Dash Bulbs

[Mackers]

i was wondering, i'm looking to change my dials to white ones and was thinking of changing the bulbs (if poss) to blue ones, i was therefore wondering if anyone has done this and how hard it was and also what bulbs i'd need.
Many Thanks
Wayne.

 

[Stan 24v]

It shouldnt be difficult at all mate. Seat should be able to tell you what bulbs you need and then you can buy some off ebay or somewhere like this:

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/

 

[Mackers]

i was thinking off the actuall, as i've bought all my rear bulbs off them and my front side lights too, not a single faliour in 2.5 yrs

 

[Leigh15]

Isn't the illumination colour from a tinted plastic filter rather than the colour of the lamps? It certainly is on the heater controls. I think it'll be a bigger job than you'd think to change the illumination colour

 

[Stan 24v]

It is from some plastic film mate, yes. I did this on my Corrado, and its fairly easy, just a little time consuming.

You can remove the coloured film and replace with a coloured LED, or you can just replace the film with a different colour. You can get it from hoobycraft and the like.

Be sure to mark where the needle sits before you reomve it from the clocks though, otherwise it may over/under read. If its like my Corrado then although the needle sits of its rest, this isnt the furthest it wil travel. You may need to lift the needle over the rest, and see if it travle a bit further. this is where you need the mark.

 

[dasmith83]

my old fiesta had a colour filter too, however my vauxhall corsa just had 501T twist fit bulbs which you can get a direct led replacement for...duno about the leon though...although after seeing the passat blue and red lights, they would be nice!

 

[Phillc]

The lights are red and they arnt bulbs but small led type things in the curcuit board would be hard to change i think

 

[dasmith83]

ah...u mean SMT (Surface MounTed leds)...they are a slaaaag to change via hand. I'll be leaving that then lol

 

[Stan 24v]

I would have thought that would only be on the dials themselves, whereas you "could" change the MFA bulbs if wanted.

 

[johan karlberg]

SMD its the name for these diods.. the form is called plcc 3528

http://www.dotlight.de/shop/product_info.php/cPath/167_168/products_id/427

me and my friend changed our diods.. it was not so hard actually..

will need about 65 diods for the hole car..

looks really nice!!

 

[Phoenix27]

SMD its the name for these diods.. the form is called plcc 3528

http://www.dotlight.de/shop/product_info.php/cPath/167_168/products_id/427

me and my friend changed our diods.. it was not so hard actually..

will need about 65 diods for the hole car..

looks really nice!!

65 for the whole car????

Is this dash, climate control, and door/window controls?

A guide could be handy handy mate?