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Folks,

Does anyone sell replacement bulbs for the dashboard in a blue colour.

George

Loads on eBay.
Most won't quite fit, so will need a bit of plier action and even soldering.

They don't give a very good spread of light so here's top tips if you're going to fit LEDs.
1) make the original white reflector inserts more reflective by covering with alumium foil.
2) file the sperical end of the LED flat.
3) Fit white dial overlays.
I made my own by removing the original bulbs and fitting LEDs and resistors to suit. i've since seen some DIY jobs where ther LED extends a fair way out of the bulb holder and points more toward the gauges, which probably works even better.

any photos with your blue LED, like to see what they look like first!

I put some of these in mine.here

You will have to modify the plastic holder but they will fit.

hi i fitted blue led`s to my exsisting bulb holders, removed old buld replaced with 12v led plus resistors from maplems. little soldering, cost about 12 quid to do. then finshed them off i made some white dials.
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If you can get an LED with a high viewing angle. Most normal LED's have 10-30 deg. But some go up to 160 deg.
Kev

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mine cost me about £7 form HK and i got 20 lights with wires to them
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oh mine light up very well

If you follow the bulb track back, you can fit a suitable resistor for this. I'm using a neon tube for mine - more subtle glow. The addition of neons under the dash also helps when you're scrabbling around in the dark for odds and ends.

Maplins