Mk4 Dashboard Lights

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Mk4 Dashboard Lights

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Hi all
just thought id introduce myself first, iv only just discovered this site - it's packed with handy stuff eh :lol:
I hav a project Mk4 that well on its way to being completed, but one thing's always bothered me - the green dashboard lights, and namely the rev counter lights. i like the blue from new golfs and red from audi's but i was just wondering if anyone's got any links to replacement rev colours for a polo? sorry if this has been brought up b4. had a wee look round 2 c if it had, but no luck 8)
ok, thanks for any help u can throw my way
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ClublandPolo wrote:Hi all
just thought id introduce myself first, iv only just discovered this site - it's packed with handy stuff eh :lol:
I hav a project Mk4 that well on its way to being completed, but one thing's always bothered me - the green dashboard lights, and namely the rev counter lights. i like the blue from new golfs and red from audi's but i was just wondering if anyone's got any links to replacement rev colours for a polo? sorry if this has been brought up b4. had a wee look round 2 c if it had, but no luck 8)
ok, thanks for any help u can throw my way
cheers
dan
Hi someones signature line shows a dash converted to blue and red - just got to track him down
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I also wanted to do it but it seems that there is a lot of soldering work and little leds and somethings might break ( like the needles). Since i'm not very handy with electrics i'm leaving it alone untill i can find someone that can do it for me.

But I was going for this type of colour:

http://www.blue-polo.de/frame_tacho.htm

I also thought about buying one already made on ebay but... i'm not a ebay fan.


If you get this through i would like to know more since all the sites i find are in german. English would be nice!


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Pedro_Hilario wrote:....
But I was going for this type of colour:

http://www.blue-polo.de/frame_tacho.htm

I also thought about buying one already made on ebay but... i'm not a ebay fan.
I've seen a better one... like bstardchild mentioned.
Its the stock 6n dash but with bright blue lighting instead of green and actual red LEDs used for the redline and such displays... looks really sharpe and clear.
I would like to do this conversion aswell... maybe another time.
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JTLondon wrote:I've seen a better one... like bstardchild mentioned.
Its the stock 6n dash but with bright blue lighting instead of green and actual red LEDs used for the redline and such displays... looks really sharpe and clear.
I would like to do this conversion aswell... maybe another time.
Once I've done my conversion I'll have a spare set of clocks (I bought a brand new set of clock to convert :roll: ) - so I plan to keep them as a back to stock unit if I ever sell the car or can convert them as an exchange set for anyone else that wants a set provided I always get a std set back in exchange

Anyone interested?
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bstardchild wrote: Once I've done my conversion I'll have a spare set of clocks (I bought a brand new set of clock to convert :roll: ) - so I plan to keep them as a back to stock unit if I ever sell the car or can convert them as an exchange set for anyone else that wants a set provided I always get a std set back in exchange

Anyone interested?
Lets say we exchanged them... how easy would it be to install? And what kinda costs would I be looking at?
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JTLondon wrote:Lets say we exchanged them... how easy would it be to install? And what kinda costs would I be looking at?
Fairly easy - I'll do a how too when i do it

Costs depend on the cost of the blue red conversion - should have it done within the next month - I'll update this post when I have
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i totally want mine to be red and blue n all!


dude you might make money by making and selling units that you've converted lol
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13twelve wrote:i totally want mine to be red and blue n all!


dude you might make money by making and selling units that you've converted lol
Not my cup of tea to make money out of people - cover my costs and a bit for my time and I'm happy - thats all I need - I've paid out for a new dash unit so as long as I get one back I'm a happy bunny!!!!
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bstardchild wrote:Not my cup of tea to make money out of people - cover my costs and a bit for my time and I'm happy - thats all I need - I've paid out for a new dash unit so as long as I get one back I'm a happy bunny!!!!
You seem like a nice guy... so whats the progress on your dash conversion?
Would I have to come up to get it swapped around?
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JTLondon wrote:
bstardchild wrote:Not my cup of tea to make money out of people - cover my costs and a bit for my time and I'm happy - thats all I need - I've paid out for a new dash unit so as long as I get one back I'm a happy bunny!!!!
You seem like a nice guy... so whats the progress on your dash conversion?
Would I have to come up to get it swapped around?
Had some other stuff ahead of the dash conversion - like a garage conversion which should be finished soon...... All my cars are on the drive at the moment getting wet, cold and snowed on so getting them undercover is No'1

Re the swap - I could post the pod or fit here depends on where you are
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i was thinkin of putting in a ibiza rev counter instead but how wud u go about changing the milage? i heard the milage stayed on the pod itself and not the ecu, it that right?
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http://www.blauetachos.de/doc/vw/polo6n ... l_1998.htm

this what you saw that was clearer?



i'd well have a set of blue clocks in my mk4
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Speedlaw any chance of a translation :lol:
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13twelve wrote:http://www.blauetachos.de/doc/vw/polo6n ... l_1998.htm

this what you saw that was clearer?



i'd well have a set of blue clocks in my mk4
Yeah thats basically the same one I've seen... but pics in the dark.
Would it be possible to put red LEDs where the dial is illuminated? So you end up with a red pointer kinda like the newer VWs... :roll:

BstardChild, are the conversion like as in the one in the link?
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