Hi all, I'm having a problem with the dials in my car.
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I filmed the problem today however didn't realise there was a post count before your allowed to upload videos.
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Hopefully posting the link works/isn't against the rules, if so I will remove it as its only for reference.
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tinypic.
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(delete this space)com/r/2vwbiw9/9
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The two issues I have are:
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1.
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Hot and cold spots and needles not lighting up
2.
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Lights flickering when on full brightness
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From doing a bit of research I'm guessing the problems with the needles and poor lighting are due to the fact I have blue bulbs.
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Came with the car I wasn't sure what colour standard even was.
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Took the bulbs out to have a look and they are like a tower shape, with one led on each side, rather then the type Shinny suggests using in his post
www.imoc.
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(delete this space)co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=166187&highlight=
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Again I cant post photos yet so cant show the led side or the rear of them, they say Toshiba V-2 on the back.
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Every bulb on the back of the cluster is one of these
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(including the fuel warning light, which has turned on once while ive owned the car) so I don't know if I just need to replace the 4 like in Shinny's topic or if they are now all wrong? The only one that is different is a rectangle shape that says Denso on the back, I didn't pull this one out to have a look though.
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Hopefully someone will say its a simple fix, follow Shinnys guide swap the 4 bulbs and ill have properly working dial lights and needles I can actually see.
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(I presume Shinnys guide works exactly the same despite the fact I have a the battery dial instead of a turbo one).
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The other issue is the fact they flicker, mainly on the rev counter between 2k and 5-6k but its sometimes just a little bit, other times its all over the place.
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If I have the lights quite dim this doesn't seem to happen, or not that I can notice anyway and gets much worse the brighter you put the lights.
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Is this also down to rubbish blue led lights or do I have an electrical problem?
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Finally, once I get all of this sorted I have made a post in the wanted section for a clock
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(time) on the dash as mine has burned out.
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Again no idea what colour the clock is or even what it looks like on as mine has never worked but I see lots of people talking about changing the colour of them, is it easy to make it blue or white to match the dials
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(but still be readable) and if so how.
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Sorry for the long message, trying to get the car up together and finding this forum very useful so hoping you all can help clear up my issues.
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Thanks, Geoff