zedosagrioes Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hi guys! Just finished making this change, and what a result! Goodbye orange/amber, hello white!! Take a look at yourself: -My bike's gauges... very dirty, I know! I ride all year round. -Old vs. new colour, what a difference! -All lighting replaced and fully working. Only burned one LED along the process! -Comparison between the 1st gauges coming on the 6th gen with the 2nd ones. (These are clear) -Comparison between the 1st gauges coming on the 6th gen with the 2nd ones. (These aren't clear) -Job done, here's all assembled on the bike! I prefer the old ones, because it is more harmonious on the dash, but will probably change from times to times. And that's it, it took me 2 hours of labour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftust Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I like this a lot. What is it with vehicle manufacturers and gingerness??? How was this conversion carried out? It's not a mod that I'm familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer jimbob Posted January 16, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 16, 2017 Nice work man! A how-to bullet point description of the steps taken would be cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerdman Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Agree with above I must know how and with what parts coz I am so doing this. It just looks so much cleaner and modern, I'd prefer a little more blue for mine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroraAxela Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is awesome! I have wanted to do this myself for a long time, but was thinking of blue myself. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedosagrioes Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 12 hours ago, Loftust said: I like this a lot. What is it with vehicle manufacturers and gingerness??? How was this conversion carried out? It's not a mod that I'm familiar with. Well, my vehicle doesn't have warranty since a few years now, so they can't say a thing except "WOW"! I always dreamed with this mod, and finally done it. I am very curious, so I just did it! 11 hours ago, jimbob said: Nice work man! A how-to bullet point description of the steps taken would be cool... First you guys need to buy the LEDs, than I'll help you out. 9 hours ago, Blazerdman said: Agree with above I must know how and with what parts coz I am so doing this. It just looks so much cleaner and modern, I'd prefer a little more blue for mine though. 7 hours ago, AuroraAxela said: This is awesome! I have wanted to do this myself for a long time, but was thinking of blue myself. Great job! I saw one or two pictures with blue colour, and found it hard to read, that's why I went on white. IMO it looks more modern and clean than blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 13 hours ago, zedosagrioes said: First you guys need to buy the LEDs, than I'll help you out. It's the hardest part :D (at least for me, I think I can handle some soldering). Where did you get them from? How much was it? What are specs of those leds if there's no exact product link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedosagrioes Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 9 hours ago, Nobody said: It's the hardest part :D (at least for me, I think I can handle some soldering). Where did you get them from? How much was it? What are specs of those leds if there's no exact product link? Ooops, you're right... Here it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The reason for red is that it doesn't change your pupils because they read it as a level of black. Red displays allow your eyes to stay focused to darkness outside. It was used in submarines when running on the surface at night. Most German cars have red dash lights for that reason.I like the white but with my old eyes, red is probably better.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftust Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 7 hours ago, Sweeper said: It was used in submarines when running on the surface at night. It's also used in surface warships during the dark hours, or when operating at a higher state of readiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerdman Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Ok so how many of the lights am I buying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedosagrioes Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 10 hours ago, Sweeper said: The reason for red is that it doesn't change your pupils because they read it as a level of black. Red displays allow your eyes to stay focused to darkness outside. It was used in submarines when running on the surface at night. Most German cars have red dash lights for that reason. I like the white but with my old eyes, red is probably better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That makes sense. I've been testing it this week, and I feel exactly the same way that I used to feel with the orange dash, so it works for me. It looks brighter on the pictures than it really is. 10 minutes ago, Blazerdman said: Ok so how many of the lights am I buying? Buy the 50 coz you will burn a few until you get it right. You will need at least 15 for the dash, plus 3 if you want to change the needle colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonylmiller Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I don't see any pictures. Am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedosagrioes Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 On 27/01/2017 at 7:17 PM, Tonylmiller said: I don't see any pictures. Am I the only one? I can see all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Woodie Posted January 30, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 30, 2017 On 27/01/2017 at 7:17 PM, Tonylmiller said: I don't see any pictures. Am I the only one? I can't see any either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer rhoderage Posted January 30, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 30, 2017 Can we still get a step-by-step, possibly with a few in-progress pics as the led's are put in place? At $1.95, I'm very interested as well !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerdman Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 3 hours ago, rhoderage said: Can we still get a step-by-step, possibly with a few in-progress pics as the led's are put in place? At $1.95, I'm very interested as well !!! This please, I have already ordered the lights. All I really need to know is how to remove the old ones and install the new ones I already know how to take the dash apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftust Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 10 hours ago, Blazerdman said: This please, I have already ordered the lights. All I really need to know is how to remove the old ones and install the new ones I already know how to take the dash apart. I suspect you will need to get yourself a small nib for a soldering iron, but yeah, a write up would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerdman Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 18/01/2017 at 9:08 PM, zedosagrioes said: Ooops, you're right... Here it is! So the lights are here now. What am I doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer digitallyhip Posted February 14, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted February 14, 2017 On 1/30/2017 at 2:18 AM, zedosagrioes said: I can see all of them. I can see all the photos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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