LED lamps for the dashboard of the VAZ 2110

Replacing the light bulbs in the dashboard of a VAZ 2110 yourself

Installation of the dashboard on a VAZ 2110

The dashboard of the VAZ 2110 car is designed to reflect information about the current condition of the car. Made from ordinary plastic.

The presence of a huge number of light bulbs leads to the need to replace them from time to time. Many drivers want to replace the unsightly factory panel of the VAZ 2110 with a more modern one.

The article suggests finding out how to replace the dashboard bulbs of a VAZ 2110 and how to make it more aesthetically pleasing.

Features of the dashboard of the VAZ 2110 car

Dashboard VAZ 2110

The composition on the dashboard of a VAZ 2110 car dashboard includes:

1 – indicates the temperature of the cooling water. If the arrow of this indicator moves into the reddish zone of the scale, this indicates overheating of the motor.

You need to pay attention to the operation of the electric fan and thermostat of the cooling system.

Tip: Do not operate the motor in overheating mode. Water temperature is more than 110 °C.

2 – tachometer. Shows the approximate frequency at which the engine crankshaft rotates.

To get the real value of the unit’s rotation speed, you need to multiply the device’s arrow reading by 100. The arrow reading in the reddish zone means that the engine is operating at an increased frequency, which is unsafe for the vehicle to continue moving.

3 – speedometer. The position of the arrow indicates the approximate speed of the car in km/h.
4 – indicates the fuel level.
5 – reset button on the daily mileage counter.
6 – screen for the trip odometer and odometer.
7 – screen for indicating the time.

The photo shows the installation of light bulbs on the panel:

Positions 1 – used to illuminate device hands and scales.
Positions 2 – the smallest in size are used in yellowish indicators and burgundy signal indicators. Such light bulbs are installed without rubber caps. Light filters of suitable colors are already integrated into the device.
Position 3 – has a medium size, used to indicate a low gasoline level, just when the needle is at zero. It burns out very rarely.

Installing light bulbs on the panel

The entire arrangement of devices is fixed with 2 screws in the corresponding slot on the dashboard. Its connections are made using printed circuit board mounting using foil getinax. The board is perfectly attached to the back of the case.

The speedometer is equipped with 2 counters showing the distance traveled: one is total, the other is “daily”. Using the corresponding button, the readings of the latter are simply reset.

Tip: Readings can only be reset when the car is stationary.

The latest VAZ 2110 models are equipped with an electric dashboard. It contains all components and control indicators, icons and lamps.

Replacing the instrument cluster of a high panel on a VAZ 2108, VAZ 2109, VAZ 21099

Welcome! The instrument cluster is not a cheap thing, since all the indicators and lamps are located on it, replacing it is essentially nothing complicated, the most important thing is to know how to do it, only two combinations were used on cars of the Samara family, although if you take into account the fourteenth panel

then three combinations, the first combination is from the low panel (For information on how to replace this combination, read the article: “
Replacing
the instrument cluster of a low VAZ panel”), the second is from the high panel, today we are disassembling it, and the third and last combination is from a car of the Samara 2 family, that is from the fourteenth.

Note! To replace this part you will need to use: A screwdriver and a rag, because when you reach for the speedometer cable from the box or disconnect it from the gearbox, you will get dirty and you can wipe your hands with a rag, or initially you can just put gloves on your hands and then no rag no need!

When should you change the instrument cluster? When it becomes completely unusable and stops working, the speedometer on it may first fail, without which it will not be very convenient to drive, and the tachometer may also stop showing, but basically all these things are connected not with the combination but with something others, for example, if your speedometer has stopped showing, then check its cable, maybe it’s disconnected and the problem here is far from being a combination, the same thing with the tachometer, maybe the wires that come from it are broken or something else happened to them, the tachometer is the same will stop working, there were even cases when people went and bought a new instrument cluster and brought it with them and said replace mine suddenly stopped working, but it turned out to be a fuse that had blown and after replacement the old combination began to work exactly the same as it had worked before.

Replacing the backlight on the dashboard

Dashboard sign for VAZ 2110

To do this, you need to use the following algorithm:

The panel should be removed.
The illumination designation is determined by special LED bulbs. To replace the backlight, these bulbs must be removed.

Note: this must be done very carefully, because they are quite small. In addition, there is a possibility of damaging the panel itself.

But before that you need to disassemble it. This is not a difficult task, as to disassemble it you just need to press the latches, thanks to which you can remove the bulbs.
Everyone has seen that on top of the dashboard there is a “sticker” and symbols (speed, amount of gasoline). It is held on by glue, so to remove it you will have to dig around a little.

