New dashboard lights

R220

R220

R220

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Hi,

Paid £8 for 4x501 Frosted Blue LEDs and they were dead simple to fit, honestly took me about 15 mins.

Probably not to everyones taste but im very chuffed with the result.. they look a bit brighter on the picture than they actually are due to shutter speed i used and things.. so dont think they would dazzel you because they really do not.

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Cheap mod ! a rare thing :p
 
Jonny ///M said:
What colour were they to start with?
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Wish i took a 'before' picture, got a bit eager... doh. They were a very dull whitish/orange colour.. looked very depressing lol. One bulb had blown and i couldn't see my speedo.
 
R220 said:
Hi,

Paid £8 for 4x501 Frosted Blue LEDs and they were dead simple to fit, honestly took me about 15 mins.

Probably not to everyones taste but im very chuffed with the result.. they look a bit brighter on the picture than they actually are due to shutter speed i used and things.. so dont think they would dazzel you because they really do not.

dials.jpg


Cheap mod ! a rare thing :p
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Those look great, where did you get them from? Mine sound like the same are yours used to be, boring. so I could do with some of those :)
 
theDude said:
i'm gonna take you to a gay bar, gay bar!
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you already did x

Edit - lol actually you can hardly talk, flashing blue LED cig lighter and a flashing red LED display panel i seem to recall ? :eek: :D
 
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R220 said:
you already did x

Edit - lol actually you can hardly talk, flashing blue LED cig lighter and a flashing red LED display panel i seem to recall ? :eek: :D
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shhhh you'll start rumours ;)...


THEY CAME WITH THE CAR! and you loved the lighter SO MUCH that i no longer have it, i think you stole it!
 
theDude said:
shhhh you'll start rumours ;)...


THEY CAME WITH THE CAR! and you loved the lighter SO MUCH that i no longer have it, i think you stole it!
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lmao, i think i rolled it up in my tent..
 
The blue looks nice but it seems to be brighter in some parts than it does in others, I guess thats where the leds are situated. Is that how it looks in the flesh or is it the photo making it appear worse?
 
lordrobs said:
The blue looks nice but it seems to be brighter in some parts than it does in others, I guess thats where the leds are situated. Is that how it looks in the flesh or is it the photo making it appear worse?
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The picture makes it look much more brighter in some parts, but it is slightly more brighter closer to where the LEDs are situated obviously.. the LEDs i have used are frosted and scatter the light much better than standard LEDs which most people use though. There are also wide spread LEDs available which are ment to be good for this kind of thing, but they are quite large and i wasnt sure if they would fit in the factory holes...
 
Looks good, are the needles still red?

I was tempted by some lectroluminiscent Dials but then decided i have better ways to spend £90 at the moment :)
 
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