heres a couple of pics of the dash, it is purple lol the camera sees it as blue, not very good quality,

I want mine like that. Will you need my speedo??

 

I also have pics for you for the front indicators. I will upload them tomorrow :)

heres a couple of pics of the dash, it is purple lol the camera sees it as blue, not very good quality,

 

Cheers Graham, looking good buddy!!!:hyper:

I want mine like that. Will you need my speedo??

 

I also have pics for you for the front indicators. I will upload them tomorrow :)

 

Yes Dave, i find that just replacing the 4 bulbs with 5way leds doesnt give an even enough finish, couple of dark spots around the top of the speedo and rev dials.

 

So i use some led strips, virtually underneath each of the 2 offending clocks, add a bit of reflective tape here and there and job done.

Heres a pic of mine in blue. I added acouple of red leds at the temp Hot symbol and the fuel empty, just to see how it turned out. Bit more fiddly highlighting certain symbols, but a overall a more even effect with the blue coverage

Edited October 17, 200916 yr by groover

Could you do mine like yours :)

 

Also could you do the redline in red please :D

Could you do mine like yours :)

 

Also could you do the redline in red please :D

 

No Probs

 

If you mean the red in the rev dial, believe me ive tried several ways of getting that little sucker to light up red, but the dial face has a blueish coating and it doesnt look that great. If you stick a led directly on the dial face, you see the spot of the led, so it needs to be off the face slightly. The only trouble then is that not enough red comes through to give the required effect

Hi Graham

 

Would you entertain the idea of a visit and a while-you-wait conversion ?

 

Basically I'm thinking about the whole lot (dash/pods/window switches/auto gearbox panel/ignition/etc) in blue and I'm thinking that postage and my lack of skill in removing/refitting it all might in fact justify Wight-Link's or Red Funnel's extortionate ferry prices.

 

And my parents used to live in East Cowes so it would be a nice trip down memory lane too :-)

 

Possibility or bad idea ?

 

Cheers

 

Mark

Hi Graham

 

Would you entertain the idea of a visit and a while-you-wait conversion ?

 

Basically I'm thinking about the whole lot (dash/pods/window switches/auto gearbox panel/ignition/etc) in blue and I'm thinking that postage and my lack of skill in removing/refitting it all might in fact justify Wight-Link's or Red Funnel's extortionate ferry prices.

 

And my parents used to live in East Cowes so it would be a nice trip down memory lane too :-)

 

Possibility or bad idea ?

 

Cheers

 

Mark

 

Hi Mark

 

Im up for that, will take a quite few hours though, could get a chinese delivered for tea ;)

That's cool !

 

As soon as I get the car registered (all in the hands of DVLA at this moment) I'll pm you to sort out a date !

 

Would you need any prep work on my part prior to arrival ?

 

Cheers

 

Mark

Hi Mark, you would need to be subscribed to pm, but stick a post up and let me know.

 

No prep required really as you will need most of it intact to drive down.

Graham, as you have seen my fuel gauge is damaged. Will i still be able to change it now it been LED ? Cheers

Hi Mark

 

Yes you can change the fuel gauge, its lit up from behind and to the side, so no problem.

 

I have a spare if you want me to change it for you

 

Cheers

Graham

Edited October 17, 200916 yr by groover

HI Graham...can this led strip/reflector job be done to mine too? It lights up pretty good now but as you say..is not 100% even...

 

...the purple looks awesome by the way!!

Hi Vig

 

Yes of course i can, unfortunately hadnt discovered the idea of the strip and reflection when i did yours, let me know when you want to send it

 

 

Cheers

Graham

Is it something I can do myself bud? Just don't want to put you out yet again..!!

you will need to take the rev and speedo out, hot glue the strip in and wire to the 2 screws at the bottom of the dash to light. I use 2 strips so i can get the circular angle in the right place.

I dont mind doing them, but if you want to give it a go yourself, i can do some instructions for you to follow.

 

Cheers

Graham

Hi Mark

 

Yes you can change the fuel gauge, its lit up from behind and to the side, so no problem.

 

I have a spare if you want me to change it for you

 

Cheers

Graham

 

Yes please bud, its been bugging me for ages LOL. Did you get my PM ref the other light issue i was looking at. If i owe you anything ill send the funds bud;):dance:

Yes please bud, its been bugging me for ages LOL. Did you get my PM ref the other light issue i was looking at. If i owe you anything ill send the funds bud;):dance:

 

The only purple lights i could get are neon cathode tubes, 2x 10" long with invertor, really cheap, hopefully be here mon or tues, will let you know the cost of the extra bits in a pm later, but not alot so dont worry too much lol

 

 

Cheers

Graham