DIY: Change Your Dashlight Color

pimpedcivic · 10-31-2001

This is the method i used to change my dashlights
this only explains the heating and AC controls but you
you should be able to figure it out from there.

Dashlight DIY

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AzNmiKex215 · 10-31-2001

Kool nice DIY

1 question, where can i get some of that gel paper or whatever?

thx
mike,

icey · 10-31-2001

very nice...how do you find the brightness compared to stock??

pimpedcivic · 10-31-2001

Ok I just realized that I didnt have that in here. The "gel" is a colored plastic film that is used in stage lighting to make the lights different colors. you can get sheets of gels at a local music store that deals with lighting or a website is <a target=_blank href="http://www.fullcompass.com">Full Compass.com</a> if you call them and ask them for a sample for colors they should send it free.

Brightness would depend on the color... like if you do a blue like i did it wont show like stock till its darker but it mainly is about the same as stock. You will find that the aftermarket gel is thinner than stock

IRace4Fun · 10-31-2001

nice work dude. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

pimpedcivic · 10-31-2001

no no its all you man

LOWBOY · 10-31-2001

Good DIY, but are they brighter than that. If not, I'll stick to the stock orange.

OPGForce · 10-31-2001

damm that looks easy + plus it looks nice too

OPGForce · 10-31-2001

where did u buy ur blue gel. part#/price???

pimpedcivic · 10-31-2001

the picture i took is a bad picture so dont go by that it is just as bright as the orange at night
i got my gels from a local music store and it was like $6 for a 20"x24" sheet... thats enough to do like 10 cars if you go to a music store tell them you need a full sheet of whatever color gel
on the website i posted just search for gels

Elusiv1 · 10-31-2001

Do you have reverse indiglos? if you do does that color you got match them? If you dont i guess im SOL and gots to go seach for the right color.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]

pimpedcivic · 10-31-2001

nope dont have them but i would say turquois

ACEM2 · 10-31-2001

You did only two of the three. Why didnt you do the third one. Was there a problem

Wolfos32 · 10-31-2001

I'm confused... i thought someone else posted that to change the color you had to change each and every LED in the dash?

-Wolf

IRace4Fun · 11-01-2001

They did, Wolf... but the problem is that I took apart my dash and you can't fit blue bulb covering's over them without doing major work. The gels are just easier... and this is an easier DIY to do all together IMO.