Remaining glue must be removed.

You can start replacing the backlight.

Note: it is advisable to choose colors that are not very bright and strain the eyes. White or blue colors are ideal.

To remove the light filter located on the back of the “sticker”, you need to take a utility knife. The light filter is located under the protective layer. First you need to remove it. Do not press too hard with the knife, as necessary parts may be damaged.

Description of dashboard tuning

Note: it is easier to remove it if you rub it with a knife in one direction, then in the other.

To insert LED bulbs, you must remove the board located in the plastic case. There will be special holes for them.

Panel instrument pinout

Note: but that's not all, you will need to solder the wiring of the light bulbs to the board for them to work.

Now we need to put everything back together and install it correctly.

Instrument control panel illumination

To illuminate the stove, you first need to carefully remove the plastic handles of the levers that control the dampers and remove the glass. Below it is the stove itself. To do this, take any sharp object (knife or scissors) and carefully pry the glass. Prepare foil according to its size. It will be an additional source of illumination.

Fixed on the inside of the glass, it will give a very attractive appearance to the stove, and the console illumination will not be concentrated only in the place where the LED is installed next to the handle.

The next step is to remove the lamp socket from the backlight of the stove control unit. The lamp must be replaced with a purchased LED. In order for the light to spread around the entire perimeter of the stove, an LED strip is used, which is glued to the bottom. Two wires are usually soldered to the contacts, which are connected to the cartridge.

All connections are carefully insulated. Assembly is carried out in reverse order. If one of the parts does not work, check all contacts and connections again. The lighting of the stove control panel will become much better and more modern; the light from it will spread throughout the entire perimeter both day and night.

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Illumination of the heater (stove) control console.

Remove the plastic handles for the heater damper control levers. Remove the glass of the stove control unit by picking it up with a knife. We make a reflector out of foil and fix it under the glass of the VAZ 2109 heater control unit. If it is not made, the console backlight will be concentrated only in the place where the backlight LED is installed next to the heater fan speed control knob, and will decrease towards the opposite area, which does not look very good attractive.

Then we unscrew the lower part of the center console (the beard), remove the socket with the backlight lamp for the heater control unit and change the lamp to an LED. We put everything back together in reverse order.

It should be noted that simply replacing the backlight lamp with an LED one, despite all the tricks, will not achieve completely uniform illumination of the heater control panel. Although this is still better than the standard backlight.

To finalize the illumination of this unit, it is best to stick a 10 cm long LED strip to the bottom, solder 2 wires (plus and minus) to its contacts, and connect the wires to the backlight lamp socket of this unit. Just act carefully, do not leave uninsulated sections of wires to avoid a short circuit!

LED strip for illuminating the heater control panel

Now the backlight of the heater control panel glows brightly and evenly over the entire area. Moreover, this illumination is noticeable both day and night.

Illumination using LED strip

This is what the backlight looks like during the day

However, if in the daytime everything is great with the backlight, then when it got dark, I realized that the brightness of such a backlight was excessive for me, and it would be nice to make it a little less bright. You can, of course, adjust the brightness of the entire instrument panel illumination using the corresponding regulator to the left of the steering wheel, but the brightness of the remaining instrument panel illumination lamps suited me, so I did it differently. We take a black marker and paint over the coating above the LEDs (my LED strip is insulated) to the desired level of light transmission - and the problem of excess brightness is solved. The photo above shows a version of the backlight already modified in this way. You can also cover the LED strip with a piece of tint film, the effect will be the same.

Separately illuminated arrows

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If you want the arrows to glow a different color, you can do the following:

Note: in this case, the arrows will light up in a different color only when ignited.

Indicator lamps located on the additional panel of the VAZ-2112

An additional panel is installed in the VAZ-2112 dashboard, on which the designers also placed several indicators. In particular, in the middle there is a silhouette of a car with its doors open. If one of the doors is illuminated, it means that it is not closed tightly enough.

On the left side of the vehicle indicator (one above the other) there are three indicators:

low engine oil warning (optional);
warning about low fluid level in the windshield washer reservoir;
additional warning about high coolant temperature.

To the right of the car silhouette, again one above the other, there are three more indicators:

indicator of malfunction of brake lights or side lights;
warning of high brake pad wear;
seat belt warning.

If you respond in a timely manner to the warnings displayed on the panel by one or another indicator, then everything will cost you only with work to eliminate the malfunction that has arisen, while ignoring the warning signals, as you might guess, can result in more serious consequences. And you shouldn’t forget about the red zones on dial gauges - you don’t need to rev the engine to maximum speed, wait until the coolant temperature rises to 130 degrees or until the tank runs out of gasoline.

