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My plasma dials were starting to piss me off somewhat, so i decided to give the Mk2 dial conversion another bash.
This time i did it a bit slower and took notice of which way those fecking LED's came out. At this point i was a bit skeptical that i could actually do it...   But i did it all and got them back together  But then it all started to look a bit hard again at this point  got it all back in...  and moment of truth..  WIN! all i need to do is get my Mk2 fuel pump fitted so that the dials dont over read (hopefully!) Also, anyone who has seen comedian Rhod Gilbert will appreciate this find of my brothers few days back...  They actually Exist! |
i wanna change my leds to blue, can u write a little guide how to do it please? they look mint. nice car =]
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Very nice!
It's such a good feeling when you plug it all in and it actually works :P I noticed that the dot on the LED's was different on the new ones i put in.. like citroens LEDs have the dot on positive but the ones i bought had it on negative. I dunno... Looks really good though! |
they look well good mate
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sneaky if u come to cornwall meet, get me a set of these done for my mk2 please =] ill give u a £10 and my old ones haha!
im to scared to do it plus i dont have a solder |
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i want your morrtes grrr great looking car mate how hard was it to wire in the mk2 clocks to the mk1 and what did u do about the milage ? |
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the wiring the itself was piece of piss. just put spade connectors on the end of the wires from the MK2 dials and "plugged" them into the appropriate places on the Mk1 plugs. As for mileage. i might see if i can get i changed, but as the dials i got were only about 170 miles out from the actual mileage, i might just leave it. |
mate if u wud do them tht wud be brilliant, as i dont have solder nor a steady hand, so if u come down here soon give me a shout =] ill pay ofc
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but we can sort something out. i would consider doing it yourself though. my handisnt taht steady but as long as your careful. my soldering iron came frmo tool station! like £7 or something. long as it has a point would be fine! |
Looks much better bud, I can say it now but I really didnt like the plasma dials, they looked different but these are much cleaner imo
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i really do like this.. i want a saxo again :'(.
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That and they were a different shade of blue from the other LED's tried phoning you today! needed a hand changing my fuel pump! out of all the peoples numbers i have from saxp, only one replied! FAIL! Quote:
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actually, im suprised no one pointed this out
look at the revs and the speed....   yup, im doing -5mph at 500rpm DOH!! knew i hadnt put them back properly and all. so out of the 4 guages, only 1 of them is actually accurate! im going to try and fit my Mk2 fuel pump tomorrow before work, and if theres time ill whip em out again and fix it. only just got my steering wheel back on straight! bugger it! |
Looks awesome mate, shame about the cock up :P
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speedo and rev fixed, but coudlnt get the cocking fuel pump out so coudlnt get that bit fixed.
my local garages wont do it either as the new pump is second hand. grrrr anyone in south west wanna come do it for me? |
Looking good my lovely :) glad you have sorted the rev and speedo out :)
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i had the problems you have with the speedo and the revs, ive put very small red dots on my gauges before I removed the needles though so was pretty easy to set again, my speedo jumps a little just havent been bothered to fix it yet... :)
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so finally managed to get the Mk2 pump in, but i put £20 of fuel in yesteday and a tenner in today and its only showing its just over a 1/3 full! that surely cant be right! i read somewhere, that unless you fill the tank to the brim before you unplug the fuel pump and swap it, it always mis reads. im not really sure though! whatver though my car stinks of petrol! more problems :( putting me off the car again... |
the more you tinker with a car from standard the more will go wrong! I learn that a long time ago but it hasnt stopped me yet! it prob does need to know what full and empty are but im not the one to ask, speak to adz and he might be able to help you out there!
or raunchz, andy_k etc as they know loads! you may well have emptied loads of fuel from the leak, £30 is 3/4 of a tank -milage -leak = £10 left... it is possable! |
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will see though. i dont really think i could have lost £20 worth of fuel though! there was a fair amount still in the old pump when i removed it and not there was a bit of a puddle of petrol under the seat, but £20's worth? had only done something like 17miles since i put £20 in. also the weird thing is that when the car is stopped on a downward hill, normally the guage goes up, but now it goes down! and when parked on a upwards hill, it should go down, but it actually goes up! i also swear that if im hard accelerating the thing actually physically moves infront of my eyesand then goes back up a bit afterwards. will see how much fuel i "use" compared to miles tomorrow. who knows |
you havent put it in backwards? only way I can thing it would read in reverse like that, as for only 17 miles sounds like something isnt right I thought you were gonna say you had done 100 odd... Not the best person to ask on this one unfortunately :(
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mate they look spot on, and im loving the white dial suround, but please don't do any other bits inside white, as it will look naff,
But the dials are spot on dude, hope you went on alright with the fuel pump, i will give you a ring or a text tomorrow, to see how you got on :P well done with the dials, they hard ? by the way nice milage ha :P Adz |
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but actually i think it may be behaving itself now anyway. seems to go up and down when on a hill the right way now. we'll see though! Quote:
The door handle trims are only temp anyway lol. as said above, think the fuel pump is behaving itself, but we will see got bigger problems to worry about now, something wrong with the exhaust system, its blowing like crazy all of a sudden and i think my shocks are fucked, something suspension wise anyway :( as for dials, i wouldnt say hard, but more time consuming, as long as your patient with it its not too bad. also helps to havea half decent soldering iron lol that mileage is all too close to the actual mileage :wall: |
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sell that westie and buy mine NOW !! :P ADz |
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omg those dials loook sooooooo nice i definitely need too do this at some point
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wow that dash is lookin pretty amazin dude .. qualityy
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the Mk2 dial conversion isnt that bad either, just need to make sure you get the right size blade connectors and a Mk2 fuel Pump. |
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oh yea also where did u get your leds from have you got a link, ive looked on ebay but i dont wanna waste money on the wrong ones, as i wanna keep this a nice cheap mod lol
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it really isnt that much hassle, the only bad bit (once fuel guage is sorted) is the mileages not matching, but i got a set of dials that were VERY close to my actualy mileage.
here are the ones you'll need: i expect you want red, but i got the link for blue aswell :y: Red SMD LED's Blue SMD LED's |
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no worries mate. if you need any pointers when you come to do it drop me a PM and ill help out if i can :y:
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Now i dont need my car for work anymore, i can actually spend some money on it :P
Need to get the major issues sorted with it first, i also suspect the gearbox from the badger thats on the westy is on its way out as well :( but anyway, been keeping an eye on this one as its the amp i want for my sub. They are about £140 new, and i got this one in great condition for £80 posted :P  copyright Caraudiosecurity Now just need to my Sub and ill be away, or ill be away once i can drag lippy away for an afternoon to get it wired in :P As for the more future, im STILL waiting on my new Headunit, starting to think i been diddled. After the big problems are fixed, this is my To-Do-List
That list is spanding over the next few months i hope, but we shall see! hopefully some exciting stuff on its way! |
is that the 500 watt mono block? cant tell by the piccy... there is one on ebay that i was gonna point out to you but seems too late
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