LED Instrument Illumination Upgrade
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Originally Posted by nuclearthreat54
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Originally Posted by nuclearthreat54
To tell you the truth, I dont know. Probly not. That sounds like extensive work, the guages just look like an overlay. But they are blue, just like you asked
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Originally Posted by Impact9
This is for those interested in changing the stock green to blue.
If the insturment cluster is anything like the used on the Ford Escape then there is a thin green film behind the white face plate that makes the green color. Plus a green cover over the individual bulbs. You have to remove the needles and then gentley remove the white face which is glued down. Then sand away the thin green film. Replace the lights with your new bulbs and enjoy.
Probably not worth trying unless your prepared to buy a new cluster.
If the insturment cluster is anything like the used on the Ford Escape then there is a thin green film behind the white face plate that makes the green color. Plus a green cover over the individual bulbs. You have to remove the needles and then gentley remove the white face which is glued down. Then sand away the thin green film. Replace the lights with your new bulbs and enjoy.
Probably not worth trying unless your prepared to buy a new cluster.
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While this post is up i figure i might ask... how would you change the bulbs on a 94 f150 and a 83 f100 the 94 i just want to know for when i need to replace them, the 83 has no working dash lights at all now, but i dont see a plug in and i hope that i dont have to remove the cluster to replace them
just a theory... but , if you all want the dash blue, anyone think of replacing the bulb with and amber bulb? yellow+green= blue. so in theory it should work right???
just a theory... but , if you all want the dash blue, anyone think of replacing the bulb with and amber bulb? yellow+green= blue. so in theory it should work right???
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Originally Posted by nuclearthreat54
I guess the only thing I can tell you now is to just get the Mark LT cluster and have ford reprogram(im guessing the Mark LTs MC is blue)
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yah i experimented with my AC backer film and scratched the green off with a razor blade, then took some stain glass paint, like for crafts where you paint by number for those little window sunlight catchers. Anyways it looks ok, i needed to go back and make another more uniform layer with a better paint brush, but it looked like it could work.
I never got into doing it with the speedo cluster. I know there was a guy here atleast 6 months ago that used i believe blue incondescent paint for his, turned out really nice.
Oh and i still havent been able to change the small *** indicator at the end that points, its still green
-Patrick
I never got into doing it with the speedo cluster. I know there was a guy here atleast 6 months ago that used i believe blue incondescent paint for his, turned out really nice.
Oh and i still havent been able to change the small *** indicator at the end that points, its still green
-Patrick
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Originally Posted by nuclearthreat54
It would be nice of you to share that info........unless its a family secret or somthing
anyone have removal and disassembly pics/instructions I'f I can get in there I think we might have a fix for the gauges
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Originally Posted by brypink2
HIDPLANET...help me do that cluster!!!! That's pretty fricken cool!!! What do I need...parts? And, how about some directions/install?
And that hi-beam indicator blue is a beautiful color. I love the Lariat gauges but what lights are you trying to change out? The bulbs in my window switches go out all the time, need replacing. You're not talking about the actual green that lights up the notches on the gauges, speedo, etc. are you.