Dash lights

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:53 pm

Hey guys, does anyone know what the lights are at the bottom of the speedo cluster (petrol light, ABS light, etc)??

Are the LED's??
What voltage do they take??
Can they be bought locally??
What is the spare one for??

Cheers

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:57 pm

Its normal dash type globes, ill post pics tomorow. The two outer once are big (8mm in diameter) like the once that illumanate the dash but the other are smaller about 5mm in diameter.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:12 pm

Yeah I am talking about the small 5mm ones at the bottom of the cluster, ther entire row at the bottom. They are clear that light up a red or orange...

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm

Gary57 wrote:Yeah I am talking about the small 5mm ones at the bottom of the cluster, ther entire row at the bottom. They are clear that light up a red or orange...

The spare one says pwr at the back i think , cant remember exactly. But they are clear the with deferent colored lenses. Two bigger once on the outsides and smaller once for the rest. No Globe or fitting in the spare tho.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:21 pm

If they are normal dash lights can you get blue or green locally?? I dont want UBER bright ones but the same as the red ones that are stock. What voltage do they take, 12V??

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:24 pm

Should be 12v idnt see any resistors to reduce the voltage to them.

I dont want UBER bright ones but the same as the red ones that are stock.

??? They are all clear, ive got blue once in my spare cluster.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:41 pm

Charl where did you get your blue ones from??

I want to trigger this light from a 12v relay.

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:49 pm

They were in the cluster, imm planning to put them in mine some time but youll see in the pics its normal dash globes with a colored sleeve over them..

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:58 pm

They were in the cluster, imm planning to put them in mine some time but youll see in the pics its normal dash globes with a colored sleeve over them..

Just checking that we are one the same page here. Im talking about the spare globe at the bottom of the dash, think its 3rd from the left or something, in the same line as the ABS one, not the main dash lights that light up the whole cluster/speedo.

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:05 pm

Gary57 wrote:
They were in the cluster, imm planning to put them in mine some time but youll see in the pics its normal dash globes with a colored sleeve over them..
Just checking that we are one the same page here. Im talking about the spare globe at the bottom of the dash, think its 3rd from the left or something, in the same line as the ABS one, not the main dash lights that light up the whole cluster/speedo.

No globe in that, the lense i think is amber with pwr written on the wiring tracks at the back.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:14 pm

Can it be used??

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Thu May 28, 2009 6:42 am

Just so that were on the same page.

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Thu May 28, 2009 6:47 am

Gary57 wrote:Can it be used??

Theres already tracks for it so if you can hack the wiring or bypass the tracks yes.

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Thu May 28, 2009 7:50 am

yeah like Charl said, it shouldn't be hard to hack. Will be doing mine in green some time this month(june).

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Thu May 28, 2009 8:11 am

Charl you say the globes are clear with a coloured film over them but if I look at my cluster my lights look clear when off and not red or orange.

I plan on hacking into the cluster plug and using the stock track.