Instrument bulbs - I want to go blue

[Rufus Roughcut]

Hi, has anyone changed the standard incandescent instrument lamps for LED's

I remember seeing a nightime shot of someone's dash where the dash lights were blue, I've done a search but cant seem find it again.

[Tyre Smoke]

Mine are blue. Look really good at night. Also did the interior bulbs to blue LED's, some say a bit Max Power, but I quite like it.

Got mine from ultraleds.co.uk

[SimonKD]

Rufus Roughcut said:

Hi, has anyone changed the standard incandescent instrument lamps for LED's

I remember seeing a nightime shot of someone's dash where the dash lights were blue, I've done a search but cant seem find it again.

This is the thread you're looking for. Thanks goes to dean_ratpac.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Regards
Simon

Edited by SimonKD on Tuesday 3rd November 14:12

Edited by SimonKD on Tuesday 3rd November 14:13

[caduceus]

Ultraleds don't sullply them anymore, and are some of the rudest people I've had the misfortune of dealing with too.

Have a look on Ebay. There is a chap called 'warden' something or other. I'll have a look through old receipts to see if I can find the exact name.

[Rufus Roughcut]

SimonKD said:

Rufus Roughcut said:

Hi, has anyone changed the standard incandescent instrument lamps for LED's

I remember seeing a nightime shot of someone's dash where the dash lights were blue, I've done a search but cant seem find it again.

This is the thread you're looking for. Thanks goes to dean_ratpac.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Regards
Simon

Edited by SimonKD on Tuesday 3rd November 14:12

Edited by SimonKD on Tuesday 3rd November 14:13

Thanks Simon, that's exactly the type of thread I was hoping for

[Rufus Roughcut]

caduceus said:

Ultraleds don't sullply them anymore, and are some of the rudest people I've had the misfortune of dealing with too.

Have a look on Ebay. There is a chap called 'warden' something or other. I'll have a look through old receipts to see if I can find the exact name.

I'll do a search on ebay, I'll let you know if I can't find owt.

[Rufus Roughcut]

Tyre Smoke said:

Mine are blue. Look really good at night. Also did the interior bulbs to blue LED's, some say a bit Max Power, but I quite like it.

Got mine from ultraleds.co.uk

I'll put some pics up when I'm done

[JensenA]

My Blue ones, Easy to do Rufus

[Rufus Roughcut]

JensenA said:

My Blue ones, Easy to do Rufus

I,ve just ordered 20 (don't ask ) leds from warden_jp2002 on ebay.

Won't be long now...

[Far Eastender]

I've done the same on my 2001 Cerb and the Speedo and Rev counter are very dull. Can I assume that TVR made a change to them when they introduced the new windscreen and Tuscan seats?

[morebeanz]

Do you mean that yours are dull WITH LEDs or without, Ian?

Should be top banana with them...

[SimonKD]

Far Eastender said:

I've done the same on my 2001 Cerb and the Speedo and Rev counter are very dull. Can I assume that TVR made a change to them when they introduced the new windscreen and Tuscan seats?

I had heard that the newer style clocks with the digital odometer don't give as good a result as the older ones. Apparantly still dull even with ultra bright LED's.

I too would like the "Blue Look" but are put off for fear of poor results, not that the existing illumination is anything to write home about.

Anyone with newer style clock had good results?

Regards
Simon

[morebeanz]

I tried, but failed to appreciate that no coloured LEDs were going to improve on white bulbs if you had a black background....Doh!

I have yet to replace them with white LEDs though...

[gruffalo]

What looks good on the black gauges, fed up with the dull glow, can realy make out temp gauge at night, was this TVR's way of trying to make the dull head lights less obvious?

[gruffalo]

gruffalo said:

What looks good on the black gauges, fed up with the dull glow, can realy make out temp gauge at night, was this TVR's way of trying to make the dull head lights less obvious?

That was meant to say "bearly make out the temp gauge"!!

[morebeanz]

I can assure you that blue does NOT work!

Honestly, I can't see anything other than white or yellow working as they would be even more dull than the existing bulbs...

[Cooky]

Anyone know if there is an option to use Green LEDs?

[dempsey]

SimonKD said:

Far Eastender said:

I've done the same on my 2001 Cerb and the Speedo and Rev counter are very dull. Can I assume that TVR made a change to them when they introduced the new windscreen and Tuscan seats?

I had heard that the newer style clocks with the digital odometer don't give as good a result as the older ones. Apparantly still dull even with ultra bright LED's.

I too would like the "Blue Look" but are put off for fear of poor results, not that the existing illumination is anything to write home about.

Anyone with newer style clock had good results?

Regards
Simon

I have the later style instruments and replaced the original bulbs with white LEDs.
All look great except for the speedo which for some reason only has one bulb instead of two as in the rev counter and is consequently dimmer that all the other gauges which is very irritating.

[Tanguero]

Cooky said:

Anyone know if there is an option to use Green LEDs?

Yes






and they make a huge difference to the visibility of the dials without dazzling.

ETA: You can also change the colour of the LED by the window buttons but you have to do a bit of dismantling to do it. RS Components stock the right LEDs with a built in light guide in all sorts of colours, I have some green left over if you want a couple.

Edited by Tanguero on Thursday 5th November 18:17

[BMartinsWheels]

I've had red and currently have blue. I've still not managed to get all of the dials to a similar shade or brightness as there are about five different sizes and fitments of bulb on one car. I've tried various bulbs from Ultraleds and other sources on ebay etc. If anyone has had a better experience let us know.