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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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the mail man brought me goodies today!



after i get the truck where i can turn it on i will install them
 
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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i just want to know if the white parts will show red or amber/yellow or what ever color i pick
No....The parts that'll show up the different colors is exactly what shows up green now....
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Hey guys,

I'm new here and was just reading the thread. I seen that you can scrape the green film off the back but it's a PITA! How exactly do you scrape it off. I like the look of the stock guage and want to use red bulbs?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 11:37 AM
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A razor blade is what I used....just have to keep holding it up to the light...T o see if you have taken the black off too.....
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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So when you do this, u just do the area that you want the light to show through right?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Yep.....When you pull the gauge faces, you can see the numbers, words, etc...Its literally a green film..Just be careful, you can cut through it easily, and scrape too much off....Like I said, be VERY careful...
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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Cool thanks, Also this is for a 91 which I looked at the dash today, Should be the same process just a little more to do since I have the light switch, wiper, push button 4x4 and od on the dash too. Shouldn't be that bad though. Thanks
 
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Yeah....The 87-91's are a lil bit more...
 
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Yeah....The 87-91's are a lil bit more...
Hey sidewinder, you have done this before right? What color did u go with? Any pics if it lite up at night?
 
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Hey sidewinder, you have done this before right? What color did u go with? Any pics if it lite up at night?

Yeah...I did it last year....Here's a pic....I did it with 194R bulbs...
 
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whats the difference between the 194r and the mini wedge wled 5 bulbs ?
i'm likin the red
 
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LED's are notorious for having "Hot spots".....The incandescent 194R's don;t do the Hot Spots.....
 
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the 194r's come in different colors ?
 
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Blue an red....
 
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auto parts store or online, to buy them ?
 
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