Got a couple of surface mounted led's having a hissy fit on the dashboard.

 

Now, if I had the time, I would do them myself, as I can solder, however, I need to find a repairer within the Wakefield area, where I can have them remove and replace the offending items. Sending the dashboard away is a no no, as it is my only means of transport at the moment.

 

Can anyone help?

The time taken to find a local repairer may well exceed the time taken to DIY.

The thing is as well, I want to get the correct colour shade to replace with. I believe there are some slight variants. It's an OCD thing.

 

Edited 19 December, 20214 yr by Quinny1

You'll be lucky to find anyone with the exact match so a complete set is the answer.

There are threads on here (with photos) showing how to replace the LEDs. More importantly for you there are posts in the threads discussing the colour match and advising which colour temp (K) to buy. 

 

 

Edited 21 December, 20214 yr by pikpilot

Following on from my reply above, I found the information from others with the same issue.

 

I only needed to replace the LED’s that illuminated the Rev and Speed needles. I bought these from Rapid Electronics in Colchester:
Part Number: 55-2890
Spec: 3528 smd LED
6500K
6.5lm
120deg
30mA
3.1V

Once everything was put back together, the new LED’s are about 20% brighter then the old ones and not quite as white. However, because I replaced all the LED’s for the Rev and Speed needles, this difference is not as noticeable. You may be better off getting 5.5lm and 7000K led’s."

 

Others have said that a better colour match could be made with 5000K as people who had used 6500K leds reported a touch of blue.

 

The how to do it pdf is in the attachment

Instrument Cluster LED Replacment v1-1.pdf