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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: steveieb on November 08, 2005, 08:10:59

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: steveieb on November 08, 2005, 08:10:59

Grear excuse with the police "i couldnt see how fast i was going" have replaced most bulbs in the dashboard but the ones in the speedo/fuel/temp/tacho etc are hardly visible in the dark! any ideas? apart from removing the speedo etc as this looks rather difficult! everything else is nice n bright!

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: TimM on November 08, 2005, 09:29:33

As I see it you have only 2 options:

1) go for it and take the clocks out first (they aren't too hard) and fit the new bulbs properly.

2) fit a light that will shine on them, this will also look 'silly', you will get glare from the rest of the plastic on the dash, it will never be as good, and you will probably attract even more attention from the police (for having lights on in the cab).

I think you are going to have to bite the bullet  :wink:

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: Damonski on November 08, 2005, 14:45:39

The latest Discourse#21  from the Discovery Owners Club has a article about changing those bulbs on page 12  :wink:

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: TimM on November 08, 2005, 14:59:37

Quote from: "Damo"

The latest Discourse#21  from the Discovery Owners Club has a article about changing those bulbs on page 12  :wink:

And for those of us who aren't DOC members?

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: jono on November 08, 2005, 16:29:37

Join? Only kidding. :D

Which model are we talking about? You see replacement packs on eBay for both 200 and 300 quite often. To be honest I don't think the binnacle replacement is as hard as say the heater controls. Its just two screws really.

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: waveydavey on November 08, 2005, 18:05:17

If it's the 200 tdi it's really not that difficult, I had to do it and it was all just common sense really. All you have to do is tip the binnacle forward, you don't need to take it right off.

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: petergalileo on November 10, 2005, 14:05:36

Quote from: "TimM"

2) fit a light that will shine on them, this will also look 'silly', you will get glare from the rest of the plastic on the dash, it will never be as good, and you will probably attract even more attention from the police (for having lights on in the cab).

This isnt as silly as it sounds.  I had a Rover Montego a long time ago and it had the identical instrument panel.  There were also 2 bulbs under a cover in the top of the instrument panel that shone down.  I havent taken my panel apart but I reckon its proberbly the same or at least the holes for the bulbs might be there.

Peter

Title: DASHBOARD LIGHTS?
Post by: sulley on November 10, 2005, 15:41:16

I fitted a set of blue leds from ebay.  Work very nicely.

Got them from this bloke.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31348&item=4572528601

Called deflan3.