Land Rover Defender LED Dash Lighting upgrade

Now any driver of an early defender will know, that the dash lighting isn't quite up to scratch. The dim green lighting of the instruments causes eye strain at the best of times, so I'm upgrading my dash lighting with LED's (Light Emitting Diode) and putting those dim nights behind me.

The LED's used were five white T10 6-chip SMD style LED's with a 180 degree super wide angle.

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Filmed on a Canon HV30 and edited on Avid Liquid 7. Audio recorded by a Rode Videomic. Backing music by Smartsound Software Inc.

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[schmidt650]

Hey! Love the videos, are 6-chip smds the same as 6 smd LEDs? Struggling to find 6, only 5 or 9's! Thanks!

[BushmanProductionsAU]

@schmidt650 Um.. not totally sure but don't think they are.. you want something like I have in the video with a T10 fitting. eg. bl-led.com.au/store/index.php?­main_page=index&cPath=77_5_20_­17 You can find plenty on eBay. Thanks.

[trulymeparker]

@BushmanProductionsAU hi i did an Led upgrade vid on my Terrano but they could be a bit brighter im going to get some SMD globes, they are like leds but multi directional and are meant to be better. I will do a vid when I change the leds

[BushmanProductionsAU]

@trulymeparker LED's have advanced a lot in the last few years. You may have bought 2 chip SMD's instead of the 6 chip I installed. It makes a lot of difference. Thanks for watching.

[mirandacornell]

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!!!

[BushmanProductionsAU]

@mirandacornell Thank You! Keep your eyes on Bushman Productions AU for some other Landy films coming soon.

[trulymeparker]

@BushmanProductionsAU hey i installed the 9 smd ones, wow, its unreal! Much brighter now. Glancing at the dash at night time is a breeze, no more guessing

[trulymeparker]

@BushmanProductionsAU the ones i have are just one single led and they are pretty useless but definetely brighter than the normal candescent globe. I will get the SMD t10 that have 9 leds on them so if i get 4 globes that's 36 lights in the dash! That will make a big difference in brightness for sure

[sentimental1979]

wooooooooooooow 

[BushmanProductionsAU]

@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. :-)