Can you change dash lights

[Klang1.6]

to blue?

 

[Type_Mo]

yep

 

[Dink]

behind the speedo etc = easy

behind the clock = not so easy but strait forward

behind the rest = not a clue but i bet is aint easy

 

[Klang1.6]

how do u do it?

 

[Dink]

which ones do you want to change?

 

[16v_jon]

behind the clocks are surface mounted LEDs so you need to be good at soldering

the rest are bulbs and are easy to get replacements.

 

[Dink]

yeah but they use filters to turn white to orange

so blue+orange = greeny brown colour

 

[adam3442]

Hello mate,

I did mine heres a link to my guide...

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=825

 

[Dink]

Quote: Originally posted by adam3442 on 08 June 2005
Hello mate,

I did mine heres a link to my guide...

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=825

good for mk1s but a whole lot harder doing a mk2

 

[Klang1.6]

sorry should of said. I would like to cahnge mi dash dials to a led blue, Speedo etc

 

[Dink]

http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/rkmain.asp?PAGEID=80010&CTL_CAT_CODE=30316&STK_PROD_CODE=M29417&XPAGENO=2leds are here

this is the size of them

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.thomas4/pics/led.jpg

 

[Klang1.6]

how do you fit those in ? and how do you take ur dials out n stuff¬?

has any1 got a guide?

 

[Dink]

first you need to take to top of the dash off (about 14 screws iirc)

then the dials just pop out

 

[Claire]

how many leds needed?

 

[Dink]

you need 10 altogether

 

[NeiLD0wN]

:d i was just coming on to ask about this.



how much do you reckon a capable garage would charge for it

 

[Nightfire]

2-3 hours labour?

Cant think itll take much longer than that. Only took me about 20 - 30 mins to unscrew + find all the screws to get the top of the dash off.

Garages charge around 15 - 20 quid an hour around here, the ones I know of do anyway

 

[Dink]

nightfire did you change yours???

i cant think of a garage that would be capable of doing it

 

[Nightfire]

No, didnt change mine. Took mine off to hide wires of led tubes around the front of the car. Was gonna change the leds in the dash, but dont have the software to do what I wanted to do

 

[Mike@Rentech]

I can why u asking?

 

[gibby883]

the hardest ones to change are the heater ive done my clocks,window switches, lock button and heated rear window .did the heater controls but not to happy with them

 

[NeiLD0wN]

got pics

 

[Ali]

fcuk that!!! far to hard for little me

 

[Dink]

yeah gibby883 have you got any pics??? and how do you do the the rest of the dash and switches?

 

[gibby883]

ill try to post pics but the dont seem to come out very well on my camera but belive me they look ace .the job is easy take the switches apart and youll fin some 3mm leds just above the switches simply replace with blue ones i didnt have any 3mm so did them with 5mm the heater controls have a orange piece of plastic to diffuse the light and through the control knobs ive just got some blue of each so ill try and get them done soon work permitting

 

[Klang1.6]

when you say dash.. do u mean the whole top bit as in the width of the car top bit?

 

[Dink]

yeah thats the bit. two of the screws hold the dash and dials in place.

 

[Claire]

just referring to this post again.

Has anyone changed other lights in the car? Just need a step by step or something on how to do other interior switches/etc and where to get the correct light for them

Also, with the needles in the dash displays - if the leds are changed will this make the needles the same colours?

 

[6secClio]

how do you know what lights to get for a valver it looks like on the link there is a pic of a valver speedo

 

[Claire]

you after for a mk2 ph2 car?because its likely the leds will be the same

 

[6secClio]

na mines a mk1 phase 2 clio so not sure what leds i will need i will investigate

cheers clairesclio by the way where u from

 

[Claire]

Err, sussex, near Hastings

 

[6secClio]

sorry about the random question there reason im askin is that one of my friends is called claire and drives a clio(prob hundreds more) and i thought u might be her