How-To: Change your cluster color on 97-03
#61
guys, I managed to find a way to strip the color off your overlay. its very risky, and I dont recommend doing it unless you REALLY want to do this or have another one available:
As you can see, you have the protective white layer. if you use a brass wire wheel on a drill you can scrape it off. once you get the white off, just apply some acteone and the blue (or green) will wipe right off. Get some 3M bonding blue (available in spray cans) and stick back on your cluster
As you can see, you have the protective white layer. if you use a brass wire wheel on a drill you can scrape it off. once you get the white off, just apply some acteone and the blue (or green) will wipe right off. Get some 3M bonding blue (available in spray cans) and stick back on your cluster
#62
Some of you are wondering about doing the switches. Here you go.http://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=63465
Any one know if the back lit message center in an 08' can be changed to other than green?
Any one know if the back lit message center in an 08' can be changed to other than green?
#64
Alright guys. I think I have screwed up my donor gauge face enough to learn the process.
Here's the down-low. My local junkyard has a BUNCH of 99+ F-150's just sitting around with clusters in them. If anyone is interested, I can hop down there and pull them apart and strip the overlay and sell them like that. I'm thinking $15 for a stripped (white) overlay. That way you guys can put whatever color LEDs back there as you wish. Who's interested in this idea?
Here's the down-low. My local junkyard has a BUNCH of 99+ F-150's just sitting around with clusters in them. If anyone is interested, I can hop down there and pull them apart and strip the overlay and sell them like that. I'm thinking $15 for a stripped (white) overlay. That way you guys can put whatever color LEDs back there as you wish. Who's interested in this idea?
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word raptor...and does that guy have a 99 or newer, because his cluster still looks different than mine..and i think im gonna try and order some new BLUE LED's and see if i cant get it to work...and yea, let me know about the acetone, cuz i definitely dont want to screw that up haha!
#68
this looks really really good
so its kinda hard to follow whats like fact here.
is it that the 99+ have blue tint with yellow bulbs making green?
or is there a green overlay that needs to be scraped off?
anyone have a 01 they are looking to do this too?
#69
Did this on my '74 a while back. On the '99 I tried a blue 194 round lens in my a/c control but didn't look that great. Gonna get some of the wide led's from Hi-po. I used a few of them in the '74 but don't wanna pull them back out to try them in the '99.
Here's the ones I'm gonna order.
http://www.hipoparts.com/product_inf...roducts_id=568
http://www.hipoparts.com/product_inf...roducts_id=423
Here's the '74 cluster.
Here's the ones I'm gonna order.
http://www.hipoparts.com/product_inf...roducts_id=568
http://www.hipoparts.com/product_inf...roducts_id=423
Here's the '74 cluster.
#70
99-04 have green overlay with yellow bulbs.
im planning on getting a few donor faces and scraping the color off.
#72
love this mod....raptor you mind circling every bulb that would need to be changed to blue everything out?? the pic im talking about would be the one where u cirlce the 7 bulbs that need to be changed...i want everything blue, 4x4, low range, airbag, seat belt, check engine, turn signals EVERYTHING lol
btw i don't think anyones answered this but on my 98 the 4x4 switch in the radio bezel is simply a plug that has two clips one on each side...just pry them up a bit and pull it off, pretty simple
btw i don't think anyones answered this but on my 98 the 4x4 switch in the radio bezel is simply a plug that has two clips one on each side...just pry them up a bit and pull it off, pretty simple
#73