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Old Dec 10, 2002
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For those thinkin of doin the DIY dashlight

Hey wassup everyone...on monday i went to san diego and got my rims...from jen spec V...and i decided that i wanted to do the DIY dash light to blue (change everything thas near the radio to blue instead of orange)...and let me tell u it was a bish to do...but at the end i got it done...BUT the gel sheet i got was too dark..so the color did not show up...so i gotta redo it again...sniff sniff...just wanted to vent...and let u guys know ahead of time..its pretty damn hard
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Hey what's up man??? I did my dash lighting to blue already, but I didn't think it was that hard. All it is, is just time consuming!! Where did you get your gel sheets at? Do you have the blue condoms (or sleeves if you want to be technical) that go over the blubs???? It helps!! Let me know how everything came out at the end.

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i've been wanting to do mine but ya i have yet to find the gel sheets... i havnt really been looking tho
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where do get the blue condoms for the light @ cuz i have one on my tach but dont know where to get it
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I did it with the gel and it works, but it's dim.

I ordered a bunch of BLUE "condoms" and they should be here soon. I'll post pics and start doing it for people...

Stay tuned!
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i didnt have the gel condom..i had the gel sheets...so i had to cut the sheets perfectly to match the orange sheets...and for people that know me..i aint got patience for that kind of stuff...lol...pissed the hell out of me...
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Whered u guys get the sheets from? Im wanted to do this for the longest time now but couldnt really find the sheets. Hey KaoticCivic, did u get the sheets around our area(626), thanks...TRong
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What's up SurfinTower20nBC??? Well I my gel sheets in L.A., only because I was in the area.....but I know where to get them too. You could to the some photo store. It's on Amar and Azusa. It's right next to that $3.99 pizza place. If you want we could meet up and I'll go with you if you want some time. Also if anybody wants to get some gel caps (or condoms), let me know and I could try to see what I can do. But it would have to be for a group of people.

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Amar and Asuza? Right there buy Audio King(Punks), Farr's Stationary,, MC Dee's and Pep Boys? Hit me up on Pm in how i can get a hold of you and we'll see wats up
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i didnt have the gel condom..i had the gel sheets...so i had to cut the sheets perfectly to match the orange sheets...and for people that know me..i aint got patience for that kind of stuff...lol...pissed the hell out of me...[hr]
Yeah well you didn't really do it huh? I kinda did it for you didn't I? Come on give credit where it is due.
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i did it to my car it was so easy and it looks really good, and i got the stuff at Michaels it was like $3 for enough to do like 10 cars
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you got it from micheals? what is the thing called or used for?
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duh...lol...Mad Props to jenn for helpin me do the diy dashlight...lol...i owe u lunch or dinner or possibly both when i come up to s.d next week...hehe...thanx for everything
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Michaels is a craft store and i don't know what it is called but it is just clear plastic and i had to use two layes because it wasn't dark enough
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hey ice, just wondering when you'll be re-doing them?
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wassup peter...im probablly goin to go to s.d on wed and have jen aka spec V re-do them for me...i have no patience for these kinds of stuff...lol...jen is the godess of cars...lol
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whoa crazy ... can anyone tell me where I can get the blue condoms for the cd player??
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you can get your condoms here. They're under Lamps Lead. I have an accord and i changed everything down to the radio to illuminate red instead of green.
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you changed the radio too? damn i dont have enough ***** to rip open my $300 hu
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you changed the radio too? damn i dont have enough ***** to rip open my $300 hu[hr]
Some high end radio alow you to change the lights just by pressing a button...I can change the writing on my HU, but I would have had to buy a higher model to change the button lights. That is pretty crazy to open the radio up though
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ya mine i could flip it from green to red, i kinda want everything in my car blue. but then i'm too lazy so i guess i'll keep everything red/orange[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]
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you can get your condoms here. They're under Lamps Lead. I have an accord and i changed everything down to the radio to illuminate red instead of green.[hr]
Which one???? the.12 or the .2 ????????? is it gonna be blue or it'll just make it white??
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you can get your condoms here. They're under Lamps Lead. I have an accord and i changed everything down to the radio to illuminate red instead of green.[hr]
Which one???? the.12 or the .2 ????????? is it gonna be blue or it'll just make it white??[hr]
I ordered the .12" it was WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too small

so i'm exchanging for the .2", but i'm still not sure if that will fit.

We shall once in a week or so.
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ok, .......... please let me / us know if the .2 will fit ......... Thanks
the .2 , is it for the Clusters Bulb or for all the Switches bulbs( cruise control, fog lighht, moon roof, etc)???

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all cluster bulbs. i'll let you guys know if it fits.

however, i might get the package back by December 27-30...

Have patience.
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ak, how's the bulb sleeves?? blue or just make it white?
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They are still not here. I should call the company.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Drivetofast
i did it to my car it was so easy and it looks really good, and i got the stuff at Michaels it was like $3 for enough to do like 10 cars[hr]
Hey, exactly what is the stuff that you got at Michaels for $3? what's it called? thanks.
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ak, how's the bulb sleeves?? blue or just make it white?
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ak, how's the bulb sleeves?? blue or just make it white?[hr]
I sent it back for exchange long time ago and it got lost.

So i lost $18

I've been using this label film off the "Aquafina" bottles for the past few months now.

Looks a little dim, but hey it's blue! Not teal, not green, not purple, but blue... =)

Grab your keys, head out to Ralphs. You will need like 20 bottles though...heh, you can only use small squares from each bottle (1.5"x1.5").
You'll need to use double layer of the film . A single layer gives you a teal color.

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