Old Library

i have done this!

it is really cool, and real cheap!!

all you do is when you take out the instrument cluster (as per my
instructions in the library),
you remove the long skinny white plastic thing that holds the bulbs
off..(make sure you dont bend the power strip too much!!!)
and then you will see the UGLY green strip of translucent plastic. take this
off, and you can see the clear "windows" that illuminate the
instrument cluster.

At this point, I should mention my car is blue, so i chose to make the
illum. blue also...

What i did was take some colored plastic, that was intended to go in front
of my strobe light to change the color  (it is like the thickness of an
acetate film, but tinted blue.) and used the green crap as a stencil to cut
out the blue stuff.
now i had to double up the color, because the bulbs themselves i believe
shine a tint green, so with only one layer it still looked green.

i just took some pictures of the cluster and they suck, but i did get a good
shot of the film i used. http://user.gru.net/stewartmc/film.jpg

after you put two layers of you desired color, just pop the bulb hoder back
in, and then put the cluster in.

the only thing to be aware of, is to do it at night (or somewhere dark)
otherwise you must wait until it gets dark to see the difference!!
this might be obvious, but the first time i put the cluster back, it was
2PM...hahaha....

Good Luck, and let me know how it goes!!


Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: &#67;ONIPC&#64;aol<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15> &lt;&gt;
To: &#103;ti-vr6&#64;dev.tivoli<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15> &lt;&gt;
Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 7:33 PM
Subject: [gti-vr6] how to change instrument light color?


>is this done by changing bulbs or bulb covers, and how easy is it?
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the link works now...
i had trouble last night uploading it
http://user.gru.net/stewartmc/film.jpg

i left all the other lights alone.....the color i ended up with is very nice
with tiny green accents (read: other swithces/bulbs) around the car... i do
have blue bulbs for the map lights (all four) for when i goto shows at
night....looks real sub-like.

thanks for the feedback

michael


-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Nguyen &lt;&#97;qn&#64;dev.tivoli<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>&gt;
To: Michael Stewart &lt;&#115;tewartmc&#64;gru<img src=/i/dn.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>&gt;
Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] how to change instrument light color?


>Michael Stewart wrote:
>> i have done this!
>>
>> it is really cool, and real cheap!!
>
>  Hey, thanks for the instructions.  I have one question:  did
>  you do anything to "convert" the other instrument bulbs (door
>  switches, sunroof switch, headlight switch) to blue also?
>
>--
&gt;Andy Nguyen \ &#97;qn&#64;tivoli<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15> \ Tivoli Systems, Austin, TX \ 512.436.8229
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I got some from Texas Art Supply here in Houston.  I don't know were you
live but art supply stores would be a good start.  I haven't done the mod
yet and I don't know if I am because there will still be green everywhere
else.  If everything (window buttons, computer, odometer, AC controls,
etc.) could be changed to blue, I think it would be cool.


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&gt; From: &#103;tivr6&#64;ellensburg<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>
&gt; To: &#103;ti-vr6&#64;dev.tivoli<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>
> Subject: [gti-vr6] blue film
> Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 12:53 PM
>
> Hi
> does anybody knows where can I buy the blue film for changing my
> speedometer's color?
>
> thz
>
> Samuel Hung
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