dashboard lights

Post by **chipster1** » 30 Aug 2006, 19:13

hi, can someone tell me where i can get some new dash lights for t25 as 1 has blown and could they be replacced with neon or led?

Post by **DiscoDave** » 30 Aug 2006, 19:18

ebay for leds, about a tenner for four. or go to half wits and take one of the buts ones, don't talk to any of the staff, don't even look at them, just go to the bulb bit and look till you see one the same!!

Post by **chipster1** » 30 Aug 2006, 19:20

cheers Dave.....!

Post by **kevtherev** » 30 Aug 2006, 19:24

DiscoDave wrote:, don't talk to any of the staff, don't even look at them, :

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 31 Aug 2006, 08:38

In fact keep your head down and if you should see a young bod making a beeline for you just make a noise like a chicken - they'll steer well clear of you. Unless you have an Ford they won't have a CLUE what you're on about anyway. Staff conflabs best avoided at all costs.

Post by **MacAoidh** » 04 Sep 2006, 00:10

Never get out of the boat!

Never get out of the boat!

Post by **airhead** » 04 Sep 2006, 00:57

DATS H-A-L-F-W-I-T-S My last experience at Halfords

"I have a Volkswagen syncro"

"Wha? As in loike synchro-mesh or something"

"No, as in four wheel drive."

"Its a jeep is ih?"

"No its a van."

"Wha? [turning to mate] This chap ere reckons ees goh a four wheel drive van!"

Laughter

"What are you laughing about?"

[next guy]
"Man lookah, wharrah you after?"

"A set of bloody brake pads for a Volkswagen Transporter Syncro if youre finished laughing!"

"Aah roigh its a transporter!"

"Yeah, a Syncro bloody transporter"

"Calm down dere mistah. Wharrah ya on abouh wit dis syncro business"

"Thats what the van is. Its what VW called their four wheel drive system in the 80s and 90s!"

[Sniggers]
"Roigh let me geh my manager."

[manager]
"Whats the problem here?"

"Your lads are ridiculing me for looking for a set of brake pads for a four wheel drive transporter"

"AH here now. Whats all dis abouh a four wheel drive transporter."

"There it is outside."

"Sorry bud, but dats not four wheel drive."

"On what basis?"

"Volkswagen never made a four wheel drive van. Dats not four wheel drive"

"Oh is that right? Come with me..."

[now at van]
"Look under there"

[looking under van]
"Ah roigh. Yeeeh dats ehh, dats ehhh. Dats unusual!"

"But it does exist right? So that means Volkswagen did make a four wheel drive van right?"

"Jaysis. Yeeeeh sorry bout dat. Alroigh so ehh pads for dat."

[back inside]
"Thats s-y-n-c-r-o"

"Roigh, der in our warehouse. We can have em 'ere by ehh, ehh 5 working days"

"Right ok go for it, and in future, if you dont know, dont assume. The customer in this place usually is the one whos right."

"Wha?"

"Never mind"[/i]

Post by **Mocki** » 04 Sep 2006, 06:40

airhead wrote:DATS H-A-L-F-W-I-T-S My last experience at Halfords

"I have a Volkswagen syncro"

"Wha? As in loike synchro-mesh or something"

"No, as in four wheel drive."

"Its a jeep is ih?"

"No its a van."

"Wha? [turning to mate] This chap ere reckons ees goh a four wheel drive van!"

Laughter

"What are you laughing about?"

[next guy]
"Man lookah, wharrah you after?"

"A set of bloody brake pads for a Volkswagen Transporter Syncro if youre finished laughing!"

"Aah roigh its a transporter!"

"Yeah, a Syncro bloody transporter"

"Calm down dere mistah. Wharrah ya on abouh wit dis syncro business"

"Thats what the van is. Its what VW called their four wheel drive system in the 80s and 90s!"

[Sniggers]
"Roigh let me geh my manager."

[manager]
"Whats the problem here?"

"Your lads are ridiculing me for looking for a set of brake pads for a four wheel drive transporter"

"AH here now. Whats all dis abouh a four wheel drive transporter."

"There it is outside."

"Sorry bud, but dats not four wheel drive."

"On what basis?"

"Volkswagen never made a four wheel drive van. Dats not four wheel drive"

"Oh is that right? Come with me..."

[now at van]
"Look under there"

[looking under van]
"Ah roigh. Yeeeh dats ehh, dats ehhh. Dats unusual!"

"But it does exist right? So that means Volkswagen did make a four wheel drive van right?"

"Jaysis. Yeeeeh sorry bout dat. Alroigh so ehh pads for dat."

[back inside]
"Thats s-y-n-c-r-o"

"Roigh, der in our warehouse. We can have em 'ere by ehh, ehh 5 working days"

"Right ok go for it, and in future, if you dont know, dont assume. The customer in this place usually is the one whos right."

"Wha?"

"Never mind"[/i]

LMFAo......

can we WiKi this Bob?
its the funniest thread since that one about , erm, ahem, oh whatever it was....

Website · Post by **dbroada** » 04 Sep 2006, 12:21

when I lived in Germany I asked how to say "I'm only looking" for use in shops. The phrase I was taught certainly worked. It was only as I learnt a bit more that I realised I was probably saying "I'm only cake". Must give it a try in half wits sometime.

Post by **airhead** » 05 Sep 2006, 13:45

I tend to find making high pitched whimpering sounds whilst walking sideways on all fours like a crab works for me.

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 05 Sep 2006, 20:54

It doesn't matter HOW many times I see that phrase 'Half Wits' it still makes me laugh out loud. Never was a more accurate phrase given for the kind of knowledge one can expect from Halfwits - sorry I mean Halfords.

There is almost NOTHING in there that you'd want to put in your bus for starters. You daren't even MENTION plugs or leads cos you KNOW they'll be ten times what they are at GSF - if they've even got them. Only a few of their bulbs will fit. They MIGHT have a fan belt if you can be bothered to flick through that silly flip-over chart thing at which point you're bored and its either go look at the air fresheners or hang around the bicycles.

Incidentally I changed all my dash bulbs for LEDs - even the high beam light (which on most T25s is actually a bulb cos blue LEDs didn't exist then). I also added in a yellow LED to indicate that my side & headlights were on. I just soldered LEds to the original bulb holders (with suitable resistor.

I did make ONE mistake though. YOU try finding a blue LED that doesn't blind you (you have to paint them with black paint first). Looks cool when your face lights up blue in the dark though. Also worth noting that if you swap the interior festoon lights for LEDs, they draw so little current it doesn't trigger alarms that work by voltage drop so you have to add a resitor or normal bulb in the circuit somewhere.

Post by **airhead** » 05 Sep 2006, 21:50

You can of course get LEDs with built in resistors. Why is the resistor necessary though? I never got that part. Remember also when putting in LEDs, they are polarised so will only work when theyre in the right way. So has anyone tried putting those really bright blue LEDs in for the instrument illumination? I quite like that idea.

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 06 Sep 2006, 09:29

Resistors essential to soak up the difference in voltage between 2 volts (or whatever it is to supply LED) and the 13.5 volts from vehicle - they'd blow otherwise