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corsa starter
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27th Aug 03 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

they are well dull fitted silver dials at the same time but i cant read the numbers! help!
Rocky
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27th Aug 03 at 21:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

doh doh doh lol sorry dude u shud hav left the black 1s in i have lol the black show the blue leds through better then much lighter
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27th Aug 03 at 21:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah with the std dials the blue led's r ok (could b a bit brighter) but with after market dials on top id imagine they would b very dull. did u damage the old dials? shure u could get the facia from a scrappy or sumfin, instead of the silver 1's
R Lee
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   27th Aug 03 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lol... had the exact problem with you matey. just fitted them on then......FCUK!!!! damn silver dials! lol
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27th Aug 03 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I got standard dials in my corsa with Blue LED conversion and they are well dull too, done the heater panel too and you carnt even see it
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27th Aug 03 at 22:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Tell ya what though i converted the clifford alarm flasher to a blue led looks sweet, except at night its so god dam bright its like having a strobe in the car.
When sat in a car park or on my drive way at night the whole interior is lit up by it!!!!
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28th Aug 03 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well old dials are in pieces and new ones cost me 45 quidso aint changing them... what else can i use to make it blue and bright???
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Have you got the ultra bright LED?? there are a few kinds out, some are bright but then there arte some ultra bright ones that are good for behind the dash so I am told.
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28th Aug 03 at 14:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got the ones rob supplies (cobra 148)
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28th Aug 03 at 15:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

corsa starter, I'll u2u you in a sec.
What colour are the numbers etc on silver dials? If they are white or transleucent, there shouldn't be a problem. I'm not familiar with silver dials, are they Lockwood?
This pic is of my dash when it had blue Lockwood dials, the numbers lit up fine...


In this pic, the rev counter is the original black factory one and the speedo is a blue Lockwood one, as you can see, they both light fine...


I'm assuming that the mfd is ok? The leds you have are the exact same ones as fitted to my dash. Heres what I'll do, I'll send you some 10000mcd blue leds, these are the brightest available and cost a lot more too. I'll send you them free of charge if you report back how they work with silver dials.
Keep it a secret though 'cos everyone will want some otherwise
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28th Aug 03 at 16:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mine where a bit dim in my MFD but they are ok, can still just about read it, and looks mint @ night!
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28th Aug 03 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Keep it a secret though 'cos everyone will want some otherwise


Now I know.
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quote:
Originally posted by cobra148
Heres what I'll do, I'll send you some 10000mcd blue leds, these are the brightest available and cost a lot more too.

How much is a lot more?? Cos I was thinking of getting some from a recommendation from a mate from Maplins as there ment to be brighter, as can read MDF if it quite sunny!
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28th Aug 03 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Si, heres the spec on the 10k..

SOURCE MATERIAL InGaAIN
EMITTING COLOR Blue
LENS TYPE Water Clear
LUMINOUS INTENSITY (mcd) 10,000 mcd
REVERSE VOLTAGE 5V
DC FORWARD VOLTAGE 3.2 - 6.00
DC FORWARD CURRENT 20mA
OPERATING TEMPERATURE 40șC to 85șC
LEAD SOLDERING TEMP 260șC for 3 seconds
VIEWING ANGLE ± 30°

You have the same leds in yours as I've got in mine, is yours not as bright as this?


I'll u2u you about them in a sec.

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Here's mine. There not mega bright in the day.



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You have two "hot spots" there, the rest of the display should light as bright as them. I'm not familiar with the Corsa C, how many leds/bulbs fit it as standard, is it two the same as the B?
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28th Aug 03 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Si, have you got them in the dials too, if so, how does that look?
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28th Aug 03 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my MDF looks the same in my C!i have 2 bright bits is there anyway that i could get the light to spread more evenly?
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   28th Aug 03 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hey guys,

i got 3 super bright leds behind my dash.....but my silver lockwood dials have a dark orange markings/numbers!!!!!!! so its very dull!!!!!!

im getting some green lockwood dials, which have got white markings/numbers so shud show fine.....

"cobra148" do your blue lockwood dials have white markings too???
R Lee
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28th Aug 03 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

has anybody had any real success with changing the dash lights for the corsa c?
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um my mate kev_corsa has done is and they all look a million times better than on that pic above. he has done the mfd and his dials.

u2u him im sure he will send u a pic
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Monkey, yes, my blue dials had white markings on.

 
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