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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: terry paget on 08 July 2017, 15:37:30

Title: LED instrument bulbs
Post by: terry paget on 08 July 2017, 15:37:30

Standard radio panel bulbs are tungsten filament and get dimmer as they blacken inside; and cost £1.25 each. I see LAD replacments on e-bay at 10 for £2. Are they any good?

Title: Re: LED instrument bulbs
Post by: TheBoy on 09 July 2017, 17:14:51

In the Omega (and other cars designed for bulbs, not LEDs), it uses light guides, so needs the light to be emitted out of the sides of the bulbs, not out of the centre like LEDs.

Every Omega I've seen with LED dash illumination has inconsistent/blotchy illumination of the instrument dials.

Title: Re: LED instrument bulbs
Post by: frostbite on 09 July 2017, 19:55:26

+1

My mk4 astra, I put a white led into the odometer without removing the diffuser and it turned green and wasnt readable anymore.

If you want check out plasma dials if they are still around, look good in the correct colour combination

Title: Re: LED instrument bulbs
Post by: terry paget on 10 July 2017, 17:16:56

Thanks for the advice gentlemen. That make sense.