Erni902 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Right guys, one of my pet hates is having a nice decent looking modern car that looks great in the daytime but then when it gets dark and you switch the lights on all you can see is a dingy outdated looking orange glow that IMO ruins the look and feel of a car. To combat this look and feel I am going to be replacing all the interior bulbs such as those in the dome/map light, the cargo bulb etc to bright white LED boards. So this is easy to do and fairly inexpensive so Im happy with that. The next step is to then address the instrument cluster. Now this is where it gets more difficult as the bulbs behind the dials are actually LED's that are soldered onto the PCB inside the cluster. My question is does anyone know what colour these LED's are as standard? I know they seem to illuminate orange but the markings on the dials themselves are orange and not clear. So I am wondering if the LED's are orange aswell or if they are clear/white but appear orange due to the tint on the dials. If this is the case then its fairly simple and inexpensive to get some quality custom dials made up with clear/white markings to sit over the top to improve the look. If however the stock LED's are orange in colour then this will mean changing both the dials and all the corresponding LED's for the colour of choice. This could turn out to be expensive if paying someone else to do it but cheaper if you have the soldering skills yourself (its not hard when your used to it but can be daunting the first time you do it especially seen as if you mess it up you will need a new cluster) however it will still be a PITA due to the size of the legs on the LED's. Either way this is a project I will be embarking on myself but without having a spare cluster to mess about with and not being able to remove my working set as its my daily I thought I would ask here first to see if anyone knew. I know a couple of people have done similar projects themselves but that was mainly changing the colours to red or blue etc instead of just white. Any help/tips appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 They are smd LEDs so it's not legs as such more pads which can be a pita. I've actually got the kit ready to go in but not gotten round to it yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erni902 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 They are smd LEDs so it's not legs as such more pads which can be a pita. I've actually got the kit ready to go in but not gotten round to it yet. I meant to say pads but couldnt think of the word so just put legs haha. Any details of where you got those dials from mate, was it from the US or within the UK? Also were the LED's included in the kit aswell? I do like the look of those. Saying that I love the look of your Zed mate very unique and looking amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 They are smd LEDs so it's not legs as such more pads which can be a pita. I've actually got the kit ready to go in but not gotten round to it yet. I meant to say pads but couldnt think of the word so just put legs haha. Any details of where you got those dials from mate, was it from the US or within the UK? Also were the LED's included in the kit aswell? I do like the look of those. Saying that I love the look of your Zed mate very unique and looking amazing! Cheers mate. I picked them up from the states when I was on holiday but they deliver to the uk. The LEDs and faces were separate but not to expensive. Check out blackcatcustoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erni902 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Cheers mate. I picked them up from the states when I was on holiday but they deliver to the uk. The LEDs and faces were separate but not to expensive. Check out blackcatcustoms Ah right ok. I have been looking and only found Blackcatcustoms ones so just wondered if there were some UK suppliers kicking about as the customs charge will probably end up more than the bits haha. Cheers for the info mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Cheers mate. I picked them up from the states when I was on holiday but they deliver to the uk. The LEDs and faces were separate but not to expensive. Check out blackcatcustoms Ah right ok. I have been looking and only found Blackcatcustoms ones so just wondered if there were some UK suppliers kicking about as the customs charge will probably end up more than the bits haha. Cheers for the info mate Yeah blackcatcustoms seemed the only place when I was looking. They are a real nice bunch though and if you email them direct I'm sure the would be able to send the units as a gift as to keep import charges down or even nil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erni902 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Ill give them a go mate, many thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Cheers mate. I picked them up from the states when I was on holiday but they deliver to the uk. The LEDs and faces were separate but not to expensive. Check out blackcatcustoms Ah right ok. I have been looking and only found Blackcatcustoms ones so just wondered if there were some UK suppliers kicking about as the customs charge will probably end up more than the bits haha. Cheers for the info mate Yeah blackcatcustoms seemed the only place when I was looking. They are a real nice bunch though and if you email them direct I'm sure the would be able to send the units as a gift as to keep import charges down or even nil Just for future reference, "gifts" are now subject to import duty too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdeb Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Awe my orange goes with Zebs burnt orange seats and Brembos. My ex Polo GTI had fab lighting but also back on warranty issues 16 times in 20 months including indicators and clutch spring being put in the wrong way around. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdeb Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I can see it looking good with black interior tho Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erni902 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Just for future reference, "gifts" are now subject to import duty too. Sorry dude only just seen this post. Thats a shame, I will have to get them shipped to my relatives in West Virginia and get them to smuggle them over in their luggage when they visit next. Wow Deb 16 times in 20 months?? Not surprised you got rid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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