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My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 17-01-2020
And here's the cal switch (now you see it, now you don't) :
![[Image: IMG_1035.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/SteveHammatt/IMG_1035.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_1034.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/SteveHammatt/IMG_1034.jpg)
My little project - IS200 Turbo - Rabster - 17-01-2020
steve why not replace the factory led on the cluster with the toad LED that keeps it with the OEM look of the dashboard......
My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 17-01-2020
Rabster steve why not replace the factory led on the cluster with the toad LED that keeps it with the OEM look of the dashboard......
Yeah, that is something I'd considered (and forgotten). Thanks for the reminder !
My little project - IS200 Turbo - Rabster - 17-01-2020
thats ok here to help :p
the updates are looking good so far too
My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 17-01-2020
Rabster thats ok here to help :p
the updates are looking good so far too
Thanks
Do you think it would be easy enough to install the LED into the dash ? Would it just need an appropriate bezel ?
My little project - IS200 Turbo - toxo - 17-01-2020
If you do go down that route, remember the TOAD LED is dual colour, which the stock one probably isn't, and it's the wrong way round for most multi-colour LEDs. Usually you'd have multiple positives with a shared negative but the TOAD one is shared positive and multiple negatives. Also it needs to be a smoked style LED rather than one with a totally clear housing.
My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 17-01-2020
toxo If you do go down that route, remember the TOAD LED is dual colour, which the stock one probably isn't, and it's the wrong way round for most multi-colour LEDs. Usually you'd have multiple positives with a shared negative but the TOAD one is shared positive and multiple negatives. Also it needs to be a smoked style LED rather than one with a totally clear housing.
Thanks, but are you saying it's going to need to be soldered onto the board behind the panel ? I was hoping for a "poke it through the hole" type of solution.
My little project - IS200 Turbo - toxo - 17-01-2020
Couldn't say without seeing the board
I imagine that's probably how the stock one is done - it won't be held in with an LED clip because it will be relatively flush mounted, so it'll be held in place by its legs.You could always attach 1 leg to the PCB for a +ve feed and then run the -ve legs to the TOAD alarm via wires.
Do you remember when I did mine? It's in the MR2's build thread somewhere.
My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 17-01-2020
toxo Couldn't say without seeing the board
You could always attach 1 leg to the PCB for a +ve feed and then run the -ve legs to the TOAD alarm via wires.
Do you remember when I did mine? It's in the MR2's build thread somewhere.
I don't remember, no :o , but I will dig it out ! Thanks for the suggestions.
My little project - IS200 Turbo - toxo - 17-01-2020
In the MR2 the alarm LED was a totally separate PCB so much easier to muck around with. Unlikely the IS200 is the same, I would expect the LED circuitry to be integrated onto the main PCB.
Am sure either Stav or Rabs will be able to confirm!