Yes I'm well aware of how the BECM monitors the bulbs using the MosFet outputs. I tried LED reverse bulbs a couple of years ago, but ended up putting them in wife's Freelander !! Just wondered what the actual current is on those with heatsinks, which are clearly there for the resistor rather than the LED.
What is the actual difference on current with the LEB bulbs ? My understanding is the heatsink is to cool the resistor used to fool the BECM that a regular bulb is fitted & working !! Not sure how low the bulb current can be before triggering the bulb failure detection ?
I had my dash out twice a couple of years ago. Followed this guide PaulP38 Dash Removal It was actually much easier than the guides show. First time was about 3-4 hours, but second time only took 2 hours because I replace the difficuly screws & bolts with hex heads instead of pozi.
Once the top section is out, you can undo the screws in the metal frame around the heater box, and then lift it out (with some wriggling). No need to remove steering column at all.
Mine now has Audi heater, so no more o-rings to worry about.
Pete
Hugh,
If you are able to do the strip & rebuild, I found Classic & Modern Engines in Bracknell really good. Depends where you live though !!
I have one of those angled cameras (same as #ac6) and mounted in same position. Gives a good view behind on my Android screen.
BTW, my DAB+ antenna is one of these hanging in the rear window. Works ok 95% of the time, but still thinking of doing an external one.
I used a 7" Joying android in mine. It has detachable screen, so I located the head unit under the passenger seat, and used a 100cm cable from Joying to connect the two together. Line outputs feed the door amps via 5 balancing transformers that sort out any noise & hum, plus give the required signal boost passively.
Most Chinese androids run too hot, so I also added a 12v fan using a 9V feed to keep it cooler. Mounting away from heater also helps !!