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Hi guys, I know that similar questions to this, have been asked, and answered, on numerous occasions, and I've ready many different threads, and pieced together a lot of the information that I needed, but still haven't really found the specific answers that I need, so I'm hoping that someone here can tell me exactly what I'll need too know.
I'm wanting too convert all of my dash, head unit, instrument cluster, and interior lighting (the domes, and footwells), to LED lights, but I wanted too clarify what I've already learnt, and get the answers for the questions, that I don't have answers for at the moment.
My car is a VX Berlina, so I'm wanting too know exactly how many LED's I'll need, in order too convert everything, and what types of LED's I'll need? From what I've read so far, it looks as though I'll need SMD LED's for most of the things like the dash cluster, and I need too make sure that the LED's that I use, have a 180° degree beam, so I don't get hotspots, and achieve a nice even glow. I also know that I'll need too remove the green film off of the back of the dash cluster, and that no matter what LED I use on the climate control buttons, that they'll have a slightly green tinge too them (because it's actually part of the buttons themselves).
I've read that I'll need too wire in a load resistor, because the LED's draw a different amperage to the standard halogen globes, and this can cause problems with things like the dimming switch, and other things of that nature, so you need too wire in that load, so the car thinks that everything is drawing the right amperage, so I'm wanting clarification on this, what exactly sort of load resistor do I need too wire in? Do I need just 1 of them, or o I need multiple ones?
Also with the dash cluster, is it possible too put in white LED's for the speedo/tacho, and all of those things, but have the indicators, LCD's, and warning lights show up in a different color?
Can anyone provide a list of exactly how many, and what type of LED's that I'll need in order too convert everything, including all of the factory head unit, and footwells, and interior dome lighting, and all of that stuff? And what, if any, sort of load resistor/resistors, that I'll need too wire in at all?
Is there a complete kit out there, with everything that I'll need in it, or do I need too buy all of the parts individually?
Like I said earlier, I know that a lot of questions have been asked and answered about LED lighting conversions for a VX, but I can't find the specific answers that I need, so I'm trying too piece it all together, by reading as many threads as I can.
I'd really appreciate it, if someone could tell me how many LED's I'm gonna need all up, and how many of each type, for each section of the dash cluster, head unit, interior illumination, and all of that, and what type too get that is both compatible, and gives that full 180° degree illumination, so I don't get hotspots, and I get a nice even glow, and also whether I'll need load resistors in place, and how many I'll need?
Like I said, I'm trying too gather as much info as possible, so I don't have to go back over and do it all again, and I'd really appreciate any assistance or advice.
Thanks in advance
I'm wanting too convert all of my dash, head unit, instrument cluster, and interior lighting (the domes, and footwells), to LED lights, but I wanted too clarify what I've already learnt, and get the answers for the questions, that I don't have answers for at the moment.
My car is a VX Berlina, so I'm wanting too know exactly how many LED's I'll need, in order too convert everything, and what types of LED's I'll need? From what I've read so far, it looks as though I'll need SMD LED's for most of the things like the dash cluster, and I need too make sure that the LED's that I use, have a 180° degree beam, so I don't get hotspots, and achieve a nice even glow. I also know that I'll need too remove the green film off of the back of the dash cluster, and that no matter what LED I use on the climate control buttons, that they'll have a slightly green tinge too them (because it's actually part of the buttons themselves).
I've read that I'll need too wire in a load resistor, because the LED's draw a different amperage to the standard halogen globes, and this can cause problems with things like the dimming switch, and other things of that nature, so you need too wire in that load, so the car thinks that everything is drawing the right amperage, so I'm wanting clarification on this, what exactly sort of load resistor do I need too wire in? Do I need just 1 of them, or o I need multiple ones?
Also with the dash cluster, is it possible too put in white LED's for the speedo/tacho, and all of those things, but have the indicators, LCD's, and warning lights show up in a different color?
Can anyone provide a list of exactly how many, and what type of LED's that I'll need in order too convert everything, including all of the factory head unit, and footwells, and interior dome lighting, and all of that stuff? And what, if any, sort of load resistor/resistors, that I'll need too wire in at all?
Is there a complete kit out there, with everything that I'll need in it, or do I need too buy all of the parts individually?
Like I said earlier, I know that a lot of questions have been asked and answered about LED lighting conversions for a VX, but I can't find the specific answers that I need, so I'm trying too piece it all together, by reading as many threads as I can.
I'd really appreciate it, if someone could tell me how many LED's I'm gonna need all up, and how many of each type, for each section of the dash cluster, head unit, interior illumination, and all of that, and what type too get that is both compatible, and gives that full 180° degree illumination, so I don't get hotspots, and I get a nice even glow, and also whether I'll need load resistors in place, and how many I'll need?
Like I said, I'm trying too gather as much info as possible, so I don't have to go back over and do it all again, and I'd really appreciate any assistance or advice.
Thanks in advance