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geraintthomas 11-15-2016 08:15 AM

Speedo & climate control lighting
 
I've seen the odd photo here and there of people putting different LED's in the speedo and climate control unit. Which LED's are needed for this?

I know there's a company that you can buy the kits from but I refuse to pay $30+ dollars (or $7 a bulb!) when they're about £0.50 on ebay each, if you know the ones to get. Trouble is, I don't know which ones. Are they NeoWedges?

Thanks!

geraintthomas 11-15-2016 08:58 AM

Nevermind, found them.

Faces & Gauge Needles: B8.4 1.5W Bulbs
Warning lights: 286 1.2W Bulbs
IndicatorsW3W 3W bulb (in a cap)

The switches and ambient lights in the cabin are either B8.4's or 286's. I'll have to find out. But for the meantime, there we are - no need to fork out ridiculous money.

particlewave 11-15-2016 10:33 AM

I know it's not what you want to hear, but I'd stick with sportcarleds.com for the twist lock LED bulbs as the eBay bulbs are of varying quality. I bought some of the cheap ones for my daily driver last year and they started acting up after only a couple hours of use. The bulbs from sportcarleds have been in my 986 for years with no issues. ;)

Same for the surface mount diodes for the switches and climate control. Order from a reputable electronics supplier like mouser.com. There is a link in one of my threads...

geraintthomas 11-15-2016 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 516635)
I know it's not what you want to hear, but I'd stick with sportcarleds.com for the twist lock LED bulbs as the eBay bulbs are of varying quality. I bought some of the cheap ones for my daily driver last year and they started acting up after only a couple hours of use. The bulbs from sportcarleds have been in my 986 for years with no issues. ;)

Same for the surface mount diodes for the switches and climate control. Order from a reputable electronics supplier like mouser.com. There is a link in one of my threads...

Hmm, probably a good shout that.

Which bulbs are used in the switches and climate control anyway, out of curiosity?


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