damientt Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I've just put my TT into storage for the winter and I've decided to have a go at the blue dash conversion while it's off the road. Can someone out there please give me some advice on the type of LEDs to use (???). I've had a look on the Maplins web site and there are a variety of blue LEDs .... diffused, water clear lens, etc. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=blue%20led&source=15&SD=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 The clear lens are the ones you want as the diffused are sort of milky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damientt Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Thanks Kieran (again!!). And another question .... what brightness? 7200mcd, 10000mcd ... or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Not sure, I got mine from eBay and I think they were around 6000mcd and they do the job. Well, the ones that are lined up with the holes properly do anyway. You've just reminded me that I really should get around to sorting my heater control out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Component-Shop.co.uk Also I would go for diffused, no sign of "milky" blue I've done conversion on 3 cars already, 4th on my way, so you can belive me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 ...so you can belive me You saying I'm a liar?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 You saying I'm a liar?! Haha no mata, not at all. For heater controls clear standard one is better, but if you do speedo conversion too, diffused will cover bigger angle, so light is distributed more even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Component-Shop.co.uk Also I would go for diffused, no sign of "milky" blue I've done conversion on 3 cars already, 4th on my way, so you can belive me I've done 17 conversion (so neeer ) and I use componentshop too I just use 7000mcd (i think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I've done 17 conversion (so neeer ) and I use componentshop too I just use 7000mcd (i think) Couldn't find 7000mcd on their site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Couldn't find 7000mcd on their site or are they 3500 mcd? I cant remember... been a while since i orderds some as I have a couple thousand knocking around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Haha no mata, not at all. For heater controls clear standard one is better, but if you do speedo conversion too, diffused will cover bigger angle, so light is distributed more even Yeah, only joking mate. You're dead right about the diffused for the speedo, I've got the EL dials in mine, so never even thought about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 any pics of your el dials mate? i am fed up with trying to get the light right in behind the dials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 any pics of your el dials mate? i am fed up with trying to get the light right in behind the dials Just taken these with my phone, so they're a bit cack but give an idea of what they look like in the dark. They're the reverse glow Speedhut ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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