New Dash Leds...

Ando · Postby **Ando** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:19 pm

Just changed the dash lights over to white leds. Thought about blue or red, etc but I went with the bright white needles and odometer... Thoughts?

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:36 pm

Not bad. It looks good. Though there is a little dim spots in both tacho (around 3) and speedo (around 150), but overall it is well illluminated.

Which LEDs did you use?

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:36 pm

i think you need to get rid of the green colouring on the back of the dials to get the true white.. mxhevn's dunnit before.

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:37 pm

the white odometer looks pornographic.

Ando · Postby **Ando** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:28 pm

Hammer, I used ZPE Mazda MX5 Miata 1989 - 2005 Blue Dash LED kit from eBay. I just specified white instead of blue. I know about scraping the green off the back or even changing the dials to white, but I couldn't be porked going to that much trouble. Switching out the bulbs is quick and easy and makes the OEM green really pop. I think it looks better in the flesh than in the photos, the needles glow bright white and the green is more vivid. And yes, the white odometer IS porn...

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:32 am

Looks like the throw of the beam has improved heaps since I did mine, might need to upgrade.

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:23 am

mine turned out like this when i was going for white. If i wasnt such a fussy prick i would of left it.

I'm going to have to do it all over again once the JDM cluster arrives :lol:

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:32 am

MXHEVN wrote:mine turned out like this when i was going for white. If i wasnt such a fussy prick i would of left it.

I'm going to have to do it all over again once the JDM cluster arrives

mvhevn can you calibrate my jdm cluster too?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:17 pm

sliq wrote:
MXHEVN wrote:mine turned out like this when i was going for white. If i wasnt such a fussy prick i would of left it.

I'm going to have to do it all over again once the JDM cluster arrives

mvhevn can you calibrate my jdm cluster too?

Sure can, just teach me on how i do the thing that you did :lol:

djw24s · Postby **djw24s** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:18 am

Hey Guys and girls,
I acquired a 2002 NB just recently, my first ever ownership of a convertable and I love it. Mine has white faced dials with terrible red lighting which I would love to change. How do I get at the dashboard lights to change tthem to LED?
Cheers
David

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:50 pm

As they say, search is your friend.

Check out this thread that covers such topic.

acidkid · Postby **acidkid** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:26 pm

just got the same kit and installed it on my car there are a few things different, The most important one i want to ask about is how u get the odometer all white? My seems to still have orange in it even though i have changed the bulb is it something different on a SP dash?

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:10 pm

acidkid wrote:just got the same kit and installed it on my car there are a few things different, The most important one i want to ask about is how u get the odometer all white? My seems to still have orange in it even though i have changed the bulb is it something different on a SP dash?

it should be white if you put a white LED in there....i dont think there are any coloured filters in the odo display

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:39 pm

maybe the backing on the dials are orange too. you may need to sand them down.

i changed the LED to my odometer to green.. without a bulb in place, it would shine a dim orange..

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