dials any colour i want

[coolrado 0]

after seeing henny's dials on here i had an idea now i can change the colour at the flick of a switch what do you think??

(those bright spots only show up on the photo it is perfectly even normally)

[dinkus 10]

Now that's pretty damn cool :D How did you do it?

[Henny 0]

Oooooh... nice... 8)

 

Spill the details then! :D :wink:

[coolrado 0]

rgb leds they can produce any colour including white light. 8)

i wired them through a 12 position rotary switch to get the different combinations

i like the purple dials with red digi the most

thanks to henny for the inspiration by the way :D

[dinkus 10]

very cool and you can keep them looking stock when you want as well. Mucho impressed :)

[coolrado 0]

only cost 10 quid to do and i didnt have to modify the dash at all as i fitted the led's into the bulb holders

im going to do the rest of the dash lights as well this week should look nice

[Henny 0]

I toyed with that idea when I did mine, but wasn't sure if it'd look good or not... You've proved that it DOES look very cool... 8) Nice one! :D

[woody 0]

Does anyone know what spec the normal lights are for the dash and can you upgrade them to give a higher output? If you replace the lights with LED's which will only work on and off what LEDS have people used and from where.

 

Cheers

[coolrado 0]

LED's dont just work on and off the normal dash dimmer still works with them 8) .

the rgb leds i got where from ebay as they where half the price of the ones from rs components and quarter of the price of the ones from maplin and they arrive within two days 8) .

[Henny 0]

yeah, it's a common mis-conception that you can't dim the brightness of an LED.... you can in exactly the same was as you'd dim a lightbulb... 8)

[coolrado 0]

yep the only difference with an led is that it lights instantly when you power it up and turns off instantly when you remove its supply unlike an incandescant bulb which fades on and fades off leds also use much less power 8)

[Henny 0]

..and generate no heat too! ;) 8)

[kongo127 0]

Looking good mate! :D

What size are those led´s?

[coolrado 0]

standard 5mm

[Eug 0]

What kind of LED's are used behind the screens, and what kind for the 3 on top of the dials ?

 

How many would I need and what kind of fitting are they each ie

 

286 slim wedge:

 

501 normal wedge:

 

Twist fit:

[Henny 0]

all are twist fit...

[coolrado 0]

i dremmeled the original bulb holders for the leds to fit as you cant buy the rgb leds in a holder as they have four wires to each led

tonight was the first time i have seen them while its properly dark and i think they look great

the red digi looks like a 1980's casio led watch very retro 8)

[Henny 0]

yeah, I love that on mine too! :D 8)