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New Dash Leds...

Postby Ando » Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:43 pm

Something is different between the NB8A and the SP. The needles should also be bright white (or blue or red) as well as the odometer.
The needles and the odometer are the best bits! I got the idea to use white from my brother in law's new Lexus.

They're maybe gels in the sockets of the SP instead of the coloured condoms on the bulbs on earlier models?

Were the bulbs you replaced wearing coloured Durex or plain :shock: ???
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Postby acidkid » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:21 am

Ando wrote:Something is different between the NB8A and the SP. The needles should also be bright white (or blue or red) as well as the odometer.
The needles and the odometer are the best bits! I got the idea to use white from my brother in law's new Lexus.

They're maybe gels in the sockets of the SP instead of the coloured condoms on the bulbs on earlier models?

Where the bulbs you replaced wearing coloured Durex or plain :shock: ???

had orange Durex on them but i did see other smaller sockets for smaller bulbs maybe those r for the dials...
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New Dash Leds...

Postby Ando » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:25 am

There should be 4 large T10 sockets for the dials and one small T5 socket behind the odometer.
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Postby acidkid » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:28 am

Ando wrote:There should be 4 large T10 sockets for the dials and one small T5 socket behind the odometer.

Those r the ones i replaced the 5 of them.... must b orange gel then gota have another look i suppose
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Re: New Dash Leds...

Postby slug_dub » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:01 pm

Didn't want to make a new thread just for this question...

The set of ZPE LEDs I purchased arrived today and they look like this:

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which is a bit different to this from the install guide:

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which has little light covers poking out the top. I know the red piece in this install guide pic is the holder, not part of what I would receive with the LEDs. The little yellow flat things in the LEDs I have don't really look like lights was my worried thought... are they just a different design? :lol:
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Re: New Dash Leds...

Postby Gordo » Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:24 am

I also replaced my dash lights to Blue LED, but the needle turned pink?? no idea how :|

The white looks good by the way. :D
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Re: New Dash Leds...

Postby slug_dub » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:41 pm

Just changed the dash LEDs over to the ZPE ones and they do appear to make light, so its all good. Weird lookin little LED bulbs though :lol:
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Re: New Dash Leds...

Postby bruce » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:57 pm

Those LEDs look similar to those they use in mobile phones for the camera flash.

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Re: New Dash Leds...

Postby Caffeine » Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:35 pm

It's just a surface mount LED, nothing unusual....
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Re: New Dash Leds...

Postby TieNN89 » Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:49 pm

slug_dub wrote:Didn't want to make a new thread just for this question...

The set of ZPE LEDs I purchased arrived today and they look like this:

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which is a bit different to this from the install guide:

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which has little light covers poking out the top. I know the red piece in this install guide pic is the holder, not part of what I would receive with the LEDs. The little yellow flat things in the LEDs I have don't really look like lights was my worried thought... are they just a different design? :lol:


how is the throw of light?

The first picture looks like it wouldn't spread the light beam out as wide as the 2nd picture


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