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I just bought a new COBRA 148 GTL & need help geting blue led channel display W/ blue plastic Lens cover & blue meter light. Anyone know where i can get them ??
TNX
BRI

on ebay these are the 2 people I deal with the item numbers are 220205070584 and 160210832915 1 has the meter channel display and the tx/rx light the other has blue film to go in front of channel display just type in the numbers in the search bar

I Just ordered BLUE L.E.D.CHANNEL DISPLAY, BLUE LENS & RED/BLUE TX/RX LED . Has anyone done this mod before on a new 148 GTL??? Do I need to pull the whole radio apart? Any advice or installation tips fron you experts would be greatly appreciated I dont want to ruin a new radio.

Why do you write in upper case? We can all hear you; you do not need to shout.

It is not just a matter of just change the display, you will also need to change the resistors between the display and the channel selector or you will damage the new display.

You will need good soldering skills to do this, and you need to remove the front of the radio and remove the channel selector complete from the radio so you can work on it.

Rick,
Sorry for the upper case. Is it going to be a bear to remove the faceplate & channel assembly? Will I need any special tools?

No you will not need any special tools, just take it easy when you remove the faceplate and the channel selector.

Rick,
You mentioned that I will need to change the resistors between the display and the channel selector or damage the new display. What values should I change them to?
Bri

Use 2K2 resistors.

Do you mean (2) 2000 ohm resistors?

Yes 2200 ohms. K = 1000 so 2K2 = 2200.

Got it done! Display and meter Looks GREAT! Im keeping this one.
Thanks for all your assistance.