Interior Bulbs/LED's??

[Flik]

Hey guys,

Looking at changing all my interior bulbs to blue.

This includes:

Dash bulbs
Heater controls
Centre Console
Cigarette Lighter
Front Fog switch

and any others that are there :)

Now I've just read a thread done by Welsh Dan, on the LED's he used for the main centre console switches. What I'd like to ask is if these are applicable for the heater controls also (before I take them apart)

Now for the dash, what LED's to use (Size?Type?) and what about the clock display? Is that a 286? Or am I looking at the wrong thing here?

Saw P4ULY's thread on his red dash, but is it better to get super bright or normal's? I presume superbright?


What are the better LED's to get, as on the maplin website there is a choice between

Diffuse covered bulbs

or

Clear Blue bulbs.

Or should I be getting them from somewhere else?

Side question, will the needle be the same orangey/red? (I think its orangy/red? Or white :confused: )

[amnesia]

S14/a dash = 3 x 501 bulbs & 1 x 286 (for the clock)

Ultraleds do everything you need - get 6LED bulbs for backlighting the dials (6small LEDs in 1 bulb). You might need to square off the end with some sand paper, or a blob of glue will help diffuse the light.

:thumbs:

Search for U5016BW on www.ultraleds.com

[Flik]

Amnesia,

Cheers for the info :) I'll have a look now :) I was concerned about pulling the dash apart to 'check'

Cheers
Flik

[BigD]

its easy mate :nod: about 8 screws to undo, and it will just pull out.

i used a blob of glue on mine :nod: but its hard to get a good spread.

[ZXSpectrum]

Right matey forget UltraLEDs they are pretty expensive use this guy:

http://stores.ebay.com/warden-jp2002

His are quality, arrive in about a week and are very cheap... For the dash i reccomend these ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2pcs-168-194-1W-High-Power-LED-Xenon-White-Wedge-Bulb_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33713QQihZ010QQite mZ200117728572QQtcZphoto

Those are the 1w ones that also come in amber, red and blue. They also give the best coverage of all the bulbs without bright or dark patches. I do need to buy some more though as a couple have died (They flicker) but that may be why they have redesigned them for 2007.

If you look through his store he also does most of the others you need too.

:thumbs:

[Flik]

I'm a bit sceptical about buying from abroad really...what about tax etc?

Are these any good then, because some of the other guys were saying to use the ultrabright wide angle ones etc.


*side note, without going HID (yet) Whats the best (cheapest/best) H1's and where can I get them (my lights are ruuuubbish :(

Cheers
Flik

[BigD]

you'd be very unluky to pay tax on them :nod: there only 3 quid each.

[Flik]

Right matey forget UltraLEDs they are pretty expensive use this guy:

http://stores.ebay.com/warden-jp2002

His are quality, arrive in about a week and are very cheap... For the dash i reccomend these ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2pcs-168-194-1W-High-Power-LED-Xenon-White-Wedge-Bulb_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33713QQihZ010QQite mZ200117728572QQtcZphoto

Those are the 1w ones that also come in amber, red and blue. They also give the best coverage of all the bulbs without bright or dark patches. I do need to buy some more though as a couple have died (They flicker) but that may be why they have redesigned them for 2007.

If you look through his store he also does most of the others you need too.

:thumbs:

ZX,

Are these 'redesigned' ones going to be a straight fit (slot straight in?)

[ZXSpectrum]

AS far as i am aware yes... Looks like they have just fitted a heatsink round the LED cluster to dissapate heat and possibly last longer. They should be fine... :thumbs:

[Flik]

Cheers for the advice :thumbs:

Think I'll go order meself some :D

[ryannico]

Looks interesting, i wanna try those too.. anyway i needed to replace some of my nissan lights (http://www.shopnisparts.com/nissan-lights/). I hope they still have it.

[Pantera Chris]

AS far as i am aware yes... Looks like they have just fitted a heatsink round the LED cluster to dissapate heat and possibly last longer. They should be fine... :thumbs:

So these are direct replacements for the original bulbs? No wiring or anything needed? If so im going to replace every interior bulb with these! :D

[Pantera Chris]

AS far as i am aware yes... Looks like they have just fitted a heatsink round the LED cluster to dissapate heat and possibly last longer. They should be fine... :thumbs:

Well ive just ordered a set. Ill post how pics of how it went when I get them. Cheers

[Schooleydoo]

Well ive just ordered a set. Ill post how pics of how it went when I get them. Cheers

Any news on this mate? Did you order the ones from HK?

[Pantera Chris]

Yeah - got them through pretty fast. Very good quality. The only thing I notice is that the blue light doesn't light up the red needles or the red bit on the rev range. Ill take some photos and post them up in a bit

[Pantera Chris]

http://www.funnylaugh.co.uk/dials.jpg

Sorry for the crap pic - Mobile phone camera!

[Schooleydoo]

Cool! Are they white dials in front? What colour does it make the LCD panel?

[Pantera Chris]

Yup - lockwood white dial kit. All blue light including the clock. Looks sweet! Now have my Profec B II in blue on the top of the steering column as well

[Schooleydoo]

Might be why it doesnt get through to the needles then, had the same problem on my MR2 with overlays. Still looks good though.

[Pantera Chris]

yeah, when I can be bothered im gonna take it all apart and see if I can improve it

[Schooleydoo]

So i need x3 of these - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200150519630&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

and x1 of these for the clock - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2pcs-286-High-Power-LED-Spark-Blue-Dash-Wedge-Bulbs_W0QQitemZ200152610737QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2864 4QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

?

[Pantera Chris]

yup :)

[Schooleydoo]

Excellent. Cheers Chris :thumbs:

[Pantera Chris]

nps mate. Mine took about a week and a half to be delivered. Pretty quick considering :)