Changing Instrument Cluster Lighting Color?
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Changing Instrument Cluster Lighting Color?
Is this a simple bulb swap or more complicated (like requiring an overlay or hardwiring new lighting in)? Working with an '08 Screw. I'd like to change the lighting of the gauge cluster over to blue and also wouldn't mind it being a little brighter, but getting it over to blue is priority #1. Searches turned up nada for our year range. Thanks for any help.
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a few guys have done it on another forum. it requires using led's as rcaddell mentioned
or you can buy gauge face overlays. it seems to be a huge PITA though.
if you find an easy way, please post it up. I'm running blue gauges for my S/C'er and it would be nice if the inst. cluster matched
or you can buy gauge face overlays. it seems to be a huge PITA though.
if you find an easy way, please post it up. I'm running blue gauges for my S/C'er and it would be nice if the inst. cluster matched
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that's the name. I was drawing a blank earlier when I mentioned overlays.
but yeah, if you do the LED's, please put up a DIY thread. I'd really love to get my inst. cluster to match the gauges....but then the radio won't match
I swear, every time you do a mod, something else has to get fixed
but yeah, if you do the LED's, please put up a DIY thread. I'd really love to get my inst. cluster to match the gauges....but then the radio won't match
I swear, every time you do a mod, something else has to get fixed
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I don't mind the little things like the headlight switch and the HVAC controls having green, but the radio and gauge cluster are the "big" interior lighting to my eyes. I swapped out my stock head unit to a Pioneer P8000BT cd/iPod/bluetooth unit and it's entirely blue lighting, so that's why I want to swap the instrument cluster lighting. I found the LED size (#74) and through the V-LED website found some 3-way LED bulbs to replace the cluster bulbs so hopefully they'll be more than powerful enough to overpower the green film (I already have the US Speedo Daytona white gauge face overlays). I also ordered the US Speedo needle kit for the gauge face which has silver hubs and blue needles, so between the lighting and the needles going blue I hope it ties in well enough with the Pioneer head unit to make it all look a little more seemless. The small amount of green left will be subtle enough to not be an issue I think.
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