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The light above the Speedo etc required 2x 286's if that's where you mean

theres some in the heater controls too

i thought i noticed a few of them behind the instruments when i had the cover off..

For the switches I found this by Mgf mark (see attached)





What led and resistor do these take ? I have spare switches to practice on

I used 820 ohms on mine, blue led for the switch light and red for the tell tale, I bought a selection pack and played about with resistors and bulb sizes to get the brightness I wanted. All in all less than a tenner from maplin and I have a bag full of each left over.

click here for a resistor calculator/guide thingy I used.

Top tip, I found it easier to pass one end through a hole then solder it to the back, if you do that slip some heat shrink over the leg before you solder it on as its pretty tight against other connections and any free play could short it, I blew a couple of fuses before I realised what was happening.

for a resister I use a variable in series starting with maximum resistance and when the bulb/LED looks right
disconnect all I then measure the variable resistor with multimeter and there is what I need in ohms,
after all one does not want a lighthouse indoor after dark, or do you?

bensewell wrote: wrote:

Thanks lazy me I'll have a crack at this after the coolant alarm and cubby

I want a detailed how to on the cubby young man

Softly~Softly wrote: wrote:

bensewell wrote: wrote:

Thanks lazy me I'll have a crack at this after the coolant alarm and cubby

I want a detailed how to on the cubby young man

.....me too!

You have inspired me to sort all of my lighting out. Thanks for posting up the fitting guides..big help!

I'll add that cubby lighting here once it's done.

LIGHTING
Bulb List - Bulb locations and types.
Bulb Number Plate Lights - Replacement guide.
Bulb Side Repeater - Replacement guide.
Headlamp - Dipped Beam Headlight Bulb Changing - Headlamp - Headlight Bulb changing - MGTF H7 55W Bulb.
Headlamp - Main Beam Headlight Bulb Changing - Headlamp - Headlight Bulb changing - MGTF HB3a 60W Bulb.
Headlights - Improvement guide.
Headlights - Trophy headlight type Painting guide.
Instrument Cluster Warning Lights - Display guide.
Instrument Cluster - Iluminated Needles - Fitting guide.
Light and wiper stalk upgrade using Rover 800/Freelander control stalks - Fitting guide.
Lights Interior LED - Fitting guide.
Rear Lamp Protectors - Fitting guide.
Sidelight Bulb Changing Guide - MGTF Sidelight change and upgrade guide.
Tail light bulb upgrade - MGTF Tail light change and upgrade guide.

There's this one as well. But it's like a child out of wedlock in ye olde days gone by. You daren't mention them too often.
Xenon 'HID' Conversion discussion by 'Leigh Ping'. - High intensity discharge system lights discussion.

did my window switches tonight... omg what a pain in the asre on the mark 1 mgf there is very little space to solder resistors in place that enables you to keep the led low enough not to get in the way of the rocker switch as i found out the first attempt

anyway quick pic

It's bluer than a John Holmes movie! Do people pull over to let you go by, thinking you're the old bill?

This reminds me very much of RayB's car. Bluer than a blue thing. Anyway, good job on the 'leds'. I'll tweak your pics into the guides where appropriate. If you don't mind.. too much.