Suppliers of LED bulbs

Suppliers of LED bulbs

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motul1974

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721 posts

138 months

Friday 18th May 2018
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Hi folks, I'm in the process of putting my dash back in place after a re-veneer, and so it seems a timely opportunity to upgrade the dials with led bulbs. I read a number of posts, plus the short arrival on sprint this month, but having contacted a number of suppliers I'm finding it difficult to source all the necessary from one msnufacturer/supplier.
Has anyone managed to do so yet? Im simply trying to ensure they all come as the same shade of white and brightness.



motul1974

Original Poster:

721 posts

138 months

Friday 18th May 2018
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Also, quick shout GDK engineering that are just finishing off my desk. I got to select my own wood from a huge selection and finally came out with this.....

Zeb74

375 posts

128 months

Friday 18th May 2018
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motul1974 said:
Also, quick shout GDK engineering that are just finishing off my desk. I got to select my own wood from a huge selection and finally came out with this.....
Very nice eek !!

RPB

102 posts

242 months

Friday 18th May 2018
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I hunted for LEDs and found that all had a tint of blue which didn't look right.

I contacted Classic Cars LEDs and they made me up a set for all the dials and made sure they were white. Here is a link for the speedo and rev counter for the later models.

https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/12-vo...

They will make up specials for you with the right luminance, etc for you.

Very happy with their work, speak to Duncan and he will know about the TVR bulbs if it was for the later model.

Good luck.

motul1974

Original Poster:

721 posts

138 months

Friday 18th May 2018
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Ok, thanks. I've been in contact with them via eBay. I asked for domed bulbs as per Sprint article, but they came back saying they only did open bulbs for T4W and W5W.

Are yours of the open type then?

ianwayne

6,244 posts

267 months

Friday 18th May 2018
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I ordered mine all cheap from Hong Kong / China via ebay. Took many weeks to assemble the right ones but it was in the depths of winter while I had the dash out. If you have the patience to wait, it cost less than £6 for the lot. Be careful with the sizes. Some LEDs are longer than the lamps they replace.

I went for green ,and I needed 1 x BA7s for the clock (bought 2), 2 x 501s for the rev counter (there's a redundant one fitted to it too) and 4 x BA9s for the others. Bought packs of them so I have spare but cross fingers, not needed so far:



The BA7s I could only source as a single SMD but it is marginally the brightest! The others have 5 x SMDs on each, all 2W rated.


Edited by ianwayne on Friday 18th May 20:07

motul1974

Original Poster:

721 posts

138 months

Tuesday 22nd May 2018
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183237117433

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181907809181

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183237120054

The above are links to the necessary bulbs advised my Led Bulbs for Classic Cars - these are what I've ordered anyway off him wink

bobfather

11,171 posts

254 months

Tuesday 22nd May 2018
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Always best to put a double power LED in the speedo to compensate for the internal clutter preventing light reaching the front