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pull the old orange filter out from behind the lcd and i just cut a piece of paper the same shape and replaced it with that.
remove dash instruments from car,remove front clear cover remove needles from gauges (making sure to mark where they were pointing) remove screws to each gauge 'motor' remove clear lenses then when u have the dash out and apart there are 2 screws that hold the circuit board to the white housing backing,1 on each lower corner, remove them and seperate the circuit board from the housing and turn it over Attachment: File comment: dash1 Dash1.jpg [ 49.26 KiB | Viewed 457 times ] then remove the 4 screws that hold the lcd panel and warning lights to the board Attachment: File comment: dash2 Dash2.jpg [ 56.59 KiB | Viewed 465 times ] 4 clips hold that in the board,release them and take the warning light/lcd panel off Attachment: File comment: dash3 Dash003.jpg [ 59.33 KiB | Viewed 452 times ] remove lcd panel and take the orange filter out and replace with white one Attachment: File comment: dash4 Dash05.jpg [ 43.65 KiB | Viewed 422 times ] installation is - reverse above steps |
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| XRfairmont67 |
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t5 wedge leds can be used, make sure u use the white globe holders as the blue holders have the globes soldered in.
also when i put mine in i frosted the leds with some 180grit sand paper and took 2-3mm off the led 'bulb' shaped tip (makes the led shine in a larger pattern instead of a spot) makes the finished display colour even instead of blotchy narva plug and play t5 coloured leds are the easiest to use, as sometimes the wedge style are too long to fit, i made my own, soldered led and resistor together and soldered them into old blue housings with the glass globe cut out of it |
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| frankieh |
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yes... but if you get single led wedges, they will be unidirectional and not bright enough..
The T5's I have here have 3 ultrabrite LED's on the one wedge and they are equivalent to the old globe only blue. I first bought a box of single led T10 wedges for my EA ghia dash and I've ended up using them on the under dash lights and the rear console etc as they are just not bright enough for the cluster or climate control |
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| XRfairmont67 |
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frankieh wrote: I wouldn't mind a decent scan of that police facia so I can use it when I redo mine.. (police has many more speed increments and looks better) He probably has the 8LED globes I used in mine.. The normal single LED lights look terrible and splothy.. the ones I got had 8 led's per globe pointing out and up all around and they nice and bright. rgds Frank where can u get 8 led t5's from frankieh? frankieh wrote: yes... but if you get single led wedges, they will be unidirectional and not bright enough.. The T5's I have here have 3 ultrabrite LED's on the one wedge and they are equivalent to the old globe only blue. I first bought a box of single led T10 wedges for my EA ghia dash and I've ended up using them on the under dash lights and the rear console etc as they are just not bright enough for the cluster or climate control or even the 3 led blue t5's never seen either before |
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| frankieh |
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I found the 8 globe T10's in my EA on ebay from a link someone provided in this forum actually..
the T5's I found the same way... lots of searching on ebay. If I can find the post I'll stick it up... but there are tons selling them. Just did a quick ebay search for T10 LED and found this in the first page (a 6 led t10 globe) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/20X-T10-168-194-White-6-LED-Wide-Angle-Light-Bulbs-LOT_W0QQitemZ230340360654QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item230340360654&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A200 or this cheaper better option.... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-X-9-led-Blue-12V-T10-Xenon-Bulbs-Wedge-158-168-194_W0QQitemZ350196966203QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item350196966203&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A200 Takes lots of wading though results, but multi LED globes are available in T5 and T10 and are much much brighter than singles, also they spread the light out like a normal incandescent. rgds Frank |
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| XHII V8S |
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Ok I'm finally going to get around to doing this mod next week. I know these are silly questions but any help is great!
I know that the single leds are no good...the multis are much better. Which type do I need ? The T5's or T10s? I think from memory I need six if i want to just change the gauges. I might get around to changing the odo one day so how many all up? Thanks
_________________ Pacies & single 2.5'. New manifold to come soon... |
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| asizzy |
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T5 for EF/EL Cluster, T10's are for the globes like the footwell, glove box and others. Not sure on the total amount for full cluster
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| KWIKXR |
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Yup its the T5 wedge LED's your after.
If you just want the gauges/dials done theres 6 bulbs you need to replace. 3 for each side of the cluster. The bulb holders for those six bulbs are white ones so you'll be able to use those bulb holders by taking the old bulbs ones out and plugging the LEDs in. Some of them can be stuck in real good due to heat so you may need to wriggle them a bit to get them out. There is 1 bulb for the odometer. The 6 bulbs you'll need to replace to do just the gauges/dials are pointed out below.. Excuse my shocking paint skills  Attachment: led bulbs.JPG [ 9.64 KiB | Viewed 7107 times ] |
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| krisisdog |
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Demister is blown
     You will need 6 to do the cluster lighting, one for odo, one for demist, one for clock/two for trip... Last edited by krisisdog on Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:10 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
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| KWIKXR |
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s**t that looks good krisisdog
 The lighting in the cluster came out nice and even |
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you guys have any ideas if i can change the globes in the middle of my EF on the roof
ther 12v 5w and 12v10w but they have the little steel sleve over the halogen and the piece of copper touches the base and yer gives light you guys know if i can different colours or anything ? |
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| Luxo Sprint |
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these are what all us ef/ef boys want for our dashes correct
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ZPE-Pack-of-8-x- ... 1|294%3A50 |
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| krisisdog |
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krisisdog wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/10-x-Blue-LED-Dashboard-Speedo-Wedge-Light-Bulb-T5-286_W0QQitemZ400048705297QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item400048705297&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50 These are what I used. well i will buy those ones then seeing how urs turned out |
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| krisisdog |
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Good plan!
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