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ohh yeh I also frosted the led's with a drill and a 180grit sponge so light was distributed around, not directional.
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Krytox wrote: EBFAN666 wrote: the problem is with the blue dashes, you've still got an orange trip computer (if you've got a fairmont) which sucks cause you cant even change the filter behind it like with the trip/clock and the cluster lcd! I had a look and the only way I can figure out how to do it is unsolder the lcd screen itself! Wrong, you can remove the filter very easily. No un-soldering required. you just need to remove the entire plastics around the pcb to get to the lcd. as for the Trip computer/CC they're relatively easy, same again, undo them and replace the filter. seriously? Cause I was at it for a while! How do you remove the plastics? is it fairly simple procedure Ill probably kick myself next time I pull it apart!
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krisisdog wrote: The secret it quality LEDs, I'll post a pic of mine tonight if I remember. Cant believe how high the CBF factor is atm. I was going to do it as well tonight, but just cbf...... Must be getting lazy in my old age... heck I'm starting to enjoy driving the auto slow-mont instead of the 5spd mod'd futura....... 
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elf100capri wrote: here is a pic of my el xr8 dash, i put white ef needles in How did you get the lcd display blue?? |
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i was told to get the T5 blue led's wedge types
is this ok to use ? |
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| XRfairmont67 |
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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 456 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 464 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 451 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 421 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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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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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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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
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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 7105 times ] |
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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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