LED Dash Conversion Suggestions

[SWL16]

Hi Guys,

Just done an LED dash conversion to Blue in my 182. All looks great apart from the Radio/Clock display. The "Renault" and Time is barely visible in most viewing angles. At very specific angles its perfect. I think the white filter just isn't thick enough for the LED brightness. What have other people done for filters?

(I have the display with four smds, not the bulbs in the back)

I actually got the Crazy LEDS kit as I wanted the filters. However, It seems its the filter thats actually the problem!

 

[imprezaworks]

@Dr Jekyll

Think mark did something similar, could be wrong

 

[SWL16]

I've managed to get it to almost to a liveable standard by selotaping some paper directly over the LED's. Must be a better solution!

 

[McGherkin]

EDIT: never mind, wrong display!

 

[SWL16]

Did you do the central clock/radio display too?

 

[Jekyll]

@Dr Jekyll

Think mark did something similar, could be wrong

No Dan, all I did was replace the bulbs which had blown for original replacemens. Did the cigarette lighter too at the same time so you may be thinking of that?

 

[imprezaworks]

Ah yeah could be.

 

[SWL16]

Well after experimenting with makeshift paper filters with varied results, the solution I came up with was to unclip the clock display unit from the top clips of the dash surround to give a better viewing angle. Worked fairly well but still not 100% happy. I think I will be removing and putting white LEDs (or a combination of the two) in instead.

If anyone comes across this - I'd probably give Blue LEDs a miss for the clock. Great on the climate control though.

 

[loggyboy]

I scraped the orange filter with a blade till it was white. Used LEDs at first which due to the beam projection looked a little pants. So moved to blue coloured incandscent bulbs, but the blue wast that bright or the right hue. Gave up in the end and fitted my data logging phone there instead.
Leds looked likes this:
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[Duck Hunt]

I have a full led dash conversion kit for sale clocks etc the lot 50 plus postage ,inbox me .

sorry to hijack the thread but I don't have a clio anymore

 

[NewbieClio2]

Can someone tell if it's possible to convert the manual climate into bulls white leds? I removed the filter but it's still yellow with white light :/