Killacorsa
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Registered: 29th Oct 02
Location: Preston, Lancashire
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Hi all, ma new car has a digi dash, but da bulbs are v.dim!! is der a way to increase the power to them or will i have to buy new bulbs, n how would i fit them?? Can u get coloured bulbs??
Cheerz KC
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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they work on one bulb, and a fillament inside the dash.
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Jonster
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Registered: 17th Oct 03
Location: Chester.... Drives: Clio Sport 16v.. XBL: Jono2445
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there's 3 bulbs, 2 larger ones (one behing the oil etc guages and one behing the rev counter) there's also a smaller one behing the speedo
the dash should dim when you have your side lights on, new bulbs arn't much from Vaux
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cobra148
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Registered: 27th Oct 01
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If its the dash from a Mk2 GTE you will have two halogen bulbs for the main illumination. They were in excess of £5 each last time I bought some which was a while ago. I doubt you would find coloured bulbs to fit, even if you do, don't even think of fitting coloured bulbs in it, it won't work.
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K100RSA
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Registered: 2nd Apr 02
Location: Devon. drives: too fast
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cobra is dead right, they are no where near as bright, I did make a lovely dash with LED backlighting, and then one with CCFL (neon) lighting, they all worked great, but the easiest way is to use the standard halogen bulbs, if its gone that dim then try stripping the dash, and cleaning and re polishing the edges of the backlighting blocks, these get melted and rough over time and the amount of heat that they are exposed to, rejuvinating them is like more light for free
the lamps were £5.64 each last tie I bought any
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suzi-sue
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Registered: 1st Mar 04
Location: west yorkshire
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or fiddle with the dimmer switch
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Killacorsa
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Registered: 29th Oct 02
Location: Preston, Lancashire
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suzi-sue wer is the dimmer switch on the digi dash den??
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Darren
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Registered: 21st Apr 02
Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
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der is not a dimmer switch on da dash, its der dimmer switch under da headlight switch
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Killacorsa
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Registered: 29th Oct 02
Location: Preston, Lancashire
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dat dnt work 4 da digi dash!!
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suzi-sue
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Registered: 1st Mar 04
Location: west yorkshire
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does on mine
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