Fiesta XR4 dash changeover

RJO89 · 04-08-2008, 10:04 AM

Well after a late night out with the soldering iron, and an extremely sore back, I finished up doing my mates XR4 dash changeover. We got talking one day and I showed him the blue dash I had in my car, and the second he saw them he said he wanted some. But blue was too common for him, so he wanted a red dash. The parts were ordered, and this is the end product: (the pictures don't show the colour as good as it actually is. I'll try and take some better photos when I get the opportunity)

Let me know what you guys think

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Kariharnett · 04-08-2008, 11:19 AM

Looks Great.reminds me of my mothers Mazda 6. it would look awsome to have the dials red and the digital screen blue

R0BD0G · 04-08-2008, 06:05 PM

better pics?
looks pretty sweet

OTG · 11-08-2008, 08:37 PM

I want all mine done in blue please.

Willing to pay $$$.

RJO89 · 11-08-2008, 11:56 PM

PM BlackLS. He does this sort of thing too (inspired me to do it). He lives in Sydney so speak to him about doing it.

bjr22n_ · 12-08-2008, 01:09 PM

wow, that looks better then the usual green... blue for me to. ;)

RJO89 · 12-08-2008, 05:04 PM

Damn it everyone is in NSW !!!! why can't someone in Melbourne want it done?!?!?!

OZXR4 · 07-09-2008, 08:26 PM

It looks shight. sorry i love the dash as is. plus you didnt change the light indicator to red so it stuffs the effect.

RJO89 · 07-09-2008, 11:10 PM

Each to their own. He said he didn't want the headlight indicator to be red, so I left it that way. Personally I wouldn't go red, blue looks a hell of a lot better, but everyone has their own opinion.

barneyxr4 · 21-09-2008, 05:33 PM

rjo89,
how hard was this?? i haven't pulled apart the xr4 dash just wondering what was involved?? i assume its LED's behind the dash that are soldered in???
If so maybe some of the blues be good!! and might even be able to put a brightness adjusted on to!!!
any help be great and i might give it a go..

cheers

want-a-XY · 21-09-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RJO89

Damn it everyone is in NSW !!!! why can't someone in Melbourne want it done?!?!?!

if you were in Townsville i'd get you to do my LS focus lol

fairmont1998 · 21-09-2008, 11:23 PM

Damn I wish I had the patience/time to do the blue conversion to mine...

RJO89 · 21-09-2008, 11:41 PM

I'll be taking next year off uni to work full time next year, but am planning on travelling around Australia at some point, maybe mid-year. During which time, I'll probably be driving up from Melbourne, through South Australia, up through NT, across the top of Queensland, then down through Brisbane and Sydney. So if anybody wants this done, let me know before I start travelling, and we'll meet up in respective cities and get the work done!

RJO89 · 21-09-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by barneyxr4

rjo89,
how hard was this?? i haven't pulled apart the xr4 dash just wondering what was involved?? i assume its LED's behind the dash that are soldered in???
If so maybe some of the blues be good!! and might even be able to put a brightness adjusted on to!!!
any help be great and i might give it a go..

cheers

It's pretty easy getting the cluster out, but it's another matter entirely getting the dash apart! It's hard to explain, but it's a pain in the bum to get the covers off the PCB. And yeah, there's about 20 LEDs soldered onto the PCB. SMD ones too, so they measure up about 3mm x 3mm. Need a fine tipped, temperature controlled soldering iron and a steady hand. You won't be able to just install a dimmer control though. You'd need to buy an entirely new headlight switch and hope that the dimming control is already implemented into the system. If it's not, then it would be extremely difficult to install, and wouldn't be worth the time and effort.

Ben85 · 07-01-2009, 09:46 AM

Can someone tell me the part number for the LED's? And How many i might need to get? Because i dont think i can do this myself, so i'll need to get the lights so i can take it somewhere to get done.

BlackLS · 07-01-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben85

Can someone tell me the part number for the LED's? And How many i might need to get? Because i dont think i can do this myself, so i'll need to get the lights so i can take it somewhere to get done.

Not really any part numbers available for it mate. Where are you located.

BlackLS · 07-01-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RJO89

It's pretty easy getting the cluster out, but it's another matter entirely getting the dash apart! It's hard to explain, but it's a pain in the bum to get the covers off the PCB. And yeah, there's about 20 LEDs soldered onto the PCB. SMD ones too, so they measure up about 3mm x 3mm. Need a fine tipped, temperature controlled soldering iron and a steady hand. You won't be able to just install a dimmer control though. You'd need to buy an entirely new headlight switch and hope that the dimming control is already implemented into the system. If it's not, then it would be extremely difficult to install, and wouldn't be worth the time and effort.

Doesn't the fiesta have a dimmer control?

fiesta8u · 07-01-2009, 11:07 AM

No it doesnt.

Ben85 · 07-01-2009, 11:25 AM

I'm located in sydney (Liverpool)

Ben85 · 07-01-2009, 01:17 PM

Black LS, Would you kno where you get the led's to do this job? And any ideas where i could get it done? I'm happy to pay, the reason i'm looking is that i have changed my headunit and its blue.

Thanx