Look what i did (all blue)!
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DeanSweet said:did you have to swap them all or just replace the little LED Condoms?
Looks like a European3 now!?
it IS an european 3... in fact the turbo diesel version
its a good accomplishment but it looks like the whole interior is drowned with blue... visibility at night is going to suck! and it looks ricey too
Nice to hear you like it.
First; sorry for my poor englisch.
So indeed it is a european model: the 1.6TD 110HP.
The screen says "donna" because that was the radiochannel (rds) it was on.
"Looks like the whole interior is drowned with blue... visibility at night is going to suck! and it looks ricey too." : It is just the camera i used: with the human eye it looks realy darkblue, visibility at night is almost the same as before.
"Did you need to use resistors for the HVAC?" : the HVAC is this the ac control? if it is : there are 2 ordinary bulbs inside that i changed to 2 5mm led's with a resistor. The rest "pressbuttons" are all smd led's.
Greetings Marc
First; sorry for my poor englisch.
So indeed it is a european model: the 1.6TD 110HP.
The screen says "donna" because that was the radiochannel (rds) it was on.
"Looks like the whole interior is drowned with blue... visibility at night is going to suck! and it looks ricey too." : It is just the camera i used: with the human eye it looks realy darkblue, visibility at night is almost the same as before.
"Did you need to use resistors for the HVAC?" : the HVAC is this the ac control? if it is : there are 2 ordinary bulbs inside that i changed to 2 5mm led's with a resistor. The rest "pressbuttons" are all smd led's.
Greetings Marc
How to do it???
Sorry, but step by step is difficult , because i wanted first to do the rpm-km/u-temp-fuel combo (don't know the right word) and nothing else.But after doing that, i felt the need to do also all the rest. (I mean all: the radiocontrols on the steeringwheel , the switchs for the headlight (up-down) , the switchs (7) for the windows. After that , like you can see in the pictures : the radio and the radio/ac/computer display (this was the most complicated to mod).
All i can suggest is : very small solder iron, lots of time, lots of smal led's.
For the rpm/km/u... combo i guess +- 20 led's SMD 1206 (3.2mm-1.6mm-1.1mm)
For the radio +-30 SMD1206 led's and 10 SMD PLCC3021 led's(3mm-2mm-1.4mm)these 3021led's are for the illumination effect when you turn the radio up-down.(i also changed the serie-resistors because the radio was not illuminated enough for me in comparing to the orther lights)
For the AC-combo +-10 SMD1206 led's and 2 ordinary 5mm led's (with resistors)
For the radio/ac/computer display 6 ordinary 5mm led's (very difficult to change them, you have to break some plastic parts and bend over the wires that go to the glass screen WITHOUT damage to the glass screen!)
Also some of the original plastics are covered with a orange film (like the 2control knobs for the ac / 2contol knobs for the radio and a plastic decoration on the radio(illumination effect if you press any button or up-down) , so all this orange film need to be removed, i did this by sanding it with a very fine sandingpaper.
If you still feel the need to do this mod: patience is the key and i bit of good luck.
Greetings Marc
Sorry, but step by step is difficult , because i wanted first to do the rpm-km/u-temp-fuel combo (don't know the right word) and nothing else.But after doing that, i felt the need to do also all the rest. (I mean all: the radiocontrols on the steeringwheel , the switchs for the headlight (up-down) , the switchs (7) for the windows. After that , like you can see in the pictures : the radio and the radio/ac/computer display (this was the most complicated to mod).
All i can suggest is : very small solder iron, lots of time, lots of smal led's.
For the rpm/km/u... combo i guess +- 20 led's SMD 1206 (3.2mm-1.6mm-1.1mm)
For the radio +-30 SMD1206 led's and 10 SMD PLCC3021 led's(3mm-2mm-1.4mm)these 3021led's are for the illumination effect when you turn the radio up-down.(i also changed the serie-resistors because the radio was not illuminated enough for me in comparing to the orther lights)
For the AC-combo +-10 SMD1206 led's and 2 ordinary 5mm led's (with resistors)
For the radio/ac/computer display 6 ordinary 5mm led's (very difficult to change them, you have to break some plastic parts and bend over the wires that go to the glass screen WITHOUT damage to the glass screen!)
Also some of the original plastics are covered with a orange film (like the 2control knobs for the ac / 2contol knobs for the radio and a plastic decoration on the radio(illumination effect if you press any button or up-down) , so all this orange film need to be removed, i did this by sanding it with a very fine sandingpaper.
If you still feel the need to do this mod: patience is the key and i bit of good luck.
Greetings Marc
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That's awesome Marc! Must've taken A LOT of work-- it'd probably take me several weeks to finish the whole thing. How are your passenger's eyes while driving at night? It might just be the off-focus pics, but looking at it for a few seconds got me a little dizzy.
now it got me thinking: i wonder what color your dome lights are-- red?
now it got me thinking: i wonder what color your dome lights are-- red?
I know , just looking to the pictures it looks like the blue fades out , this is because i had to hold the camera for 3sec completely steady , and as you can see: it is not possible just by holding it my hands.
So in reality the "white-blue" is really dark-blue (looks fine) , and the "fade-out" does not exist (all the text on the switches are pefectly like with the original illimination.
Greetings Marc
So in reality the "white-blue" is really dark-blue (looks fine) , and the "fade-out" does not exist (all the text on the switches are pefectly like with the original illimination.
Greetings Marc
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BKK Jack said:
The RPM's only go up to 6000.
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