he means if he unplugged them, the brightness on the dash ayc bars wouldnt increaseOriginally Posted by Turbo_Steve
The brightness wont matter though as the circuit is broken because the RJ45 plug is open. There is no return flow of electric to complete the circuit therefore the original LEDs dont light up.
The fix is then to remove the plastic washer, I think?
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Correct guys! As soon as the RJ45 is unplugged, the original AYC LEDs on the gauge cluster will stop working.
About a loss in birghtness: I might have gotten the 'understanding' of how the current flows wrong, but as I said: I'm no electro-techie-guru, so just trying-doing-following what experts say-and-being happy it works!
And I really can't see any difference in a before & after situation.
Got a call from the misses. She did a bit of serious cornering on the way to work and got then to litt up all 3. Kudos. But... I have failed to maintain the correct sequence. The middle LED lights up first (on the a-pillar only ofcourse) then the bottom LED, and then the top LED. So I should switch the middle and bottom ones.
She also mentioned that it was good visible, even when cornering to the 'other' side (with the head turned away from the a-pillar). So it seems like it's been worthwile.
Finally, the frickin' video is available too now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR8BDg0K24c
Last edited by MarkSanne; 24-03-2010 at 08:33 AM.
Awesome. That looks great. Can you do one when driving(once you get it fixed)?
How visalbe are the LEDs when they're not going coz you can't tell they're even there in the video until they light up
I'm not arguing...I'm just offering an endless series of contrary points of view.
They are hardly visible when they're off. I'll make a video of the misses driving and cornering so you can see what it looks like off and on.
top job mark..............
I have just done this mod but used blue leds and it makes it so much easier to see. Scary now as I can see how hard ime pushing the car on corners lol
Did you go behind the dash as well for the lights, or from the AYC ECU?
behind the dash it was easier and less wiring to worry about
What happens when you turn left?
Last edited by Sydo; 07-04-2010 at 10:46 AM.
The car will turn left. This mod doesn't change the direction of where you're going.
Sorry... couldn't resist!
Last edited by MarkSanne; 07-04-2010 at 02:12 PM.
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yes the car goes left. The leds I have are super bright so you can still see them. for example even in daylight they still shine on the handbreak lever when i start the car
But hopefully you're looking towards the left, not gazing at the flashing lights on your right A pillar..
No mate, the LED lights (even the not super-bright ones) are visible even when your turning a bit to the left with your face. I believe humans (well... most) see around 160-170 degrees in width so you need to really turn your head away to not see the A-pillar/LEDs.
its those times your turning left, you will wish you were a frog, or a horse...
Having used super-bright LEDs for other applications, won't they take out your corneas at night?
luckily the way they are pointing isnt straight at my face lol. Just dont push it at night or look like your in a circus
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