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Old 19-02-2012, 06:56 PM   #1
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Default Escort speedo cluster, What do guys think?

Hey guys, got a bit sick of the dull dash lights in my new mk2 panny van project so i started playing with a spare tacho dash i got with it. i started just looking at LEDs but one thing led to another....... What do you think?

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Old 19-02-2012, 09:54 PM   #2
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Looks heaps better.
Can you explain a bit more about the LED conversion and what it involves?
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Old 19-02-2012, 10:05 PM   #3
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Did you get to the LED's ? Nothing beats the candles that they call dashlights.
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Old 23-02-2012, 09:50 PM   #4
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Default Re: Escort speedo cluster, What do guys think?

Haha, tell me about it. I just purchased some t10 LEDs to use instead of globes and i lined the inside of the cluster with foil tape so it spreads the light everywhere. I haven't powered it up yet but i shined 1 LED from my phone camera and it lit up half the cluster on its own. I'll post some pics when its lit up.
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