Saxo LED dials guide (56K NO NO)

[onzakieron]

I'd rep you but need to spread it round more first. I'll be having a go at this some time soon. Nice one.

[Oo_ben_oO]

wow thats ace but i aint gonna pee around doing a fiddley job like that i have no patience to do that can you buy it pre done

[NICK2506]

i think i will be trying this out shortly...nice one

[turnip]

i know it's old but do maplin even sell these LED's?don't think they do. if they do anyone got a link?

[nemo]

luks the nuts..!

do mine pleeeeeease

[turnip]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-of-PLCC-2-P...d=p3286.c0.m14

these the ones?

[Predator_R32p]

there the ones mate

[PETE-VTR]

i received my LEDs today in the post, just out of interest i know they are a straight swop but which end is positive and which negative??

[Predator_R32p]

not a straight swap, the cut off on the corner determines the positive

please take not when you remove the old led first on which way the cut off on the corner is at, i usuallu do a little sketch, square with the corner shaded in

[saxo_bigbass]

really good work there mate. ill give you 20pounds to do mine

[Lee_Boy]

pred can youremember which 1s you got as theres 3 different types i have found

600mcd
1800 mcd
2500mcd

?? thankyou

[Predator_R32p]

got mine off ebay mate

but recently fitted these ones in someone elses car and they were fine

http://www.rapidonline.com/Electroni...20mount%20LEDs

[Lee_Boy]

legend thankyou

[PETE-VTR]

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

not a straight swap, the cut off on the corner determines the positive

please take not when you remove the old led first on which way the cut off on the corner is at, i usuallu do a little sketch, square with the corner shaded in

...thanks for that i will make sure i do it tomro when i have a crack at it.

also do you have any tips or pointers that i may find usefull??
the bulbs are 500mcd, they will look good right?

cheers

[Predator_R32p]

yeah mate they should be fine, they will probablies be quite bright actually, but remember you can dim them

only pointers is to test the led after you have soldered one in, do one at a time, take one off put one on, you can easily tell which ones you havent done because they will be neat

when doing round the ribbon connectors be very careful you can easily burn them

[PETE-VTR]

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

yeah mate they should be fine, they will probablies be quite bright actually, but remember you can dim them

only pointers is to test the led after you have soldered one in, do one at a time, take one off put one on, you can easily tell which ones you havent done because they will be neat

when doing round the ribbon connectors be very careful you can easily burn them

ok thanks for that, iv just been told that mark1 dials arent these leds???? is this true???? what bulbs are they if not these plcc smd

helppppp pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

[Predator_R32p]

yeah mk1s use bulbs mate

[PETE-VTR]

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

yeah mk1s use bulbs mate

these ones? if so how many?, sorry about all the questions mate

http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p...t=DSC00280.jpg

[Andy_brown2k]

How easy is this to do?
It looks amazing but to me it seems theres to much that could go wrong.
Has anyone done this succesfully that has no experience with soldering or electricals, if so would you recomend giving it a bash?

Cheers

[Andy_brown2k]

forgot to add:
Is soldering easy?
How risky is it removing the needles?
Is it tricky removing the dials from the dashboard?