Land Rover Defender LED Dash Lighting upgrade
Dec 8th, 2011 | By Pod51 | Category: Land Rover Videos
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Now any driver of an early defender will know, that the dash lighting isnt quite up to scratch. The dim green lighting of the instruments causes eye strain at the best of times, so Im upgrading my dash lighting with LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) and putting those dim nights behind me. The LEDs used were five white T10 6-chip SMD style LEDs with a 180 degree super wide angle. BushmanProductionsAU is now in HD 720P! Filmed on a Canon HV30 and edited on Avid Liquid 7. Audio recorded by a Rode Videomic. Backing music by Smartsound Software Inc.
@mirandacornell Thank You! Keep your eyes on Bushman Productions AU for some other Landy films coming soon.
Hi Brett! Thanks for the great video! New Landy girl here managed to replace them easily thanks to the easy to follow steps! Went for the blue leds tho! Look great tho maybe not as bright as yours! Wish I knew i’d need 5 not 4 tho – two for the speedo!!!
@yehudiadelphos1 Hey mate! Mmm.. December wouldn’t be the best of times unless I wanted to stay up there 3-4 months!
Won’t be up the Cape for some years. Thinking of doing the NT when I get a chance. Stay tuned. 
@BushmanProductionsAU Thanks Brett, So when is the next trip your taking up north? December?
@yehudiadelphos1 The speedo works fine.. Just make sure the cable "Clicks" back into position. I bought 6 globes, so use 5 and keep 1 spare.
Thanks for watching.
@BushmanProductionsAU Thanks very much for the info, much appreciated. So, no trouble with the speedo after you reconnected it? When you bought the globes for $40 bucks, how many did you get all up? Well, it still looks good to me.
Cheers
@yehudiadelphos1 Hey mate I bought from bl-led.com.au/store/ There are a couple other specialists in Australia. You really just have to open up your dash and see what size bulbs it takes. Probably either T10 or T5. Have fun!
Hello Brett, when you say from LED specialist stores, can you provide some names of some the stores you visited just to make life a bit easier. After watching what you’ve done here, I’m tempted pretty much to do the same on TD5 130.
Thanks mate.
@MrJoho987 Yes mate.. original engine. Only a few of the parts have been replaced like the starter motor, harmonic balancer and I think the head gasket at one time and a few oil seals. 200tdi’s are rock solid.
bloody hell 282k miles!! is it still the original engine? what has been replaced?
@DonDiegoDeLaVega54 Thanks mate… I have no idea. You’ll have to do some investigating.
Terrific Video! Is the dashboard removal similar for a 2000 Range Rover?
@bzrut
Thanks mate.. You will have to pull off your dash and check what type bulbs it uses, or refer to your manual. LED’s can easily be found online from various LED specialist stores.
What a great but of kit. We’ll get these on as soon as we can!
@SergioMZA
Hey mate.. yep.. It’s most likely a T10 bulb… but check your dash first in case it’s different! And 5 bulbs.. 2 in the speedo and 1 in each of the dials.
Thanks
Wow!! What a change in lighting! Whats the number of the LED replacement bulb?? T10 are the originals? Did you say the dash has 5 bulbs? Great video!