indicator lightpart interchangeable

ZmokE · 07-29-2006

Is the triangle indicatorlightpart interchangeable with the round indicatorlightpart?

soybean · 07-29-2006

Zmoke, check out this post http://www.opelgt.com/forums/81063-post2.html
I believe the answer is yes. If I'm wrong I'm sure I will be corrected. Hth, Jarrell

namba209 · 07-29-2006

IDK, Jarrell, I think I read in the last couple of days someone got a 69 instrument panel just to replace the indicator lite panel in their later panel and it wouldn't work. Something like the later model panels are held in with a spring and can be removed without pulling the main panel, but the 69s cannot.

baronbors · 07-29-2006

Originally Posted by namba209

IDK, Jarrell, I think I read in the last couple of days someone got a 69 instrument panel just to replace the indicator lite panel in their later panel and it wouldn't work. Something like the later model panels are held in with a spring and can be removed without pulling the main panel, but the 69s cannot.

That would have been me. The 69 indicator panel is molded into the instrument panel and not removable like the later years

soybean · 07-30-2006

I've got one, (69 instrument panel) upstairs in the shed, but really never looked at it closely to be honest to see if they could interchange. I learned some new then today.

Jarrell

OriginalOpelGTOwner · 07-30-2006

I am trying to remove my indicator cluster from the front of the panel. Can someone post a photo showing how the cluster is held in by a spring. My panel is a 1971. I tried pushing on the top already by that baby is really held in place.

namba209 · 07-30-2006

Rats! I just put the panel in Willit? a couple of days ago or the pic would have been easy to do. The spring is a single mini leaf spring about 4 inches long that sits in a recess at the top of the indicator lite panel and holds the panel down, so the bottom sits in a groove behind the panel. To remove the indicator lite cluster, all you have to do is push up against the spring and pull out the bottom, when it clears the edge of the hole in the instrument panel. HTH

OriginalOpelGTOwner · 07-30-2006

Ron, Thank you for the discription of the indicator light cluster leaf spring. Now I can visualize what is going on to remove the cluster.

OriginalOpelGTOwner · 07-30-2006

Ron,

Success. Cluster popped right out after I pushed up to compress the leaf spring. High beam bulb burned out alright. Checked circuits with VOM to make sure no open circuits on high beam and moved white lense bulb over to blue lense. Dam those are small bulbs. Will try to find replacement bulb at import car service centers or parts store. Thanks again Ron.

namba209 · 07-30-2006

No problem, glad to be of assistance. If you can not find the bulbs, OGTS has them in supply. I got replacement bulbs for my instrument panel from them. You're right, they are small little suckers.

baronbors · 07-31-2006

I may be mistaken but I think the older VWs used the same bulb- I found mine at a place called Bap-Geon. It is a import part retailer found through out the US.

ZmokE · 08-14-2006

I changed the ordinary bulbs for LED's.
They're cheap, low in energycosts

, and i hope they will last so long that i don't have to replace them anymore.
See attachement.

soybean · 08-15-2006

On the leds, are they 12 volt or did you use a seperate transformer to drop the voltage down. If 12 volt, do you remember where they were purchased or the type? They are a great idea. I'd love to use them on the Gauges and the cluster as they are in need of light. Please share some more info on how you wired them, etc. Thanks, Jarrell

ZmokE · 08-15-2006

Hey Jarrel.
The LED's are 12 Volts.
I buyed them at a dutch site http://www.leds-buy.nl/index.php?language=en
It is very simple, just remove the ordinary bulbs and change them for LED's.
This is a direct link to dasboardlights http://www.leds-buy.nl/led-carlight-...d-c-67_69.html
The type of LED i use for the indicators is T5

To bad i didn't find replacements for the bulbs in the gauges.

soybean · 08-15-2006

Thank you ZmokE. I noticed the site is closed for a while, but I bookmarked it and will watch it until it opens again. Have you tried them on the gauge lights or the one that lights up the switchs? Thanks again, Jarrell

ZmokE · 08-15-2006

It's closed untill August 13th...in my country it's allready the 15th

07-29-2006	#1 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	Unanswered: Kwestion Is the triangle indicatorlightpart interchangeable with the round indicatorlightpart? __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

