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17-06-2006, 10:04 PM
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Speedo LED's
Just incase anyone wants to know what the VY SS speedo looks like with super bright white LED's. I decided today to take the speedo out just to see how it comes apart. Once I had it apart I then figured I would rush down to the shop and get some LED's to change it a bit.
As my SS is white, I have been making changes in keeping with the whole "white" theme. I have always liked the LCD on the Nokia 8850, the way it is backlit with white LEDs, so this inspired me to make mine white too. I didn't change all the LEDs as I quite like it when you look into the window of a car at the lights and you can see a few different colours in the car. Might look at changing the ones in the radio (LCD only) to white tho in the future.
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17-06-2006, 10:23 PM
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Nothing witty to say :(
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mmmmm very nice
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17-06-2006, 10:27 PM
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Appy-polly-loggies
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Ride: 05 VZ SS M6 / 02 rodeo td dual cab
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How do ya do that??
It looks really good, how much does it cost?
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18-06-2006, 01:54 PM
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I got me new instrument cluster changed as well, but not by me it was Phreddy 
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18-06-2006, 01:58 PM
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Ride: VZ LX6 Adventra
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Phreddy blue dash as well.
Check my avatar
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18-06-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by aperfectcircle
I got me new instrument cluster changed as well, but not by me it was Phreddy |
Yeah, like it! 
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18-06-2006, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by juzsvy
How do ya do that??
It looks really good, how much does it cost?
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I won't lie to you, it really does help to have a bit of soldering experience behind you, especially when you remove the LCD display from the board. But basically it's just changing the LEDs that are there with the ones of your choice. I reckon it cost me about $30 for the LEDs and that's about it. Ofcourse I already have all the soldering tools and plenty of time to spend patiently working on it so that saves me $$.
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18-06-2006, 06:16 PM
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Ride: VY commodore acclaim
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Sticky, can you post a pic of the leds pls..
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18-06-2006, 07:10 PM
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Ride: Ute 04 VYIISS 5.7 M6
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Originally Posted by SSZ Ute
Phreddy blue dash as well.
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I have the same as well 
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18-06-2006, 07:15 PM
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Ok, today I changed the LCD display on the radio to white.
Here are the pics:
And for Krustyone, here's the LEDs:
The LEDs in the background are the original ones. I used 3mm LEDs as I couldn't find any decent surface mount white ones at the time.
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19-06-2006, 11:18 AM
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I'm a sceptic...
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Ride: Phantom MY09 VE SSV A6
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Originally Posted by SSZ Ute
Phreddy blue dash as well.
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Yeah me too.
I get heaps of other Commodore drivers look in my window at night and then do a double-take when they see it's all blue!
But let's not tell too many people guys, we dont want everyone doing the same! 
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27-06-2006, 08:00 PM
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I'm finding the white is giving the LCD a slight back-lit feel even during the day! Wicked!
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28-06-2006, 12:37 PM
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Ride: HBD VYII Acclaim
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth, WA
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Sticky - are my eyes playing tricks on me, or are your SW Radio Controls backlit? My radio controls look like they should light up, but never have... Did you do that yourself?
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28-06-2006, 01:40 PM
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Ride: Ute 04 VYIISS 5.7 M6
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I thought that all VY series II had the s/w back lit lighting on the steering wheel.
I know that my ute has. 
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