Hey all,

Just got one of these and was wondering if there is anyway to modify them?
Anyone done a white face on it or changed the lights? The lights are a Mitsubishi item which I believe you cant match with any sort of coloured LED but I really want a pure white light like in my dash cluster.
Any help appreciated

Hey all,

Just got one of these and was wondering if there is anyway to modify them?
Anyone done a white face on it or changed the lights? The lights are a Mitsubishi item which I believe you cant match with any sort of coloured LED but I really want a pure white light like in my dash cluster.
Any help appreciated

i dont think anyone has tried this before.
I will rip mine apart tomorrow and see what i can do!

Yeh same here. Thinking a white ground with no numbers. Stylish and sophisticated, just the way i like it! ...And maybe some LED sleeves to whiten it up or give a tinge of colour.
You got one installed in your dash yet?

I've got red sleeves on mine, but I really want LED replacements, as it's a bit too dull. But as you say, I haven't been abe to trace what kind of bulb they are to find easy replacements, and my homemade experiments with high-brightness LEDs haven't worked too well (trying to fit in the resistor as well).

I guess you could try replacing the face, I think it's metal at the moment, completely opaque, so the light is only what seeps around the sides, it doesn't actually shine through the face.

I've got red sleeves on mine, but I really want LED replacements, as it's a bit too dull. But as you say, I haven't been abe to trace what kind of bulb they are to find easy replacements, and my homemade experiments with high-brightness LEDs haven't worked too well (trying to fit in the resistor as well).

I guess you could try replacing the face, I think it's metal at the moment, completely opaque, so the light is only what seeps around the sides, it doesn't actually shine through the face.

Ive just taken mine apart now and the face wont actually come off, its like metal backed and is stuck down pretty hard, im gonna scan it in and see what i can anyways

ive got mine! have you got yours?
lol well im just gonna give it to the guy that did the LED's and neon install in my car, coz hes wiring it up to my dash tomorrow night, im sure he'll figure some way out to change the back light, ill post it up if he does.
:)

Yeh ive just found the same problems. Let us know how you go mate, very interested to see if an alternative is available to DIY

yup
my mate did it, no worries, had to set up 3 LEDs on either side, just took the normal globes out and re did it, pics in attachments, its reasonably easy if you know how to use a souldering iron and have the right ****.
but like this guy is 1 pro LED dude, used to rice and build rally cars for a living.

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gotta get the strip off - take out the glove box as there are 2 screws in behind it, one in the middle, and one over the left which is a ***** to get to.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/tmichelsons3/DSC01394.JPG

gotta get the 2nd gen clock off [TUFFTR] cheers bro

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gotta wire it all up so that it has constant power, as well as parker light starting (so the LEDs come on when the parkers are turned on) i also connected it up to the dimmer, so when you turn the light behind the dials down it turns the LED's down.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/tmichelsons3/DSC01400.JPG

gotta make sure youve plugged it all in properly and it works

http://members.optusnet.com.au/tmichelsons3/DSC01402.JPG

try taking a pic of it while your driving.

hope you like it

that looks awesom!

u took that whole strip, with the aircon vents and all, off to put the clock in tho??
cant u just pop open that squareish plastic bit and pop the clock straight in?..

thats all i did.

Looks fuly Sic

u took that whole strip, with the aircon vents and all, off to put the clock in tho??
cant u just pop open that squareish plastic bit and pop the clock straight in?..

yeah i guess, was just checkin it out tho coz in between the far left vent and the middle left one - so in the flat spot, i was checking it out coz im putting 3 x 2" gauges in there mounted slightly so that they face me, so was just havin a look :P

looks awesome, get ya mate to make up some more blue ones and i'll take it off ya hands

That looks wicked man!!!
So do you have any pictures of the actuall LED's behind the clock?

neg, sorry i didnt take any while he was doing it, i should have ey lol.

what you gotta do is when you take the globes out, you have to find the positive and negative feeds for the light, then connect the LED and the little fuse thing up the them, but you have to have approx 3 LED either side, and you have to bend them so that the kinda go the whole way around, then once its connected to the parkers its illuminates nicley, you could put like 10 LEDs behind there if you wanted too, 3 on either side worked for me.

That looks awesome mate! Great work! :thumbsup: Any chance ure mate could tell us or show us the wiring diagram? Might be able to knock one up DIY with that.

ill be over at his next week some time coz im getting the lights behind my speedo/dash changed to ice blue LED's so ill see if he can do a write up.

No worries, sounds good! Thanks for your help