Dashboard mod, yay or nay ?

snowdog · 25 May 2010 at 21:19

There was a groupbuy on V40 forum a while ago but I missed it, atm one of my parents is in Poland and can pick up this mod for 55€, worth it you guys reckon or not for 55€:

Before ( turned off though, when on there's a slight green back light):

After ( not my pics obv.):

Reckon this is worth 55€ ? It looks very neat imo but 55€ for something that doesn't add functionality... Would you guys do it ?

benjo · 25 May 2010 at 21:20

Looks smart, depends how crap the green backlight is?

andy_mk3 · 25 May 2010 at 21:21

They look ok but don't suit the car at all.

ZG002 · 25 May 2010 at 21:21

Does it not look silly when you are looking at it and the rest of the back lit dash buttons etc.

Stupot_ · 25 May 2010 at 21:22

That looks irritatingly bright...

kaiowas · 25 May 2010 at 21:22

Aftermarket clocks usually look terrible but I quite like that.

iaind · 25 May 2010 at 21:22

Nah, looks naff, a bit chavvy and wont match the rest of the dash

jellybeard999 · 25 May 2010 at 21:25

A lot of people have done blue LED mods on dashes. Unless you're willing to DIY (a LOT of hassle) it costs a fortune and there is always a couple of bits that take a lot of work to sort out otherwise won't match the rest of the dash.

You have to the whole hog and change ALL interior lighting, switches etc or it looks naff.

paradigm · 25 May 2010 at 21:25

Looks like something you'd find on a "young", "hip" and "plastic" japanese hatchback, trying to appeal to youthful buyers.

It doesn't suit a car that should house a Rhodesian Ridgeback and a flat capped driver.

grudas · 25 May 2010 at 21:26

a bit too bright.. doesn't look bad tho.. if you like it and want it.. why not?

NickXX · 25 May 2010 at 21:30

I always thought that the font that Volvo used for the numbers was cool, so no.

snowdog · 25 May 2010 at 21:36

jellybeard999 said:
A lot of people have done blue LED mods on dashes. Unless you're willing to DIY (a LOT of hassle) it costs a fortune and there is always a couple of bits that take a lot of work to sort out otherwise won't match the rest of the dash.

You have to the whole hog and change ALL interior lighting, switches etc or it looks naff.

Ofc and (from what I can make out from the instructions) not a lot of hassle, picture by picture instructions on V40 forum and it's about 90 minutes of work.

I guess I should indeed check if I wouldn't need to replace the whole lot to make it look good...

ZG002 said:
Does it not look silly when you are looking at it and the rest of the back lit dash buttons etc.

I'm not really that bothered about that to be honest ,I can always make the rest brighter. This and my HU are the only 2 bits I really look at in my car tbh.

So basically, just make sure it doesn't look out of place with the rest ( I guess I can ask a couple of guys for pics) and some people think it's chavy

?

I must admit I really like the look of it, doesn't look as boring and makes it a tad more modern, but I will try to see how it looks compared to the rest.

What I don't know is whether it can be dimmed or not, the stock backlight can be dimmed or brightened or even turned off completely with a rotary button, I'm not sure whether it'll still work. It's 40€ for the board itself ( I can pick the colors myself too) and 15€ for some inverter that is needed for it.

Phate · 25 May 2010 at 21:36

I'd get that done personally

Lopéz · 25 May 2010 at 22:10

I quite like them.

Chives · 25 May 2010 at 22:16

No , It would look very out of place with the rest of the car.

sigma · 25 May 2010 at 22:44

Bit too bright for my liking but it'd be nice to have a photograph of the current colour too.

lordrobs · 25 May 2010 at 23:17

Do not like.

Clarkey · 26 May 2010 at 00:48

Looks quite good tbh, it's just tat though at the end of the day.

alex24 · 26 May 2010 at 00:51

Nay from me. Don't see the point.

Witor · 26 May 2010 at 08:10

Quite like that, bit "modern" for the car in question but i'd probably get that done myself.