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G'day I'm Brett.
Now any driver of an early Defender will know that the dash lighting isn't quite up to scratch.
The dim green lighting of the instruments causes eye strain at the best of times.
So I'm going to upgrade my lighting and put those dim nights behind me.
To do this I'll be using these, white LED's.
Now LED's are much more energy efficient and last far longer than standard globes.
These run at 0.7 Watts and these at about 1.2 Watts.
These LED's have a super wide 180 degree viewing angle
which should fill out the dials quite nicely without causing hotspots.
Now my dash uses T10 globes and these are direct replacements which slot into your existing
holder.
I bought them online for about 40 Australian Dollars.
So to start take off the dash panel by removing the several screws holding it in place.
Unclipping the speedometer cable will give you a little more room to move.
Now simply remove the 5 globes and replace with LED's.
These LED's have polarity so must be inserted the correct way to work.
If they don't turn on flip them round
but don't remove the LED's while the light switch is on or you might short it.
Put the dash back together
wait till dark
and enjoy a nice bright readable dash.
Catch you next time.