Anyone know where i can get blue dashboard bulbs???

southside · Post by **southside** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:43 pm

I've just bought nick w's lockwood dials but they got green bulbs in as his car was green. My cars blue so if i want it to match i'll need blue bulbs. anyone know anywhere that sell them? looked on ebay but cant find any.

peteT16 · Post by **peteT16** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:53 pm

I couldn't find blue bulbs either, so I used blue leds, they work really well just a bit of a fiddle soldering the resistor thing to the +ive leg of the led.

limpabit · Post by **limpabit** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:20 am

I would think the quick way would be to put a thin layer of paint on them. I've seen this done before.

tonyvitesse · Post by **tonyvitesse** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:30 am

Im sure you can buy bulb paint from motorworld.

RoverGirl · Post by **RoverGirl** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:35 am

have you tried motorworld they have blue and ice blue bulbs just idea

symonh2000 · Post by **symonh2000** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:53 pm

Can't you wrap the bulb in a old sweet wrapper, like the ones you used to get in quality street..

Toblerone · Post by **Toblerone** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:29 pm

I'm pretty certain that the mk2 clocks are lit up using an orange filter with white bulbs, therfore you can just change the filter.

Try buying a multipack of Fox's Glacier mints and use the blue plastic from this! thats what i did on my metro clock

listie · Post by **listie** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:40 pm

Halfords do Blue / Red LED dash bulbs I think they are an order in part

HTH

Si

eepetman666 · Post by **eepetman666** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:29 pm

Ebay,

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZrhyusoQQhtZ-1

i got mine off the guy with no probs. the only major pain was having to take the dash apart the fit the little s@ds but they look cool when done.

southside · Post by **southside** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:38 pm

Its only the top two. The ones that shine down to light the needles up they kind of screw in half a turn

peteT16 · Post by **peteT16** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:43 pm

The 2 flood light bulbs have an orange plastic filter, I made a new filter from clear plastic, then coloured it blue with a permanent marker

southside · Post by **southside** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:44 pm

The bulbs im on about look like this...

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:04 pm

They're called Twistlok, and people on ebay sell them.

southside · Post by **southside** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:13 pm

C2K wrote:They're called Twistlok, and people on ebay sell them.

Thanks mate your a legend. Just bought a pack of 10 off ebay

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:57 pm

Not a problem, glad to help.

214_si · Post by **214_si** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:07 am

fit clear bulbs to the clocks and then fit a small blue cathode neon tube on the top will look the nuts, i tried blue bulbs didnt work as good

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:53 am

Where'd you get the tube from?

214_si · Post by **214_si** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:17 am

ebay 2 secs and ill get the link

214_si · Post by **214_si** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:21 am

cant find the bloke i normally get them from but just search for cathode tube, you ideally want 10cm ones but can go a lil bigger

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:31 am

Lookat your feedback, dummy.

limpabit · Post by **limpabit** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:22 am

Southside. Some pictures would be good once you have fitted them.

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:47 pm

C2K wrote:Where'd you get the tube from?

I've used 4" cold cathodes from a pc shop, Â£4.95 for two including the dual inverter. I connected two sets to the front interior light so they operate whenever a door is opened and I can switch them on manually with the switch on the front interior light. I have placed the inverters in the headlining and it looks pretty neat.
Oh, and I have blue led replacement bulbs in the interior lights too. Look even better when the windows are misted up.

southside · Post by **southside** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:24 pm

limpabit wrote:Southside. Some pictures would be good once you have fitted them.

Will do. Mite fit them in a bit. Depends if its to dark to see what im doing or not

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:01 pm

Fitted them?

southside · Post by **southside** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:15 pm

Yea mate u've just remidned me to get a pic. 2 mins..... (runs off with camera)

southside · Post by **southside** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:20 pm

Cant get a pic. When i use the flash on the cam it doesnt show the blue lights and wen i turn the flash off u can barely see it. oh well

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:21 pm

Take a phone pic on night mode

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:40 am

It's a pain trying to get a decent pic

I made THESE ONES in the 420, replaced all the orange filters with blue gel sheet from Maplins. Fiver and a few hours work

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:55 am

ooo looking good them Rob.

Rover220CoupeTurbo · Post by **Rover220CoupeTurbo** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:47 pm

Anyone know if they are the same in the heater dials?