Best Leds For The Clocks So Far

[andrewl41]

I had a set of ElGlow dials on my car but I decided I didn't like them and that I'd prefer some of these leds and the standard dials.

So I ordered 3 of the white ones :) Now, I've put them in but I can't see any light coming from them :( Do they have to go in a certain way? I've checked the fuse for the dash lights and that's good and the dimmer is all the way up.

Any help greatly appreciated,

Thanks

Andrew

[Kevstir]

as there led's m8 they can only go in one way unlike normal bulbs where it doesnt matter , just pull the led's out and turn them 180 degrees and you should be good to go , when you have the cluster out just switch the lights on you should be able to see the bulbs lit up , saves you putting it all back together only to take it all apart again

Kev

[andrewl41]

as there led's m8 they can only go in one way unlike normal bulbs where it doesnt matter , just pull the led's out and turn them 180 degrees and you should be good to go , when you have the cluster out just switch the lights on you should be able to see the bulbs lit up , saves you putting it all back together only to take it all apart again

Kev

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Thanks Kev,

I kinda thought that was the case, are they in series do you know? I could spend ages swapping them all round if they are and just one wrong will lead to no circuit. I tried to test the leds with my multi meter but couldn't confirm that they work at all, couldn't get a reading through them so I thought they may be dead :(

[Kevstir]

hi m8 no there not in series , the rest will work even if ones the wrong way round.

i dont know the reason behind this but i know for sure that you will never get a reading from a voltmeter across an led..

[andrewl41]

hi m8 no there not in series , the rest will work even if ones the wrong way round.

i dont know the reason behind this but i know for sure that you will never get a reading from a voltmeter across an led..

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Ah, great thanks, at least I know they're not dead!!!

Many thanks Kev,

Andrew

[andrewl41]

Excelent,

Got them in now and they really do look the muts nuts. Turns out there was a dodgy connection where I had previously spliced in the power for the old dials stoping the dash lights working. All fixed now and my *new* old dials look amazing in white. Now for the rest of the dash!

Andrew

[Kevstir]

the blue bulbs are back in stock guys :D see original like at the start of the this post