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Author:  J.J. [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:40 pm ]
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Just got these from a guy in America. When fitted I should be able to see how fast I'm going in the dark 8)

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It's a good idea. :idea: Each widget replaces the perspex in the instrument clusters that has gone opaque with age. And contains an LED. They come in four colours. White, Red, blue & green. I just went for the white ones. They cost £20 + P&P. Even if youir unlucky & Sean intersepts them they are still cheaper than a flaming eye kit. (If you can get one.)
Will let you know how I get on fitting them & what they look like! If they work & fit well where they are from :)
Author:  Porsche [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:14 pm ]
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Tell us where you got them from too. :wink:
Author:  Li Moo Bai [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:35 pm ]
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JJ I reckon we should all club together and buy you a decent meal - ye cannet be eating properly with all the money you keep spending on the old girl LOL :)
Author:  J.J. [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:51 pm ]
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:lol: I know. Made the decision to keep it so now I'm working on getting it right. After all I've spent on it last year. Think I should finish the job :wink:
Author:  lindsayhbrown [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:14 pm ]
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let us know where you got them from, perhaps we could all get together and buy a job lot and split the p+p, if we get past sean
Author:  ExAudiSi [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:20 pm ]
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Are they the Jager Engineering ones?
I think that they sell them on Ebay too, but I thought that they were more expensive than that.
Author:  poprock [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:20 am ]
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Nope, those look different to the Jager Engineering ones. Cheaper, too.
Author:  brulynn [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:13 pm ]
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Try looking at http://www.ultraleds.co.uk. Their 501/194/T10 led is a direct replacement for the bulbs in the instrument assembly. I fitted them to my S2 and they work a treat, oh and they are only £1.99 each + vat, p&p etc. Since buying them they now do 4 different levels of brightness. The ones I bought are polarity sensitive and are not marked + or -, test before re-assembling the instrument cluster.
Author:  Spencer 77 [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:29 pm ]
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do you have any photo's?

S
Author:  Porsche [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:20 am ]
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Wow, they do have some great stuff on that http://www.ultraleds.co.uk site. Looks like I'll be changing a lot of bulbs on my S2 for l.e.d.s now.

(Lucky for me, they are cheap as chips, eh?) :wink:
Author:  stev [ Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:21 pm ]
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Does anyone know if the bulbs behind the heater controls are the same as the instrument cluster.?? I fancy changing the whole lot as mine are a bit dim. :D


cheers
Author:  J.J. [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:14 pm ]
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Pulled the console out & fitted the LEDs. They just snapped in. Trouble is that theres no power! So they will never light up :cry: worse I noticed that there are hardly any bulbs in it. Many of the warning light bulbs are missing. Guess what will happen when I fit some new ones.... This is going to get expensive again. I bet every sender unit is goosed. Stuck it back in for now. Need a shed load of bulbs. Maybe a new console.
Can anyone tell me what the 4 bulbs are on the right that are missing? They would be top to bottem between the temp/fuel gauge.
Author:  Ben944S2Cab [ Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:57 am ]
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There are meant to be some bulbs missing(warning lights for features you car hasn't got). shine a light down the hole and see what lights up. I have a spare clock set that you may be able to nab some bits off if you want.
Author:  J.J. [ Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:09 pm ]
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Thanks Ben that could be handy. Think mine has a problem anyway as theres no power to the lights at all. When I turn the iginition on the only light that comes on is the ignition/handbrake on light! Think there should be a few more than that :lol:
maybe it's the winds but my ISP is acting up at the moment. Problems posting/connecting!
Author:  Ben944S2Cab [ Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:09 am ]
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Are any of your other interior lights coming on like the ones the iluminate the switches, fog light switches and that?
I'll post you the clock set if you want,Its a little chorroded but it worked OK when I removed it. Its a shame you're so far away otherweise I'd offer up my skills with a multimeter.
Ben....
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