I know that there has been a lot of talk about people wanting to change the color of their instrument clusters on here. After reading posts about people trying I decided open mine up and figure out what could be done. Once I got the cluster out I completely disasembled each piece and took the overlay off. On the back of the overlay I found that there was was green backing that was giving the cluster its color. So I decided to take a chance and scrape it off. I got it off of all of the gauges before i had to put it back together. Now I have white gauges. The only things that are still green are the transmission gear indicator and the message center. Both of which I think will be able to be changed as well.

And now for the pics.




Tomorrow I am going to try and either find blue bulbs or some blue film to put on the back of the cluster to make it blue. Feel free to ask any questions. And the pics are off my camera phone but I will get bettere ones up tomorrow.

 

Now that I have that done I want to cange the color to blue. So if any one knows where to get a blue backing or translucent paint or even leds that would work let me know.

 

Not sure how big you're talking, but maybe you could find some of that blue film / plastic that they use for colored flashlights... i've seen it in Blue and Red... not sure... just a thought.

 

I was thinking something like that just don't know where I could find some. I was gonna try and use the taillight reapir tape but they don't make blue tailight. LOL

 

Hit a local music store and ask about gels for spotlights. They make all different colors...

 

ive also seen stained glass paint used for this. since the paint is made to be transluscent and permanent it works well.

do you have bright spots where the bulbs are at? i know its darker closer to the bulb on the factory green, and lighter as it goes away to compensate for the brightness.

 

X2 :o

 

Neat mod...

Maybe some blue seran wrap? Just an idea.

Here are samples of all the colors they make...

 

That's pretty sweet glad to see someone had the...intestinal fortitude to do it. Not to be a jack but what about everything else thats green? Can you change that or are you just gonna have two different colors? C would do this in a heartbeat especially if you could change everything, I'd match it with my edge and my headunit

 

Edward i did this with my AC panel, and used one of those translucent paints that they use for those plastic stencil art kits, and it turned out very un even. and looks like crap, if you watch my track videos again (click) and you can see the green gauges, vs the whitish blue AC panel

I think everyones best bet is going to a craft store, buyin a sheet of the translucent plastic film, pulling the old one out, and tracing it out onto the new one, that way you can return to stock easier if needed.

Ill do the gauges in the film, and the rest of the interior will be going to blue LEDS

 

sounds like another easy mod right behind the fuel filter maybe next weekend....hey pat i sent you an e-mail to your tstc address...let me know what you think and remember top secret!

 

just send me a pm, or email me through the forum, i never check my school email

 

ugh!!!!

 

hah get over it, atleast im allowed on the school computers and can communicate with you. If not i wouldnt be able to talk until i get out of class at 2

 

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