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Title: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 12, 2013, 09:37:04 am
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Title: Re: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: RetroRaz on August 12, 2013, 09:48:33 am
I bought the smd's a while back. Not sure if I still have them but id like my dials to be lit white rather than blue.

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Post by: JackG on August 12, 2013, 09:50:15 am
I would but I wouldn't want too do it myself and id be worried about it all going back together  after  :signLOL:
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Post by: RetroRaz on August 12, 2013, 09:54:04 am
Just curious,  how long have you had your leds changed over for?

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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 12, 2013, 10:23:42 am
its been about a week or two now

and i would be the one dismantling the switches.
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: JackG on August 12, 2013, 10:36:11 am
its been about a week or two now

and i would be the one dismantling the switches.
oh hell yea id be up for that then
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 12, 2013, 10:48:41 am
its been about a week or two now

and i would be the one dismantling the switches.
oh hell yea id be up for that then

lol ill make a list  in the first post, message me with what you need doing and in what colour
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: ukshaun on August 12, 2013, 09:11:02 pm
I'm quite happy with the way the golf lights up to be honest. But depending on your prices I may know someone that wants a car doing
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Post by: Scrubadub on August 12, 2013, 10:45:18 pm
That headlight switch looks the nuts
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Post by: trs888 on August 13, 2013, 03:32:38 am
good idea. been meaning to do this after i got the bug from doing the clocks and climate controls but had other stuff to do. looks cool.  :congrats:
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Post by: arris on August 13, 2013, 08:19:20 am
Is this hard?

Tempted to take them all to bits  :laugh:
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 13, 2013, 11:38:27 am
its easy enough to remove the bits from the car, the hard part is dismantling them to expose the circuit board
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Post by: RetroRaz on August 13, 2013, 11:52:37 am
its easy enough to remove the bits from the car, the hard part is dismantling them to expose the circuit board

I thought the hardest bit was taking the leds out lol.



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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 13, 2013, 02:49:28 pm
lol no thats easy for me :wink:
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Post by: RetroRaz on August 13, 2013, 02:59:07 pm
lol no thats easy for me :wink:

I definitely want my clocks done white. Let me know when we could arrange this. Do I need to post my clocks to you or come to you?



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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 15, 2013, 11:11:50 am
if you post them then do you have any spare clocks you can put in your car?
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Post by: RetroRaz on August 15, 2013, 11:16:09 am
if you post them then do you have any spare clocks you can put in your car?

I can get a spare set and code it to my car. If I wad to come to you, how long does it take to desolder and solder the led's?



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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: skard on August 15, 2013, 11:18:38 am
Sorry to butt in, but I have a midline tdi 962 cluster going if anyone wanted to use them for this purpose, can also code them in to 04-early 06 cars.
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 15, 2013, 11:26:14 am
The desoldering and resoldering takes about a hour and a half

The most time consuming thing is the actual dismantling to expose the leds

Over all it takes around 2-3 hours if u want the speedo doing not including the midline/ highline screen that alone takes a hour
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Post by: Melkiy on August 17, 2013, 07:22:55 pm
how much am I looking at if I post just board already out of cluster and speed led left and right replaced in white?

thanks  :smiley:
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 18, 2013, 11:21:05 am
PRICE LIST:
Speedo not including middle screen = £40
Window switches door lock and mirror controls = £25
Headlight Switch = £20
Heater control panel non climate including econ recirculate and demist buttons= £20
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Post by: fingerling on August 27, 2013, 05:03:51 pm
what size do i need for the puddle lights?
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 29, 2013, 10:45:19 am
I just looked and it looks like the exact same bulb used in the sidelights
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 30, 2013, 03:07:14 pm
no one?  :party:
Title: Re: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: RetroRaz on August 30, 2013, 03:50:36 pm
I definitely want mine done in white without the screen done. Ill be coming up to midlands end of september to see the in laws so can pop by to you and get them done.

Ill put in a temporary set of clocks so that the original ones are already out to save time

Raz

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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 30, 2013, 09:28:39 pm
no problems  :happy2:
Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on August 31, 2013, 10:13:46 am
Max brightness

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Lowest brightness

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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: RobboGTI on August 31, 2013, 10:46:41 am
Where are you located
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Post by: RetroRaz on August 31, 2013, 10:56:24 am
Where are you located

Hes near Huddersfield

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Title: Re: Led Conversions - Should i start?
Post by: reaper7881 on September 06, 2013, 12:00:19 pm
bump