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LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:02 am

i was floating around on youtube today and came across this LED conversion that i thought looked pretty shit hot!



its all in german but i happened to track down the website that this guy went through to get the kit or build it im not sure :?
http://www.digitaler-drehzahlmesser.de/

if anyone is interested, and wants to take on the challenge in translating the site, i wish you luck :kuda:

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:08 am

Mikey84 wrote:
if anyone is interested, and wants to take on the challenge in translating the site, i wish you luck :kuda:


Thats what bablefish are for ;)

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:28 am

Richo wrote:
Mikey84 wrote:
if anyone is interested, and wants to take on the challenge in translating the site, i wish you luck :kuda:


Thats what bablefish are for ;)


cool, you learn something new everyday :kuda:
i knew it was possible but didnt have a clue in how to translate the whole page :oops: :?
thanks richo :kuda:

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:01 pm

There's also Google Translator, which seems to be a very capable system from what i've noticed. There's also the facility for you to submit more accurate translations if you find a problem to help them finesse it a bit.

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:36 pm

Hmm. :shock: Seriously, I might spend the money on suspension upgrades first. They do look cool though.

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:48 pm

Hey guys,
Not sure if you looked into this or not but i did it to the ZRX.
Eagle Eye make replacement wedge base globes in led. They just slot into the standard spots. Looks pretty good too.

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:23 pm

The biggest thing is making sure that they have a wide enough angle on the lens to make sure there aren't any spots left unilluminated on the dash, a lot of LED's have a pretty narrow angle that the light is at its strongest, and given the fact that the dash is so close to the lights, this is certainly a distinct possibility if you d.i.y. it and make a poor choice..

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:35 pm

Screamin TE wrote:Hey guys,
Not sure if you looked into this or not but i did it to the ZRX.
Eagle Eye make replacement wedge base globes in led. They just slot into the standard spots. Looks pretty good too.


i might have to get onto eagle eye and see what they have :D
how bright are your LED's?

mike-s wrote:The biggest thing is making sure that they have a wide enough angle on the lens to make sure there aren't any spots left unilluminated on the dash, a lot of LED's have a pretty narrow angle that the light is at its strongest, and given the fact that the dash is so close to the lights, this is certainly a distinct possibility if you d.i.y. it and make a poor choice..


i bought some blue LED's a while ago and found i have that exact problem, it only illuminates sections of the dash and not the whole thing, i also found the ones i have are quite dull, its very hard to see the bugger!

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:41 pm

I did the dash on my 6R from orange to green and white, easy job and looks much better....

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:52 pm

zxsixr03 wrote:I did the dash on my 6R from orange to green and white, easy job and looks much better....


how did you go about that mate?

how much?
&
where from?

:kuda:

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:46 pm

I just found out what LED's where standard found coloured replacements locally (can't find the link from where i got them) removed the old ones , re soldered in the new... SMT surface mount LED

Cost about $20
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Re: LED Dash Coversions

Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:31 pm

This is where i got mine...
http://www.tenrod.com.au/htdocs/product ... efault.asp

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:55 pm

zxsixr03 wrote:This is where i got mine...
http://www.tenrod.com.au/htdocs/product ... efault.asp


thanks matey :kuda:

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:22 am

If its a newer bike then it's LED's as indicated. I imagine the OP was talking about doing a globe -> LED conversion for a dash that used to use 4 or more 2 watt mini globes.

Re: LED Dash Coversions

Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:10 pm

that looks pretty cool much better than the amber standard stuff.
a detailed how to would be good.
is there a chance of stuffing the gauge panel??
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