Hey Guys,

I am just in the process of buying some white dials and while im taking the dash apart i though i would change the bulbs as a couple are blown. Any ideas what size and where to buy them from?

Thanks

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attycuz

I had this trouble with my digital dash........I inquired at Jaycar only to be told they are not made anymore.....good thing is they sell LED replacement ones in different colours.

Look at other dashes in the wreckers.........most makes and models run the same light.

Haha I knew this would be the right question for you

Is it a hard job? I plan to change the dials, paint the needles and change the bulbs. With LED's do I need to solder or do they clip in?

Cheers bitza

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attycuz

It's quite easy to change the dial faces.......just take your time.

The LEDs are a direct fit.........just make sure they are the right way around though.

You can still get the incandescent globes. All of them are T5 except one which is a T10.
Autobarn usually have them in stock (clear only) and red/blue sleeves, or you can get
different colours off eBay.

My local Jaycar are always trying to push their overpriced LED's.

I made the change to LEDs in my Lancer and quickly changed back as they were not dispersing
the light over a wide enough area and left me with bright and dark spots all over my gauges.

If you do go with LEDs, make sure you get ones that are designed to disperse the light over a
wide area. And as Andrew said, make sure they are the right way round. Polarity is key so if it
doesn't light up just pull it out and turn it round.

Cheers guys for the replies, pretty sure you will get a lot more one my dials arrive and i remove the dash. I can see my first question being... how do I remove the dash haha

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attycuz

Hi is this the one are you looking for? R509TBBK B8.3D 12V 1.2W Panel Bulb Black Base? well im not sure for what car are you looking?


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I haven't checked yet, too scared at taking the dash apart, never done it before. Might have a go this weekend, but as its my daily drive if it all fails I have to use public transport and I cant stand it haha

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yeah better to use public transport! LOl its better to be safe than sorry bro

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Thanks for the trust jminlo haha What car you got?

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attycuz

I have an old cordiaVR4s 1985 Mitsubishi LOL got it from my dad restored it some of the parts but all in all it is still old LOL but it doesn't mean its rusty...still got all the parts like brand new I think my Dad love this car good for me I got it LOL I made some profit out of it!

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Thats what I have, old but cool, rattles and shakes but i think thats what i love most, and just a tiny bit of rust on the front arch which i will try and fix, where are you located?

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attycuz

really? nice! well you should take care of that rust before it eats all your front arch better to buy one or clean it i suppose?, I'm from the philippines! that's why i make money from this old car on our country because its very rare to see this kind of model here so i got some few bucks from the car shows LOL

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Nice one. There isnt that many here either, its exciting when you see one

as for the rust yeah its on my list of things to do, just need the $$$

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