Little green condoms
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You know, the ones that slip over the end of the lighting bulbs in the gauges.
Where can I get them? Now I've located a bulb holder for the TVR fuel gauge, I need the colour of the light to match the other gauges.
Cheers - Streaky
PS - it's all instruments/dashboad/gauges/heater at present
- S
Where can I get them? Now I've located a bulb holder for the TVR fuel gauge, I need the colour of the light to match the other gauges.
Cheers - Streaky
PS - it's all instruments/dashboad/gauges/heater at present
- SAh, this might not be alot of help, I bought mine from a stall at the Exeter Kit Car show. However they should be available from Motor Factors. Can anyone else help out here? I am sure I have seen then on sale since buying mine just can't remember where, sorry (I will keep thinking).
. Streaky - do a search on RS components for "mes led"
these may what you want.
http://img-europe.electrocomponents.com/largeimages/C585719-06.jpg
these may what you want.
http://img-europe.electrocomponents.com/largeimages/C585719-06.jpg
Next Exeter Kit Car show is in November. However, I bought the lamps from a stall selling all sorts of classic and modern car electrical stuff. The sort of stall you could find at any classic or Kit car type of show. I must admit I was pretty chuffed when I found them as I was running ultrabright blue LEDs for speedo and rev counter back lighting, however they reflected on the screen rather. New green tungstem bulbs are good but both dials are difficult to read even with the dimmer set at full. I only appear to have 9.6 V at the lamps on full brightness so a little investigation is required me thinks. When I have finished refurbishing my wheels that is.
dickymint - I thought about LEDs. Thx for the link and search criteria. What a price! While I've got the dash out I might as well replace them all - that's a few pennyworth!
terence - I was joking about the Exeter show. WRT to your 9.6v, maybe the wiper in the pot isn't fully closed, or there is some residual resistance (dirty pot/bad contact) in the circuit. Assuming that is taht there is 12v at the fuse. It appears that the "instrument dimness" control on my Wedge went missing during its 10 year at the factory - I don't think they saw a need for it .
Streaky
terence - I was joking about the Exeter show
. WRT to your 9.6v, maybe the wiper in the pot isn't fully closed, or there is some residual resistance (dirty pot/bad contact) in the circuit. Assuming that is taht there is 12v at the fuse. It appears that the "instrument dimness" control on my Wedge went missing during its 10 year at the factory - I don't think they saw a need for it . Streaky
Streaky just found an article on the web about replacing instrument bulbs on a P38a and mention of Land Rover. IIRC the P38 was the new or last series Range Rover, anyway point being they show, and mention, the green silicon bulb covers so you may be able to get some from a Land Rover dealer.
I think my dim revcounter and speedo lights may be due to a bad connection somewhere as the other gauge lights are much brighter and the dimmer seems to work on them all. Or it could be that I have 1.2W bulbs in the rev and speedo and 3W in the other instruments I will have to check.
I think my dim revcounter and speedo lights may be due to a bad connection somewhere as the other gauge lights are much brighter and the dimmer seems to work on them all. Or it could be that I have 1.2W bulbs in the rev and speedo and 3W in the other instruments I will have to check.
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