[Mk2] [Generic] led heart controls finished at last (pic)

[l300mrt]

let me know what you think
sorry for the por quality pic

[Peter Gidden]

let me know what you think

Ummmmm, they're red.



Except one that's blue.



And one that's green.

[l300mrt]

yes the heater goes from hot (red) to cold (blue) as does evey heater in the mr2 or even every car on the planet

i can do any colour combo

[DAN_REV1_TURBO]

Looks like the heat controls match up nicely to the stereo now mate.

[l300mrt]

that was pure luck but glad it did

[Torero]

Really good

How did you get the light to distribute so evenly on the heater slider? If I use LEDs behind the slider I get concentrated light at points on the heater scale, I wouldn't mind knowing your method, if it's ok with you .

[mrgarry2turbo]

+1

looks gd m8[/quote]

[Magic Beans]

Really good

How did you get the light to distribute so evenly on the heater slider? If I use LEDs behind the slider I get concentrated light at points on the heater scale, I wouldn't mind knowing your method, if it's ok with you .

There's a few SMD strip type solutions you can buy, which give a clean light with no hot spots. Here's a daytime shot of one I made for a customer. I can't show you the night shots of it as he's yet to see it and I don't want to spoil the surprise, however sufficed to say it looks good



If you want to go really OTT you can do what I did in my prototype, like this

[l300mrt]

you dont need to use strip led's and the other pic is way over the top way to bright i managed to do it wit only 4 led's and is nice and soft

[Magic Beans]

Hence why it was a prototype, the refined product is very different. For the best results you need to do away with the god awful plastic spreader bars.

[l300mrt]

do you

[Torero]

do you

Stop teasing and tell us

[Nic]

I'm in the middle of doing my interior at the moment, I've used EL Panels to illuminate behind the stainless steel speedo dials. Might have a go at the heater controls next using EL Tape to illuminate the slider.

http://www.elwirecraft.co.uk/el-product ... duplicate/