07-29-2006	#2 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	Zmoke, check out this post http://www.opelgt.com/forums/81063-post2.html I believe the answer is yes. If I'm wrong I'm sure I will be corrected. Hth, Jarrell __________________ You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones)

07-29-2006	#3 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054 Provided Answers: 6	IDK, Jarrell, I think I read in the last couple of days someone got a 69 instrument panel just to replace the indicator lite panel in their later panel and it wouldn't work. Something like the later model panels are held in with a spring and can be removed without pulling the main panel, but the 69s cannot. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

07-30-2006	#5 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	I've got one, (69 instrument panel) upstairs in the shed, but really never looked at it closely to be honest to see if they could interchange. I learned some new then today. Jarrell __________________ You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones)

07-30-2006	#6 (permalink)
OriginalOpelGTOwner Opeler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 137 Provided Answers: 2	Held In With A Spring? I am trying to remove my indicator cluster from the front of the panel. Can someone post a photo showing how the cluster is held in by a spring. My panel is a 1971. I tried pushing on the top already by that baby is really held in place.

07-30-2006	#7 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054 Provided Answers: 6	Rats! I just put the panel in Willit? a couple of days ago or the pic would have been easy to do. The spring is a single mini leaf spring about 4 inches long that sits in a recess at the top of the indicator lite panel and holds the panel down, so the bottom sits in a groove behind the panel. To remove the indicator lite cluster, all you have to do is push up against the spring and pull out the bottom, when it clears the edge of the hole in the instrument panel. HTH __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

07-30-2006	#8 (permalink)
OriginalOpelGTOwner Opeler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 137 Provided Answers: 2	Ron, Thank you for the discription of the indicator light cluster leaf spring. Now I can visualize what is going on to remove the cluster.

07-30-2006	#9 (permalink)
OriginalOpelGTOwner Opeler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 137 Provided Answers: 2	Ron, Success. Cluster popped right out after I pushed up to compress the leaf spring. High beam bulb burned out alright. Checked circuits with VOM to make sure no open circuits on high beam and moved white lense bulb over to blue lense. Dam those are small bulbs. Will try to find replacement bulb at import car service centers or parts store. Thanks again Ron.

07-30-2006	#10 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054 Provided Answers: 6	No problem, glad to be of assistance. If you can not find the bulbs, OGTS has them in supply. I got replacement bulbs for my instrument panel from them. You're right, they are small little suckers. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

07-31-2006	#11 (permalink)
baronbors 1000 Post Club Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: League City Texas Posts: 1,117	I may be mistaken but I think the older VWs used the same bulb- I found mine at a place called Bap-Geon. It is a import part retailer found through out the US. __________________ Texas Opel Preservation Society

08-15-2006	#13 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	On the leds, are they 12 volt or did you use a seperate transformer to drop the voltage down. If 12 volt, do you remember where they were purchased or the type? They are a great idea. I'd love to use them on the Gauges and the cluster as they are in need of light. Please share some more info on how you wired them, etc. Thanks, Jarrell __________________ You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones)

08-15-2006	#14 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	They're 12 Volts Hey Jarrel. The LED's are 12 Volts. I buyed them at a dutch site http://www.leds-buy.nl/index.php?language=en It is very simple, just remove the ordinary bulbs and change them for LED's. This is a direct link to dasboardlights http://www.leds-buy.nl/led-carlight-...d-c-67_69.html The type of LED i use for the indicators is T5 To bad i didn't find replacements for the bulbs in the gauges. __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum Last edited by ZmokE; 08-15-2006 at 09:41 AM.

08-15-2006	#15 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	Thank you ZmokE. I noticed the site is closed for a while, but I bookmarked it and will watch it until it opens again. Have you tried them on the gauge lights or the one that lights up the switchs? Thanks again, Jarrell __________________ You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones) Last edited by soybean; 08-15-2006 at 09:49 AM. Reason: Added question

08-15-2006	#16 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	It's closed untill August 13th...in my country it's allready the 15th __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

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