dashboard light question

[chris285]

is the guide on how to replace these in the haynes manual?

the one on the left that lights my speedo has gone

 

[Fl@pper]

drop the steering wheel (if its adjustable)

2 screws in the top of the speedo surround

remove that

1 screw each side of the speedo unit (magnetic screwdriver reccomended)

slide the speedo towards you and face down

bulbs are in the top - also some on the rear for the central displays


- or slap the dash until it comes back on - works in mine now n then

 

[chris285]

drop the steering wheel (if its adjustable)

2 screws in the top of the speedo surround

remove that

1 screw each side of the speedo unit (magnetic screwdriver reccomended)

slide the speedo towards you and face down

bulbs are in the top - also some on the rear for the central displays


- or slap the dash until it comes back on - works in mine now n then

if its not adjustable?

and what bulbs do i need, can't see which ones from the manual

 

[Neomancer]

its in the haynes on how to take the speedo out, lights are straightforward from then on..

 

[Fl@pper]

286 i think the code is for the bulb
http://kirkhamcarparts.co.uk/bulbimages/286Tgreen.jpg

like these

wheel non adjustable just makes it more awkward - but i think its still possible with the wheel on

 

[chris285]

i was thinking, is it possible to chand the colours at all?

i find the orange on black a bit boring, maybe fancy some white dials and blue interior lights or something

 

[Fl@pper]

the orange comes from a coloured strip under the bulbd on the top of the housing

i put blue LED versions of the bulb in mine

http://groups.msn.com/FLAPPERSPLANET/projectxbox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1086

could do with being brighter version really but looks ok - dont use UV ones though itll kill your eyes


few examples here too http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/default.php?cPath=42 i got mine off them

 

[chris285]

nice i like the look of that, how easy to do that is it anyway?

only thing is i would need to change the led's on the centre console as well as they have not worked since i had the car anyway, and i understand it can be a bitch to get the cover back on that

 

[surcalation]

the orange comes from a coloured strip under the bulbd on the top of the housing

i put blue LED versions of the bulb in mine

http://groups.msn.com/FLAPPERSPLANET/projectxbox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1086

That is cool and I would do it BUT, i dont have a fricking rev counter!
I'd rather have a rev counter in my a-pillar then take the clock out. Could possibly make the dials by takin them out the car, scanning them onto pc, re-creating some in a diff colour i.e. white then printing them out onto cardboard and sliding them into place.

 

[Neomancer]

im currently looking for a dash with a rev counter.. i belive it has a digital clock in the bottom.. like where the trip counter etc is on the dash

 

[Hayz]

I had to take my stearing wheel off to get the dials out lol. oh dear.

 

[cupra!]

my rev counter light as gone to! I like the original orange glow, it matches my orange footwells and the car is copper. i wont be changing to blue but it does look nice!

 

[Neomancer]

hayz
did you have a airbag? coz i think you have to remove it it you have one

 

[Roelích]

or slap the dash until it comes back on - works in mine now n then

Haha that's what I do. its worked for six months so I'm not complaining!

 

[Hayz]

hayz
did you have a airbag? coz i think you have to remove it it you have one

Yeah I did..

Had to unscrew the to bolts at the back of it and the airbag plops out... then there is a massive bolt in the middle to undo.

EAsy enough though

 

[Smithy]

my rev bulb has gone, been like that for ages, just need to get round to fixing it! Slapping the top of the dash now no longer works lol

If you have a steering wheel with airbag, then the wheel needs to come off ...believe, I've tried! Now I have the right socket to remove the wheel, just a matter of laziness. Won't be happy if the other bulb packs up and I cant see the speed Im going!

 

[cupra!]

why dont you just change both the bulbs just to cover yourself when you do it smithy!? then you wont have to worry lol

 

[Smithy]

why dont you just change both the bulbs just to cover yourself when you do it smithy!? then you wont have to worry lol

Funnily enough, the SEAT bloke wasn't sure which bulb was left and which was right ....so got both, exactly with that intention

 

[cupra!]

let me know how you get on changing them then ill do mine mate!

 

[chris285]

i reckon i will stick with orange but go for white dials i reckon

what kinda of leds do i need for the centra console to light the heater control dials anyway?