Red Instrument Cluster
#1
Red Instrument Cluster
I was wondering if anyone knows how I can change my instrument cluster lights to red? Not the amber red like it is stock but blood red. That dark, dark red. You know red red! Thanks!
Dave
Dave
#2
Re: Red Instrument Cluster
Originally posted by PRO 5
I was wondering if anyone knows how I can change my instrument cluster lights to red? Not the amber red like it is stock but blood red. That dark, dark red. You know red red! Thanks!
Dave
I was wondering if anyone knows how I can change my instrument cluster lights to red? Not the amber red like it is stock but blood red. That dark, dark red. You know red red! Thanks!
Dave
#3
If you take out the cluster, you can get at the bulbs in the back. They have little orange "condoms" on them - to give them the amber color. The back of the gauge faces are also amber-colored, so don't think you can have blue gauges just by changing the "condoms" - it won't work. BUT...
If you can get your hands on some different colors of the "rubbers", or even some colored bulbs, you can try different colors until you come up with red - I think putting blue in there DOES get you more red, though I'm not sure how close it is to what you want - something about blue light through the amber gauges makes a red color, I guess.
That's the best way to at least try it, IMO. Anything else requires removal of the gauge face, and we're still waiting on "bogwoofer" to reveal his secrets as to how to do that safely, then change the color of the faces from behind (hint, hint, wink, wink, bigwoofer!)......
~HH
If you can get your hands on some different colors of the "rubbers", or even some colored bulbs, you can try different colors until you come up with red - I think putting blue in there DOES get you more red, though I'm not sure how close it is to what you want - something about blue light through the amber gauges makes a red color, I guess.
That's the best way to at least try it, IMO. Anything else requires removal of the gauge face, and we're still waiting on "bogwoofer" to reveal his secrets as to how to do that safely, then change the color of the faces from behind (hint, hint, wink, wink, bigwoofer!)......
~HH
#4
last week i ordered an LX cluster for my DX, and i bought some red bulbs. when i hooked it up, it illuminated red but it wasn't bright at all, so i returned the bulbs and stuck with the stock bulbs. maybe if you can find some BRIGHT red bulbs it would illuminate better.
#5
Originally posted by blue LEDz
mine are blood red. they aren't as bright as stock, but i have a 99, so it's going through a green tint. i just picked up some APC red 194 bulbs. the 2 center bulbs are 194's. the outer 2 i had to enlarge the holes and solder the leads from the bulbs to the back of my cluster i don't recommend it. just replace the center 2 first and see how they look. the bulbs are $3. i think they were the super street series found at autozone.
mine are blood red. they aren't as bright as stock, but i have a 99, so it's going through a green tint. i just picked up some APC red 194 bulbs. the 2 center bulbs are 194's. the outer 2 i had to enlarge the holes and solder the leads from the bulbs to the back of my cluster i don't recommend it. just replace the center 2 first and see how they look. the bulbs are $3. i think they were the super street series found at autozone.
#6
Originally posted by blue LEDz
they definitely aren't bright. that's why i plan on switching to rings of blue LEDs. it'll cost a lot, about $1 per LED, but it'll be bright, and blue!
they definitely aren't bright. that's why i plan on switching to rings of blue LEDs. it'll cost a lot, about $1 per LED, but it'll be bright, and blue!
#7
CHECK THIS OUT!!!!
RED??
or Blue??
Maybe you just have to change the cluster bulb...
Check this one...its nice, but i will stay with mine
Go to the site, they can even create your own custom gauges design:
http://www.importcarpartsplus.com/
Hope this Helps!
Enjoy
or Blue??
Maybe you just have to change the cluster bulb...
Check this one...its nice, but i will stay with mine
Go to the site, they can even create your own custom gauges design:
http://www.importcarpartsplus.com/
Hope this Helps!
Enjoy
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