dash bulb replacement tonight........

[jaysjetski]

well i am gonna tackle it tonite, i have the smd's wish me luck......

will add some pics in a bit

 

[Dink]

just take your time removing the old ones and you should be fine

 

[jaysjetski]

just finished...... will put pics on in a bit

 

[jaysjetski]

here are some pics of the job

before

when taken apart

when new bulbs were fitted and tested

car finished and back together, went for a mixture of blue and white,

looks smart i think..


i have some spare smd's if any1 wants to pay me to change theres... pm me and we will talk cash.

 

[Dink]

i would of used white behind the lcd display

gives a better contrast

 

[jaysjetski]

i would of used white behind the lcd display

gives a better contrast

yeah, i wasnt sure. i have spares anyway so maybe if i get bored,

but it looks brighter in the picture than in the car.

 

[Alastair.]

schweet

 

[guysy]

I would have gone for all one colour but looks good.

Did you find it hard?

 

[jaysjetski]

I would have gone for all one colour but looks good.

Did you find it hard?

wouldnt say hard, but tricky, hardest part was removing the old smd's.

however i did find this before doing the job

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dotVYFoORUk

its a full guide on how to replace them....

 

[DannoTheGreat]

good work!

 

[Dink]

you can see what i mean about white on mine here

 

[guysy]

wouldnt say hard, but tricky, hardest part was removing the old smd's.

however i did find this before doing the job

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dotVYFoORUk

its a full guide on how to replace them....

Cheers, Not something id do on my 1.2, But planning it if i ever get a sport.

All white would be me.

 

[mark.s100]

could you give me the link to the specific LED's that u used, would be a big help, cheers