How to change the backlight using color film

Old dashboard of VAZ 2110

In order to change the color of the dashboard lighting, it is not necessary to change the LED bulbs.

To do this you can simply:

Take 12 LEDs and an LED strip.
Remove the light bulbs from the base and insert one LED at a time in their place.
You need to take the required amount of LED strip.

Instrument panel diagram

Note: its length is measured according to the size of the panel.

The base and LEDs must be returned to their original location.
The tape should be glued to the plastic of the panel (the appropriate temperature must be maintained).
Tighten the block well.

Diagnosis and troubleshooting

If the instrument panel of the VAZ 2110 does not work, then to fix the problems you need to:

check the lamps and replace faulty elements;
check the integrity of the wiring using a multimeter or test indicator;
inspect the condition of the contacts and clean their surface from traces of oxidation;
check the condition of the fuses;
test the operation of the devices.

The diagram shows fuses in blue that need to be checked if problems arise with the devices on the VAZ 2110.

Instrument cluster circuit fuses

To check the temperature or fuel level gauge you must:

Connect the ignition.
Connect the positive power output of the device (attached to pin 5 in the white plug) to ground with a wire. If the arrow deviates, you need to check the condition of the wiring connecting the sensor and indicator.
If the temperature indicator constantly indicates overheating, it must be disconnected from the sensor. If the needle drops to zero, the sensor needs to be replaced. Otherwise, there is a short circuit in the wiring to ground or failure of the indicator device itself.
To test the device, you need to remove the white plug from the panel and apply power to pin 10 directly from the positive terminal of the battery. At the same time, a negative voltage is applied to pin 1. A working indicator shows a value equal to zero; if the arrow deviates, the device requires replacement.

Other possible repair options:

Testing the tachometer is only possible on a stand that simulates engine operation. The speedometer is also checked using special equipment, which compares the measurement results with a reference device.
After this, a visual inspection of the tracks on the printed circuit board located inside the combination is carried out. If cracks, ruptures and delaminations are detected, contact must be restored with solder. If repairs do not help, the instrument cluster will need to be replaced.

A video from the channel “In Sandro’s Garage” demonstrates how to replace backlight bulbs.

Precautionary measures

When repairing the instrument cluster, a number of recommendations must be followed:

fuses are replaced with the ignition off;
when testing devices, be careful to avoid short circuits;
soldering is done with a low-power soldering iron with a thin tip;
Removal and installation of the combination is carried out with little force so as not to damage the attachment points.

How to assemble and disassemble the panel

To reset the speedometer or fix the problem that the turn signal light on the dashboard is not blinking, it must be removed.

To this end, you should perform the following actions:

You can remove the cover, but the board will still be locked.
You need to take a Phillips screwdriver and use it to remove a few more bolts.
Now you need to unlatch the latches on the panel. You should start from the bottom. If they were disconnected from the bottom side, then you can push them up. This way the fee will be removed quickly.
The arrows will have to be removed anyway.

Note: some arrows are easy to remove, but the arrows for the gasoline quantity indicator are much more difficult to remove. To remove the arrows, you need to gently pull them.

The panel is disassembled, now we need to try to solve the problem.

Note: There are very small LEDs on the board that can also burn out. Because of them, the turn signal light may not blink, so they need to be replaced.

This requires working with a soldering iron.

But if the panel was disassembled in order to reset the speedometer readings, then:

Now it is advisable to somehow put the panel back together.

This is made even easier:

Place the board in a plastic case.

Note: It is advisable to have a clean cloth underneath to prevent the surface from being scratched.

Now you need to screw in the bolts on the panel itself. They do not need to be completely screwed in yet, as the arrows must be put in place first.
Before putting the hands back in place, they need to be wiped thoroughly, as fingerprints, dirt, etc. will be visible when exposed to light.

Note: the arrows should be set approximately 3-4 mm below zero. It is also important that there is a small gap between the needles and the speedometer, otherwise they will stick.

It is much easier to install, as well as remove, long arrows. To install short arrows, you need to act very carefully, as they are more delicate compared to long ones.

Before installing the glass, it also needs to be wiped. Now snap onto the latches.
Secure the board with bolts.
Lastly, screw in the screws on the cover, and then put all the light bulbs in place.

Working with a panel in a car is probably the simplest thing it can be. Therefore, there is no point in going to a car service center, where the price even for such trivial work will be high.

It’s better to look through a bunch of photos and videos before you decide to do repairs and tuning of the car’s interior with your own hands, so as not to harm the car. Any instructions will help you get the job done quickly and efficiently.

