Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 8 months ago #31190

Added more photos and tidied up the How to. Now comes with a government Health warning!

David

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Replied by Laz1957 on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 8 months ago #31217

Yummy!

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Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 7 months ago #31838

After living with this illuminated needles and plasma dials combination for a while, I have found that the needles are too bright for my taste. Even on minimum on the adjuster.
So I went back in and soldered the small rheostat (supplied) in series with the OEM adjuster.
I adjusted this rheostat to give me my preferred range of brightness with the OEM and put it all back together.

Result - now I have a more restrained needle illumination!

David

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Replied by Laz1957 on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 7 months ago #31859

Look really great now

BTW don't do any more mods - there's no room on your signature :lol:

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Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 7 months ago #31861

Laz1957 wrote: Look really great now

BTW don't do any more mods - there's no room on your signature :lol:

Ha! I've already had to scale the signature down!

David

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Replied by pendle lass on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 3 months ago #46004

David how does the little pin that the rev counter needle rests on come off? :bang:

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Replied by MGF MARK on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 3 months ago #46049

looks good

i had a go at my own back lit version

then rover pointers

mad about cars and bikes
if it aint broke dont fix it

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Replied by adamelphick on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 1 month ago #50967

MGF MARK wrote:

They look great too... what Rover did they come from?

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Replied by pendle lass on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 1 month ago #51077

The zs are back lit been wondering if the needles would fit

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Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 1 month ago #51082

It's not so much the needles themselves that's the difficulty, it's providing the illumination to them.

The kit I fitted has small annular pcbs that fit under the needle centre boss.

David

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Replied by pendle lass on topic Re: Illuminated needles - How to fit.

Posted 14 years 1 month ago #51084

I've got LED rings to illuminate them David.

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