Ive been offered a free set of LED's to light the aircon console and the gear lights next to the gear stick, I just need a photo of what bulbs are used or if anyone knows the type of led that would fit so I can pass it on and get them id appreciate it :)

I'm pretty sure they're either T5 or T10's. Searching will provide you the right answers, I'd search for you but I'm on my way out.

they are T5 leds in this area, same with the ashtray and cigi light

I'm pretty sure they're either T5 or T10's. Searching will provide you the right answers, I'd search for you but I'm on my way out.

yeah Ive tried searching and asking in chat thread but no response so its my last resort :p


they are T5 leds in this area, same with the ashtray and cigi light

cheers I might get cigi lights done too while im doing them, long shot but you wouldnt know how many globes there are to replace would you?

Hey there.. i just done all of my lights dash a/c control cigi ash tray and speed alert dash,,cigi ashtray and ac control are all T5 4 in total, speed alert cluster is a single T10, and gear stick lights are a single T10, i was using LEDs but it turned out with hot spots i had the wrong ones. i ended up using those navra coloured light condoms, i will post a pic up tonight on the face book AMC page..
Danny

Hey there.. i just done all of my lights dash a/c control cigi ash tray and speed alert dash,,cigi ashtray and ac control are all T5 4 in total, speed alert cluster is a single T10, and gear stick lights are a single T10, i was using LEDs but it turned out with hot spots i had the wrong ones. i ended up using those navra coloured light condoms, i will post a pic up tonight on the face book AMC page..
Danny

Leds are the way to go,i have those condoms in the ac section as my t5 globes i bought are too long and wouldnt go in.

I bought wide angle smd leds off ebay and fitted them to my cluster with amazing results

Hey there.. i just done all of my lights dash a/c control cigi ash tray and speed alert dash,,cigi ashtray and ac control are all T5 4 in total, speed alert cluster is a single T10, and gear stick lights are a single T10, i was using LEDs but it turned out with hot spots i had the wrong ones. i ended up using those navra coloured light condoms, i will post a pic up tonight on the face book AMC page..
Danny

Great thanks alot for that information and pictures Daniel.

so I need 4 T5 Leds and 2 T10s to get the rest done :)
heres my cluster blue leds
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4380/img0781yu.jpg

havent even looked at what to do to replace the other lights though, does it take long?

Great thanks alot for that information and pictures Daniel.

so I need 4 T5 Leds and 2 T10s to get the rest done :)
heres my cluster blue leds


havent even looked at what to do to replace the other lights though, does it take long?
no probs man, yeah 1 t10 for the speed alert and 1 t10 for the gear shifter,, and the 4 t5 are for heater/ac/cigi.
as for being hard todo i managed to do it anyone can lol. the only trouble i ran into was the speed alert light, dam those air vents i had a prick of a time putting those back together :)
good luck and dont forget to post more pics
Danny

I havent got a speed alert light in the te =[
I might to do A/C lights during the week and gear lights in a fortnight when I have a free weekend :)
is it much more than levering off the plastic facia to get to the a/c lights?

thats all i done i didnt take it all the way off just enough to remove the blubs,, note this is a bit tricky to be done but as said brfore if i can do it anyone can lol

yeah as long as I have some visual or descriptice direction Ill eventually get it :)

The one thing I didn't like when I had blue LED's in (I have white, red, and also blue LED's) is that they don't show red, so you can't see the redline and everything is the same colour. Before I get a verada blackout cluster, I'm going to try disassembling the entire cluster, and placing cellophane or something else coloured to change the colour of the dials but retain the intensity and overall better white LED's.

When I did red, it just looked dull and shitty. Or maybe that was because 10 red SMD bulbs cost me 5 bucks on eBay... ;)

theres one hot spot in left of AC where you select where the air is going to, thats because of where the light comes in the back to the right of the dial.
there was 2 T5 LEDs for that, but needed 3 for the oil/batter etc alerts and 1 for cigarette light.

not sure how to get to gear stick lights yet :S

not sure how to get to gear stick lights yet :S

You can remove the gear stick surround (the one you have to remove has part of getting to the head unit) and if you reach under the back side of the selector, just under the top lip somewhere, are two wires going into the unit. You can twist it I think (similar to the A/C lights, rotate it about 45 degrees, and it frees up) and pull it all out to reveal a single t10 bulb.

Now I feel I should mention that the magnas use a crap aqua colour piece of plastic to give the PRND32L figures the colour, the bulb is the normal white colour. If you go and put a white LED in, the PRNDetc will just be a brighter aqua. What I did is removed the top of the selector, and removed this piece of plastic. However the LED was too bright (my one actually illuminated the AC controls through the now see-through PRND characters. And the output was splotchy. I Fixed this by a) using tinfoil to "cup" the light and refract it, like a parabolic headlight in a way, upwards, and b) 3 layers of believe it or not, A4 paper to lower the brightness, give it a white appearance, and to increase the fire risk greatly :P. my selector is now full white, properly illuminated, and looks fairly good compared to my dodgy AC illumination..

yeah Ive removed the top plastic bit like in the start of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaWhsQYsnrs but I cant feel the 2 wires :S I'll have to try during day and see how blue looks with the aqua strip.

Put your head down, almost in the centre console, and use a torch to shine in there, you should see them. Otherwise you could have a look at the service manual, and take the whole top of the selector off, and access it that way.

hmm ill look in morning thankyou :)

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5213/img20120212211929.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9984/img20120212211921.jpg

Removed entire centre console to get to this one and replaced but I cannot find where the 2nd wire is up the front.. and I cant find anywhere my hand can fit through the yellow plastic that is there
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6905/img20120213131345.jpg


also.. once I put aircon piece back in how does this lever attach on/where :S
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6407/img20120213131828.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7426/img20120213230509.jpg
the L is half illuminated and N is half intensity but everything else is good.. this is with ONE T10led I cant find the other bulb

What kind of LED's did you use? Can you take a photo of one, or source a picture of what you used?

I can put you onto the guy I got em from ebay?

I can put you onto the guy I got em from ebay?

Ah, not interested in buying them, curious as to the kind of LED. It's fairly strange, the light output from the gear selector LED.

EDIT: Also, there is only one t10 bulb illuminating the shifter letters, which you replaced. Unless there was one that I didn't see :\

Id describe them as being flat, 4 small squares just facing straight on. I think the angle makes it only get half of the L not sure whats with the N must be something to do with the strip?

What sort of lights would I need for the cabin light and boot light?

What sort of lights would I need for the cabin light and boot light?

IIRC they both use a festoon light. Just do an Ebay search for SMD festoon light and you will get what looks like a square piece of material with LEDs, with a connector for the socket. But unless you buy a light with 50 LED's on it, not much light comes out of mine in the boot, due to the white cover, though the cabin light is good. I'm going to install an LED strip and mount it to the top of the boot (not on the actual boot lid, but the boot roofing).