Replacement Dash LED's
Replacement Dash LED's
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Pilot Pete

Original Poster:

670 posts

241 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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I've been looking at replacing the dash lights.


You can get them from
www.superbrightleds.com

but the postage from the US is more than the LEDs.

Is there a place in the UK that sell them?

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

276 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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Awaiting your fix with interest.

I know all the gauge lighting is poor but my boost gauge is particularly bad at night - anyone else?

JayHeal

265 posts

174 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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Yeah I'd be interested in new LEDs

My rev counter one has stopped working. Do I need to take the dash out to get to it?

Adrian W

15,100 posts

251 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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AMG Merc said:
Awaiting your fix with interest.

I know all the gauge lighting is poor but my boost gauge is particularly bad at night - anyone else?
Medium Blue is nice, but matching them all is a pig of a job, took me ages to sort mine,

Scooby P1

2,617 posts

252 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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When exactly do you need these?

Think I've only driven mine in the dark once in 2.5 years so wonder if I even need to bother?

2.5bluenob

1,620 posts

199 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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JayHeal said:
Yeah I'd be interested in new LEDs

My rev counter one has stopped working. Do I need to take the dash out to get to it?
You can unscrew and remove the dial from the dash

JayHeal

265 posts

174 months

Sunday 3rd November 2013
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Thanks

simonx50

818 posts

183 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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I'd be interested in a set of blue dash lights

mgbond

6,749 posts

255 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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I would also.

So the silver bezzle unscrews and you can get in? You don't have to access from behind dash?

Davie M12

194 posts

156 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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mgbond said:
So the silver bezzle unscrews and you can get in? You don't have to access from behind dash?
You reach up from under the dash at the side of the steering column then you will feel 2 brass thumb screws, loosen them off and the gauge will come out from the front.

mgbond

6,749 posts

255 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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Thanks, sounds simple.

So why did Adrian suggest its a pig of a job?

Ah, just re read his post. Matching the colours up was the issue.

Edited by mgbond on Monday 4th November 12:04

Adrian W

15,100 posts

251 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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mgbond said:
Thanks, sounds simple.

So why did Adrian suggest its a pig of a job?

Ah, just re read his post. Matching the colours up was the issue.

Edited by mgbond on Monday 4th November 12:04
Normal LED's are produced in a binning or colour and output range, i use millions of
LEDs every week, but not suitable for this, so I bought several from eBay, they were all over the place.

Cyrilsneer58

318 posts

155 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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Try www.ledsolutions.co.uk they could source buy in anything you want.

Adrian W

15,100 posts

251 months

Monday 4th November 2013
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Cyrilsneer58 said:
Try www.ledsolutions.co.uk they could source buy in anything you want.
Ask for both types, Across maximum of two bins then, off you go

Pilot Pete

Original Poster:

670 posts

241 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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I think I've found a supplier in the UK.

But can someone have a look at the interior light between the seats and send me a photo of the bulb in place so I can see the type and if there is 1 or 2 bulbs per light.

I haven't got my car yet, so 2nd question
Are there also interior lights under the dash on the left and right?
If so are they the same type as the rear one.

Ta

Blu3R

2,380 posts

222 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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Pilot Pete said:
I think I've found a supplier in the UK.

But can someone have a look at the interior light between the seats and send me a photo of the bulb in place so I can see the type and if there is 1 or 2 bulbs per light.

I haven't got my car yet, so 2nd question
Are there also interior lights under the dash on the left and right?
If so are they the same type as the rear one.

Ta
Light between seats is a festoon as is the one under your right knee when sat in the driver's seat. They're the only interior lights as standard. If you're going to change them for LEDs then you need to reverse the polarity to the holder/diffuser which is easy done but means you can't use the switch to override and switch on with the doors closed. I'm sure you could cut the wires and reroute to make that work again but I couldn't be bothered.

Edit - actually they might not be festoons, that could be another car I changed! Mine is still at Bespoke so I can't check quickly, sorry.

Edited by Blu3R on Tuesday 5th November 12:16

Adrian W

15,100 posts

251 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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Be very careful using LEDs in the interior light fittings, you will melt them

Pilot Pete

Original Poster:

670 posts

241 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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Fair point I might have to revert to LED strip under the dash, it's all getting a bit MaxPower.

SwankBaton

763 posts

195 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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What current are you driving the leds at so they get hot enough to melt the housing?
A bunch of lumiled super flux at 70mah generates very little heat, im running some as my number plate bulb, always on, and it's running cooler than the filament bulb?

Adrian W

15,100 posts

251 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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swankBaton said:
What current are you driving the leds at so they get hot enough to melt the housing?
A bunch of lumiled super flux at 70mah generates very little heat, im running some as my number plate bulb, always on, and it's running cooler than the filament bulb?
Sorry but driving those Philips LEDs that hard without proper control will create heat and shorten the life of the LEDs, the junction temperatures will be through the roof, they are getting hotter than you think.