery. Once they lit I knew which way was pos, and i scored a small mark on the positive side with a needle file.
On the PCB on the back of the instrument binnacle you can work out which is supply and ground. then you can fit the leds into the holder the correct way around.

If you want to avoid that process, just plug them in and if they don't work, turn them 180 degrees, but doing it this way means u might have to plug in and remove you binnacle a few times unless you're lucky and get it right straightaway.

You WON'T break them pluggin in wrong way

It's really not difficult and I will help anyone out local who needs a hand.

[andyneed4speed]

Originally Posted by Smokey 1

tut tut, wasn't that a Simply Red song. "Holding back the years"?

Sorry, you totally lost me there pal. Care to elaborate?

[fourtoes]

Originally Posted by fourtoes

Boo hoo wish they did these in green to go with my defi and Alpine bits!

bob

They Do!!!!

bob

[andyneed4speed]

Do they do red or blue?

[fourtoes]

Yep sure do!
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bob