LED lights

[Julian Pollard]

I found the indicator warning lights on my 1998 Tdi 90 difficult to see in
sunlight so thought the solution was some t5/286 led lights which would be
more visible on the dashboard

The right hand indicator warning light shows up really well but I cannot get
the left hand warning one to light up

I know they are polarity sensitive but cannot work out how to switch when
twist locking them in

Advice please !!!

[CraigB]

Gently unlock the lamp, turn around 180 degrees and put the little feet
in the opposite holes and then give it a twist to lock it.

simple.

Craig B.

[Julian Pollard]

Thanks Craig it duly worked

[CraigB]

Glad to be of assistance.
Did they work ok to increase the visibility of the indicator lamps?

[Julian Pollard]

Yes they do work well - I found the original lights difficult to see in
sunshine and now they are quite visible (in fact I am going to install them
for the other warning lights as well
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[CraigB]

Sounds good, I've been toying with the idea of doing the same myself.
The only thing that you'll have to watch out for is if you change the
alternator bulb and it is the wrong way around then your alternator
won't start charging because you'll have no excite current for the
regulator.
I've been meaning to test to see if it is feasible to change this bulb
over but haven't got around to it yet.
All other bulbs are dead easy as they are simple on-off indicators.
Let me know how you go.

[Julian Pollard]

I had in fact decided it was unnecessary to change any of the red bulbs as
they are visible enough so it is indicators and lights on (done successfully
and satisfactorarily) and (when the new bulbs arrive) the heated rear
screen, difflock, warming light and main beam ones

The indicator lights show up well in sunshine and hopefully the same for the
heated screen and difflock

Will let you know

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[Julian Pollard]

Sorry to all concerned but put message on wrong string Have suffered postal
delays (I wonder why ?!!!) and am awaiting various bits

Will update

Have suffered delays to arrival of postal deliveries (I wonder why
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[Julian Pollard]

Have now installed 286 led in all dashboard warning lights and found the
exercise worth while. The green indicator and lights on warning lights are
much more visible, so is the blue main beam one. Not much difference in the
red ones and I'm a bit disappointed in the yellow/amber ones where in the
end I installed white ones rather than the yellow ones I originally bought.

I would like to improve on the yellow ones if anyone has any ideas

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[Austin Shackles]

On or around Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:26:58 -0000, "Julian Pollard"
<pol...@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:

>Have now installed 286 led in all dashboard warning lights and found the
>exercise worth while. The green indicator and lights on warning lights are
>much more visible, so is the blue main beam one. Not much difference in the
>red ones and I'm a bit disappointed in the yellow/amber ones where in the
>end I installed white ones rather than the yellow ones I originally bought.

I hope you didn't put one in the no-charge light, or if you did, I hope you
put in a suitable shunt resistor, or you'll end up with a flat battery.

typical installations of that vintage use the current flowing through the
no-charge light to kick-start the alternator. LEDs don't pass enough
current.
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[Julian Pollard]

Austin is exactly right for I have noticed "odd" behavior in the charge
warning light and have accordingly put back a standard bulb

I would still welcome input on the yellow/amber lights for the whole
exercise was initiated by my (old age ?!) failure to see the warnings about
indicators or heated rear screen still being on. Somehow it did not seem to
be a problem in my old (stolen-much loved) Td

Incidentally, I am now installing led's to the instrument lights

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[Nige]

Dont top post ffs.

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