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ciaron_the_rascal
27-07-2007, 16:45
Mine have turned out POO!!!! i got some blue ones, popped em in today and as it was light out i stuck a black jacket over my dome and my head and had a wee look see, they where bloody faint as fook! they look almost white, whats worse is i cant see nothing at all when light is beaming into my vehicle!! any suggestions?? oh and they are definitely in properly they just are'nt shining through the display screen? please help!!
ciaron_the_rascal
27-07-2007, 22:58
this is what they look like now.
http://pics12.face-pic.com/pics/c/i/ciaron_the_rascal.8.jpg
Take the yellow diffuser out and pop a bit of white plastic in place of it, in the same shape :)
That'll cure it.
ciaron_the_rascal
28-07-2007, 23:27
any pics? is it easy enough to do?
I'll sort out a pic soon. It's literally just like I said. Split the MFD open, take the yellow diffuser out, put a plastic replacement in like a section of an icecream container (Cheers, Oddjob) and you're done.
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 02:53
knowing me i would probably fook it up!
It's so easy, a monkey could do it. I'll do you a proper tutorial sometime :)
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 11:33
brilliant. cheers mate. ate the rest of my ice cream last night so i have all the necessary parts now. will take a look at it later on. thanks Az. :doublethumbs:
AN ICE CREAM CONTAINER!!!!! Where the hell did you get that one from :D that won't work at all, ice cream containers are too thin, too white and too opaque.
I can honestly say I've never recommended an ice cream container, I'm still very ill at the moment Ciaron but if you can wait until the end of the week I can supply a proper piece of stuff to fix your problem, costs £1.50 and unlike an ice cream container it won't make the screen fall in or cut too much of your blue light down.
Or I can supply a full converted 3 bulb MFD with 10 LEDs installed, should be about £30 but then you can sell on your old one. Oh and you can read this one in bright sunlight
samisnake
29-07-2007, 23:06
oddjob, you can get clear ice cream containers
Yeah you can Sam, still too thin though. :)
We've been down this, it don't work route before though, all I can advise is what I KNOW works and what I fairly sure, if not positive won't.
wouldnt a drop of white paint or tipex do the same job
marky mark
29-07-2007, 23:19
AN ICE CREAM CONTAINER!!!!! Where the hell did you get that one from :D that won't work at all, ice cream containers are too thin, too white and too opaque.
I can honestly say I've never recommended an ice cream container, I'm still very ill at the moment Ciaron but if you can wait until the end of the week I can supply a proper piece of stuff to fix your problem, costs £1.50 and unlike an ice cream container it won't make the screen fall in or cut too much of your blue light down.
Or I can supply a full converted 3 bulb MFD with 10 LEDs installed, should be about £30 but then you can sell on your old one. Oh and you can read this one in bright sunlight
Can you get one for prefacelift?
Sorry David, you've lost me there. Tippex etc is usually put on to reduce hotspotting on LEDs, in this case the LEDs aren't bright enough so putting tippex or something like would just make matters worse.
It appears the problem is that VX in their wisdom went the same way as they did with the Astra G and started putting yellow diffusers in the later MFDs, it's only shown in the facelift Corsa AFAIK, the 3 bulb type MFD, if you fit blue or any colour except red LEDs in that type MFD the diffuser just defeats the light source.
Can you get one for prefacelift?
2 bulb? yep think I've got one lying around somewhere.
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:28
Oddjob pm me when you are well and i shall send you £1.50 for the components needed. thanks mate!
marky mark
29-07-2007, 23:30
When i converted my dials, speedo etc, i didnt get the green front fog light icon to light up, this happend to anyone
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:31
nope mines working
marky mark
29-07-2007, 23:32
nope mines working
Wonder what i did wrong then
AN ICE CREAM CONTAINER!!!!! Where the hell did you get that one from :D that won't work at all, ice cream containers are too thin, too white and too opaque.
I can honestly say I've never recommended an ice cream container, I'm still very ill at the moment Ciaron but if you can wait until the end of the week I can supply a proper piece of stuff to fix your problem, costs £1.50 and unlike an ice cream container it won't make the screen fall in or cut too much of your blue light down.
Or I can supply a full converted 3 bulb MFD with 10 LEDs installed, should be about £30 but then you can sell on your old one. Oh and you can read this one in bright sunlight
lol, funny that, mines flat, perfect light clarity and the screen doesn't fall out. As is Missing_Pilot's, he's chuffed to bits with his.
Why waste £1.50 when you can mod it yourself and enjoy the icecream :yummy:
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:36
:shrug: where did you get your bulbs? would being a pre-facelift or facelift make a difference maybe?
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:38
suppose i could try both, its not like £1.50 is alot o' money? wouldnt go for the £30 ones though! too steep!
suppose i could try both, its not like £1.50 is alot o' money? wouldnt go for the £30 ones though! too steep!
