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Blue LEDs are in!

Postby paulheritage » 19 Aug 2013 17:48

Finally got the blue LED bulbs in the instrument pod, and the blue LED strip to cover the centre.

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Cheers Paul,

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Postby Maxwell » 19 Aug 2013 18:00

Nice, and looks well executed - but it's not period TR!

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Postby paulheritage » 19 Aug 2013 18:31

Definitely not period!

Cheers Paul,

1976 TR7 FHC (ACG 3115) - Java Green
1977 TR7V8 3.9 FHC rally car (ACG 35005) - Tahiti Blue
1980 TR7V8 3.9 DHC - Orient Blue

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Postby stevie_a » 19 Aug 2013 18:55

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Maxwell</i>

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<font color="teal"><b>When has that ever made a difference to any of us?</b></font id="teal">

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Postby RJS » 19 Aug 2013 19:02

If you can see any dash lights, then you have to question if it is period TR

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Postby john 215 » 20 Aug 2013 05:28

Hi Paul,

Looks great, got a set to go in my DHC over the winter.

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Postby paulheritage » 20 Aug 2013 10:44

The centre may be a bit bright but will see when driving - I can always cover some of the LEDs in the strip.

Also need to add a strip behind the switches.

Have a few spare so may put some in the footwells to come on when the door opens, not sure yet.

Cheers Paul,

1976 TR7 FHC (ACG 3115) - Java Green
1977 TR7V8 3.9 FHC rally car (ACG 35005) - Tahiti Blue
1980 TR7V8 3.9 DHC - Orient Blue

www.TR7.co.uk

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Postby Maxwell » 20 Aug 2013 13:06

Hi Paul - Are you sure that your TR isn't a closet-Clio?

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2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Robyn \ sold
3.5 TR7 V8 Drop head \ Oliver \ sold


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0.7 Smart Roadster \ Oscar \ current</b>

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Postby FI Spyder » 20 Aug 2013 14:08

Just remember the brighter the cock pit lights, the less you can see out on the road at night. Not a problem in brightly lit city but here out on the highway or rural roads with sparse street lights I find I have to to turn down the standard cockpit lights finding them too bright.

My brother-in-law put red leds in his Miata as red is the colour that least affects your night vision. Not my favourite colour but you can always pretend you're flying an airplane.[:p]

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Postby MikeRotherham » 20 Aug 2013 18:21

Hello Paul,

The lights look pretty good.

I noticed your gear lever is shorter than the usual TR7 item.

Did you shorten the existing lever or purchase a shorter one?

I'd be interested to know where you acquired it if so.

Regards

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Postby paulheritage » 20 Aug 2013 19:21

I just cut it. You can re-thread what's left but it just roughed it up a bit and fixed an aftermarket gear knob with a grub screw.

Cheers Paul,

1976 TR7 FHC (ACG 3115) - Java Green
1977 TR7V8 3.9 FHC rally car (ACG 35005) - Tahiti Blue
1980 TR7V8 3.9 DHC - Orient Blue

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Postby UKPhilTR7 » 20 Aug 2013 21:15

Must admit I do like the lights on the dash, have seen led's used before and thing it looks really good. Not too sure if the strip would be the one for me, but great job.

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Postby stevie_a » 21 Aug 2013 04:36

<font color="teal"><b>The strip will be to bright, I cut mine down to 2

and used the rest for the switches</b></font id="teal">Image

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Postby g4zur » 26 Oct 2013 20:00

Hi Paul
What type or led's did you use. I must admit I would like red and where did you get them from.
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Postby seven » 27 Oct 2013 13:15

I do like that, and whats more you can read the instruments. When I eventually get back to Ruby she will be upgraded too.
Oh and chaps the word is 'upgraded' not 'not period'[^]

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