Dash LED
- Thread starter Diesel
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@Hooky
Thanks will try that if I cant get anywhere doing it myself.
@12h
Cheers for the link, do you know how to get into the dials? I've looked at a spare dash dial set on eBay and seen where the LED's go but unsure how to go about getting into the dials to replace the bulbs.
Also I have read online that the Micra K12 has a orange tint to the lines on rev counter/speed so that it will always appear orange no matter what LED's are behind it. Can anyone confirm this?
And does anyone know if it is possible to get into the heater panel to change the LED's behind that?
Thanks will try that if I cant get anywhere doing it myself.
@12h
Cheers for the link, do you know how to get into the dials? I've looked at a spare dash dial set on eBay and seen where the LED's go but unsure how to go about getting into the dials to replace the bulbs.
Also I have read online that the Micra K12 has a orange tint to the lines on rev counter/speed so that it will always appear orange no matter what LED's are behind it. Can anyone confirm this?
And does anyone know if it is possible to get into the heater panel to change the LED's behind that?
I wouldnt attempt an led change,it blew my illumination altogether. Had to buy a replacement speedo head in the end.
I've Swapped the heater control dials for LEDs on my K11. The original bulbs were both blown.
It was easy in concept but really hard to get my fingers in to push the leds in to their holders as heater cable was very short coming through dash and stopped the controls twisting about so had to reach behind and try slot LED in. May be easier on k12, but I dont know.
I used LED strip as backlight for instrumentcluster. Easy to solder in. Post is here:
micra.org.uk
It was easy in concept but really hard to get my fingers in to push the leds in to their holders as heater cable was very short coming through dash and stopped the controls twisting about so had to reach behind and try slot LED in. May be easier on k12, but I dont know.
I used LED strip as backlight for instrumentcluster. Easy to solder in. Post is here:
Micra K11 2002 Instrument Guage Lighting Upgrade With LED Strips
I bought 50cm of 5050 SMD LED strip in orange for backlighting my car instrument gauges. the 5050 LEDs are very bright which is good, but Id recommend getting 2835 type as smaller and not as bright. Because 5050 LEDS were so bright I made a defuser out of a 2L milk carton as too bright for...
micra.org.uk