The instrument panel of the VAZ 2110 is boring and unsightly, but everything changes when they arrive - white LEDs.

About 8 years ago I myself assembled LED lighting for my six from what I had. Now the choice of LEDs is simply huge and without any problems I simply replaced the dashboard backlight bulbs with LED ones. The transformations pleased me.

Instructions for the instrument panel of the VAZ 2110 (old and new)

As in any other car, the instrument panel of the VAZ 2110 is designed to display the general condition of the car, show stable operation or problems in its main systems, as well as speed, fuel level, etc.

However, as practice shows, the control panel is not an open book for everyone. Let's look at its structure, instructions and description of the indicator lights on the new and old panel.

Indication symbols

As you know, all the lights on the control panel come on when the ignition is turned on, and then, when the engine is already running, most of them go out. But when one remains on or blinks, this cannot but be alarming, because not everyone can immediately figure out what malfunctions this indicates, which of the systems needs urgent repairs.

Let's look at the designations of the instrument panel of the VAZ 2110. You should know that regardless of whether the panel is new or old on your car, the designations are almost the same, but the indicators may be located slightly differently.

Instrument panel VAZ 2110

Top part

So let's start from left to right. First, the top part of the control panel:

Side scale from 50 to 130 and arrow. Shows the temperature of antifreeze (antifreeze) in the engine cooling system;
Almost round scale (0 – 80) and arrow. Tachometer showing engine speed;
Two arrows at the top, almost in the middle of the control panel - turn signals (right, left);
Speedometer. Well, this device, probably everyone knows, shows the speed at which the car is moving;
A side scale with an arrow and, most often, two images of a filling column (white and red). Instead of a red column there may be a yellow light. This is an indicator of the fuel level in the tank. If the red column (yellow light) lights up, it means that there is very little fuel left in the tank - no more than 7 liters, urgent refueling is required.

Bottom part

Let's look at the indicators at the bottom of the control panel. If they don’t light up, it means the machine is working normally, and when any of them lights up, this indicates a malfunction in certain components. Most often, this is a signal that repairs are needed, and the sooner the better. From left to right:

The indicator on the far left at the bottom is the air damper light (if you have a carburetor engine);
Icon in the form of an oil can. If this light comes on, it means there is insufficient oil pressure in the engine. An alarming signal. You need to stop, find the reason;
A round icon with the letter P inside on the control panel indicates that you have the parking brake on, which, as you know, should be turned off when moving away;
Indicator of a fault related to the generator or battery (a symbolic image of the battery is shown on the indicator). Perhaps the battery is not charging from the generator, there is an open circuit, or the generator belt is loose or broken. In any case, your intervention and repairs are needed, otherwise troubles cannot be avoided;
If the engine is running and the Check Engine indicator is on on the control panel, this is the most unpleasant thing for the driver, since it indicates serious malfunctions in the engine. In general, when this indicator lights up, it is recommended to stop driving and turn off the engine. Most likely it needs repairs;
Typically there is a red triangle above the Check Engine. It lights up when the “hazard light” is on - an emergency signal sign;
The headlight light indicates that the high beam is on. Designed to control headlights: when an oncoming car appears, do not forget to switch to low beam;
A very important indication icon on the front panel (in a red circle) is a signal that there is not enough brake fluid. Perhaps it is leaking somewhere, which it is advisable to find out as soon as possible and, if necessary, carry out urgent repairs and replenish the level;
The icon of a burning light is a control for turning on the dimensions;
In addition to the indicated lights, the front control panel has time indicators (and a button for setting hours and minutes) as well as a display that shows the total and daily mileage. On the new panel, this display may be narrow.

Order of Operations

Remove the radio cover using a screwdriver, carefully threading the tool under the socket. First we pull it out from the bottom, then the top part of the lining.
The electrical wires leading to the cigarette lighter must be disconnected.
Now we find the screws on the dashboard and unscrew them.
Remove the handles from the damper sliders and the heater switch by pulling them towards you.

Now you need to remove the dashboard panel, it is held not only by screws, but also by other fasteners, so first you will have to loosen it a little.
Now you need to disconnect the wiring from the panel: from the clock, from the alarm, from the headlights and other devices.
On the back surface we find cartridges. It's easier to unscrew them with small pliers. Release the cartridge by turning it counterclockwise. Half a turn is enough. We do the same with the rest of the cartridges - they are all designed the same.
For the procedure for replacing light bulbs in the dashboard of VAZ 2113, 2114 and 2115, watch this video.