Agreed, and bloody well agreed!
When i converted my dials, speedo etc, i didnt get the green front fog light icon to light up, this happend to anyone
You had the headlight switch apart?
marky mark
29-07-2007, 23:43
You had the headlight switch apart?
Nope i havent, ive put the original bulbs back in the speedo and the icon comes up, just not when the blue bulbs are in
Agreed, and bloody well agreed!
LOL price reflects that I have to buy a 3 bulb MFD beforehand, they ain't that cheap and they ain't that easy to find yet.
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:46
Oh oddjob, any good bright heater controls??
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:47
how much would you do the MFD if i sent you the one i have now?
No sorry mate, I've only today got out of bed. Been stuck there for 9 days now and I'm as weak as a kitten, have to finish my backlog of outstanding orders before I can start working on unfinished projects.
I was working on it right before I got sick, I've got the template made, all it needs is wiring and the LEDs installing, getting the heater knobs to illuminate wasn't easy at all. You can't install the in the knobs themselves as the righthand one goes in a full circle so eventually it would rip out the wires, you could put the others in the other 2 though but then it wouldn't look balanced.
ciaron_the_rascal
29-07-2007, 23:54
any idea on prices for a decent enough setup? what bout MFD, btw you have PM
how much would you do the MFD if i sent you the one i have now?
Easier if I converted one I have, sent it to you, you fit and return your old one. No downtime and you only have to dismantle the centre console once.
This is my daughters MFD, same type as yours, 3 bulb type, hers had the usual 10 LEDs installed, I'm not sure I got that one perfect but that's the beauty of modding, you learn by each unit. As you can see it has no hotspotting, it's 17.50 in May and you can still read it clearly.
If you want that look then I'm happy to help out, you'll have to wait a week though as i do need to clear my backlog. £14 for that inc P&P.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/Oddjob323/DSCF0137.jpg
ciaron_the_rascal
30-07-2007, 00:02
think i'll go for one in a few weeks when i get paid. till then all see how the other one turns out. hope you got my pm. :bye:
marky mark
30-07-2007, 00:04
Could you convert a 2 bulb (prefacelift) with 10 led's
Yeah got the PM, will be in the post Monday.
Could you convert a 2 bulb (prefacelift) with 10 led's
Yes mate I can do both types, I can even do trip computers for Astra Gs and they are weird.
Here's a 2 bulb type, out of an Astra G but they are almost identical except the Corsa has a slight tilt on the screen, look how bright it is outside, that was in the heat wave a few weeks back and it is still very readable even without it's shade fitted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/Oddjob323/DSCF0102.jpg
I know - go to the link below, buy this, cut your own out and sell on some more you cut out of the rest!
http://www.crazyleds.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=121&products_id=536
It's 0.3mm thick Az, might as well be ice cream pot. The correct thickness is 3.0mm.
corsayork
30-07-2007, 01:25
so have you got any pics of the orange difuser (not spelt correctly)
marky mark
30-07-2007, 01:26
Yes mate I can do both types, I can even do trip computers for Astra Gs and they are weird.
Here's a 2 bulb type, out of an Astra G but they are almost identical except the Corsa has a slight tilt on the screen, look how bright it is outside, that was in the heat wave a few weeks back and it is still very readable even without it's shade fitted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/Oddjob323/DSCF0102.jpg
how much would one of these cost?
so have you got any pics of the orange difuser (not spelt correctly)
Can't find one of an orange one, but I've got one of both types of white ones which were fitted to earlier MFDs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/Oddjob323/DSCF0247.jpg
One on the left is the Borg type, one on the right is the Siemens, they both fit differently and you can clearly see that both have intregral springs on the edges, these keep the glass screen pressed against the clip so it can't pop loose.
how much would one of these cost?
£13 inc P&P to convert yours or £22 to buy one outright as these are quite common. It would be the flatter Mk4 type though but no real difference.
It's 0.3mm thick Az, might as well be ice cream pot. The correct thickness is 3.0mm.
But my ice cream pot doesn't allow my screen to rattle.
sorry to dig this up, but wudnt paper work?
RJSTRAFF
31-01-2008, 13:18
plastic's better as it wouldnt crease or fold etc, but yeah i guess so, lil bit of plastic i used nice n easy, the screen can clip back into the clips for the actuall filter (makes sense when your doing it)
Paper wouldn't work as it won't diffuse the light source enough. You want the hotspots on the bulbs to be virtually eliminated and using paper would result in you being able to see the bulbs. Which kinda defeats the object.
Paper wouldn't work as it won't diffuse the light source enough. You want the hotspots on the bulbs to be virtually eliminated and using paper would result in you being able to see the bulbs. Which kinda defeats the object.
I used a bit of plain white paper & works perfect mate no hot spots no rattle & looks perfect.
Richardj
31-01-2008, 18:07
i used perpex and sanded it dull. . . this worked a treat!
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