Source for lighting gel? (for dash if you were wondering!)

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Tue Aug 21, 07 9:15 pm

Top man!! Beer coming your way at next meet then, thanks a bunch!!

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Wed Aug 22, 07 12:04 pm

Gavin, you should have got the heater panel and gel today im hoping

2 x packages.....plenty more gel if you need it try with that first

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Wed Aug 22, 07 12:44 pm

Thanks a million Steve, I'm told by missus panel has arrived, will check for gel when I get home, I shouldn't need much at all so I'm sure what you sent will be fine.

Cheers

Gavin

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Aug 22, 07 1:03 pm

Steve,

sorry to go back over this again but I want to get the understanding right:

The bayonet cap LED lamps will fit into the standard wiring harness?

The LED part of the lamp will fit into the dash binnacle appertures without modification required?

The LED's only come in white, but you can get a liquid gel for recoating the lenses????

This sounds too good to be true.

I hope not, I am salivating.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Wed Aug 22, 07 2:50 pm

Clivey wrote:Steve,

sorry to go back over this again but I want to get the understanding right:

The bayonet cap LED lamps will fit into the standard wiring harness?

Definately YES

The LED part of the lamp will fit into the dash binnacle appertures without modification required?
YES no probs these are made for direct replacement

The LED's only come in white, but you can get a liquid gel for recoating the lenses????

NO... they come in all colours red, blue, white, amber. green and ultea violet

This sounds too good to be true.

I hope not, I am salivating.

enjoy

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Aug 22, 07 2:57 pm

Sprry Steve, I have another thing to ask.

So these LED's, you buy them through that site, and they will secure into the back of the instrument cluster for my Charger with no modification at all? So all I need to do is choose my colours, fit the LED's and I end up with a dash as bright as yours???

Thats fantastic. I'm suprised others havent latched on to this thread in bigger numbers.

Sorry for being a bit pathetic but thats a real cool tip

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Wed Aug 22, 07 3:36 pm

AFAIK the bulb holder fits into the guage cluster. so anything plugged into the bulb holder should be fine as long as its no longer or wider than the orginal bulb.

see...sensible

I never even transposed the letters in blub fora cheap gag

dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Aug 22, 07 4:08 pm

I am really impressed with that.

Simple things please simple minds

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Thu Aug 23, 07 9:09 am

Clive, yep thats it plain and simple and less load on your circuitry

The only thing with the small DASH bayonet caps are i dont think they do the full colour range....but these guy will cuctom build you some if needed

Im doing the rear lights too, stop n tail and reverse, side markers and the front marker/ indicators

And trying to source a cheap conversion for the sealed Beams to HID's there is another thread on this

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 23, 07 9:29 am

Good plan steve.

How would you get round the rear side/brake/indicator light problem?

I was always a little worried stopping and indicating right in the charger in case the fella behind didnt see the brake light come on. How would you advise sorting that one mate?

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Thu Aug 23, 07 9:52 am

Well i never had a problem with the red indicator thing

But i know the guys said they could do a half red/ half amber rear light for an indicator in the reverse light
Then the wiring gets silly ....im not going there

Keep it original Clive in respect to wiring/lighting

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Thu Aug 23, 07 12:00 pm

Steve, gel arrived too, for info the turquoise is indeed an EXACT match for the Mopar colour. Thanks again

(BTW Clivey, if I understood your earlier post, all the talk of gel is just the name used for transparent flat sheeting, not a liquid paint-on gel. However Kev did suggest using nail polish earlier in the thread, in theory no reason that shouldn't work, and also for some bulbs at least (like the very small ones in my aftermarket gauges) you can get slide-on coloured bulb covers)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 23, 07 12:57 pm

Yes, I think I did misunderstand that Gav.

My last question though, rather than being about changing wiring, it was about dual filament lamps i.e., where your side light performs brake light or indicator duties. With mine, the brake light flashes as an indicator so I assume there are three dual filament lamps in there. All dimish for side lights, bright for brakes, bright flashing for indicators.

Can the LED solution deal with that scenario???

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Thu Aug 23, 07 6:19 pm

Clive, the rear bulb has only 2 filaments
A 21 watt one which does the brake light and turn light same filament
hence flashing brake light on side indicating.

And lower wattage 12 i think does the tail light only
they do a LED bulb for this .....here
although expensive they will last virtually forever....and will not blow like a regular bulb....2 more benefits

U3803HR(380) 3Watt Cree Ultra High Bright 6- 30V S & T Bulb ......brightess but never used or seen these in action 3watt LED is damn bright

U38020W Ultraleds Light Tower 380 1157 S & T WA White Leds .....2nd brightest very good and bright

U38035R(380) 35 Red Led Stop & Tail Bulb (Single) 120%..... 3rd Brightest
good just not as bright
these are only avaliable in red LED and i have 2, im not using if you want to try them

Oh and the Nail varnish will eventually dry and crack and flake off...very quickly, and you'll be back to your regular colour very soon.
the Gel is virtually indestructable unless super heated..or set on fire and thats difficult too

One last thing the push in bulbs 501 type only work one way round as they are a diode...so if it does nt work turn it round and it will

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 24, 07 7:55 am

Steve, if you were 16 and doing your GCSE's, I reckon you would get 4,562 A*'s

Well done mate.