dial LEDs

[epic]

has anyone here changed the leds/bulbs not sure which for different coloured ones behind the dials in a 16v? can you buy special sets to do this?



any info is very welcome



thanks, laters

 

[epic]

ps i have read the artical on changing bulbs, just wondering about different colours

 

[adiclio16v]

i changed the temp display for blue ones which light up a kind of bluey orange

problem is the bulbs are white the orange illumination comes from translucent orange backing so no matter what bulbs u put in its always gonna be orangey unless u change that

the sets u buy include new dials so do away with this there over 100 quid tho there isnt a cheap way of jus changin bulbs

 

[DAVE77]

Ive just done mine, but Ive changed the dials for metal monkey ones with white numbers, then I fitted blue LEDs and it looks the bollox on a night time.

 

[DAVE77]

http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=5&TopicID=43104&PagePosition=1http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=5&TopicID=43104&PagePosition=1

tHERES A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF MY DIALS WITH BLUE LEDS ON THIS LINK.

 

[James Clio 16v]

DAVE77, where did you get the blue bulbs from?

Thanks

James

 

[DAVE77]

I bought the small blue LEDs ( for the oil guages ) from Ebay for £15, and the LEDs for the main dials I got from my local motorist discount shop www.speeding.co.uk">www.speeding.co.uk , you have to get the quad super brite LEDs or you dont get much light, these cost a little bit more £24.98 for 2 packets.

Hope this of some help to you.

 

[epic]

thanks for all your help ppl

 

[Ben P]

Dave can you explain a bit more about what the metal monkey dials are like.

How do they replace the old dials? I thought it was the actual housing that was orange plastic?

 

[DAVE77]

The plastic at the back of the dials can either be orange or clear plastic, fortunatly for me mine was clear so whatever colour bulb you put in, will show through white or clear backing on the dials.

The metalmonkey dials that Ive fitted to my car went in pretty easy, the only tricky part is getting the needles back on in the rite place, but the instructions that you get with the dials guide you through, step by step, so its not a hard job.