dashboard lights

[hunker7]

I'll be taking speedo apart to change fuel and temperature gauge, and dial faces (or whatever their called). I'd like to change all the lights in the speedo, but not sure where to get a good ones. I have ordered some off ebay, but they were not great.

Can they still be ordered from Audi?

[montyrs2]

Got mine from German and Swedish. All fine so far.

[newsh]

I think these are the ones I used last time I needed a couple.

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-wiper-blades-batteries/bulbs/halfords-hbu509t-1-2w-single-car-bulb

[Error404]

Ebay ones are ****. Get the Osram units, they are OEM and about £3 each so not cheap.

I just "upgraded" mine to 1.2w (stock are 1.1) and it makes a nice difference. Don't bother with LEDs, they don't spread the light evenly and you have dark & bright spots.

[hunker7]

I think these are the ones I used last time I needed a couple.

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bul...ingle-car-bulb

Didn't know halfords sells them Thanks

Ebay ones are ****. Get the Osram units, they are OEM and about £3 each so not cheap.

I just "upgraded" mine to 1.2w (stock are 1.1) and it makes a nice difference. Don't bother with LEDs, they don't spread the light evenly and you have dark & bright spots.

I did notice that OEMs are Osram, but couldn't find them anywhere.

[irishs2]

What about these ones?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-286T-2721MF-B8-5D-Bulb/dp/B001QP2WEA

[Error404]

They'll do it, loads cheaper than what I paid too - cheers Eric

[hunker7]

What about these ones?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-286T-2.../dp/B001QP2WEA

I limit my search to ebay, i guess that's the problem. Thanks mate.

[irishs2]

I dont know if they are right, they look right but a fraction of the halford price. (not that thats unusual).

[Skull]

Don't bother with LEDs, they don't spread the light evenly and you have dark & bright spots.

sorry mate but you are totally wrong. they just need to be SMD leds.

i had this leds in 3 cars now, they are awesome.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/400730430410

[Error404]

I also tried SMDs, 2 sets actually, they still had noticeable lighter & darker areas so they were no good (for me anyway)

Any pics with them fitted?

[Skull]

pic with smd leds installed, no dark spots

[Rikki Kitto]

pic with smd leds installed, no dark spots

can you still dim these with the controller

[hunker7]

LEDs are dimmable, so should be ok.

[Yaz]

Hi, sorry to jump in, but does anyone know how many bulbs are needed? Is 10 enough just for the instrument cluster?

Thanks