Thread: P38 LED dash mod

Scouse suggested filing the ends of the LEDs flat to change their optics. It's worth a try.

The instruments look good in white with a mod to give red needles.

Even better - frosting! I might give this a go.
LED Experiments

That looks the ticket.

What I did was to remove the filament bulbs from their holders, then solder a 3mm (maybe smaller) colored LED in its place.

Then wire in series a resistor on the feed wire for the dash lighting. The smaller LED means you would not get a bright spot.
But make sure you get the polarity of the LED correct when mounting.

And you have more reliable dash lighting, of course.





"TRIPE TRIPE TRIPE IS THE OTHER FORUM"

Originally Posted by Craig_Keira

I hope this hasn't been done before...

I forgot to answer that comment. Yes it has. A few have done it and it was covered on rangerovers.net - hence my comment about the red needles.

I read the other posts on this but offer the following FWIW:

While I had the centre console apart the last couple of days re-routing some wiring, I decided to replace some bulbs in the HEVAC panel. I discovered Jaycar now stock frosted T5 LEDs in the holder ready to plug straight into the HEVAC back panel. No need for resistors or soldering

I bought 4 x T5 LED 12v "white" globes Catalogue number is ZD0384 B8.5D. Price was $1.80 ea complete (catalogue lists them at $2.50 but the cash register price was $1.80). As a comparison, a Sydney-based supplier of LR parts has the T5 globe holder (only) listed at close on $6.... each...

Only challenge was working out the polarity... 'spot' them with a marker pen and if they don't work the first time turn them through 180deg...

There's a small dull whitish spot in the centre of the HEVAC screen which now has a bluish tinge, but the 'numbers' are quite bright... even the book symbol (which BTW only appears on hot days ) All the other signs and symbols are quite bright (again!) and they respond to the instrument light dimmer (except the HEVAC panel proper which stays at constant level of illumination)

Current offerings are in blue, red and white with/without the holder. Also available in T10 size

Photos?

photos implies "camera", camera somewhere else, phone is real phone which don't (I mean doesn't) take photos,
well actually I do have a phone which does take photos but it is somewhere in a secret building in Melbourne being manipulated by Telstra techs to unlock it from their network with a code supplied directly to them from the Nokia factory. They apparently got excited that one person in Australia still used a Nokia phone !!!!!!!!!!! (that's what I tell myself)

(Actually this turn of events falls into the category of "my propensity to purchase goods which fail....(several times) "etc )

In solidarity with our age demographic... will see what I can do!

cheers