PICS: New CD Deck and Gauge Light Color

[Jay eS Iye]

did a couple little changes in my car this past week and had my camera lying around so thought i'd bore you all with some pics

http://jayesiye.myphotoalbum.com/vie...lbumName=Stuff (i would link them all but that host won't let me, and my normal webspace is done hence the red x in my profile)

my new CD player is a Panasonic CQ-DF903U its brushed steel colored with a blue display that also has graphics on it. I bought it b/c it looked hella cool and now thats its in it sounds great too (the 50 watts per is much better than the 15 i had before). its also go tons of inputs for subwoofers, changers, and other auxillary devices

I also had been thinking about changing the color of the lights on my gauge cluster. as you can tell with my new cd player I like blue and i had some blue film lying around so i decided to try something new. i like it alot for now, i may decide to go more blue or another color, i dunno, its different

[ci5ic]

I like the cluster... Did you use blue bulbs also, or just film? In the pictures, it looks like an ice blue... is that the way it looks in person, or is that just how the pics turned out?

EDIT:

Oh, and exactly how did you do that? I've never torn into my guage cluster that far, but I figured the red lenses (or film or whatever) were imprinted with the symbols, or are they on seperate layers or what?

[Jay eS Iye]

during hte day they look kinda aqua but at night they are more light blue

here's what i did. i took the cluster out, then popped off the front cover (there are 5 or 6 clips holding it on). just make sure you don't try to take off jus the clear pastic, you gotta take off the whole front part (wish i had pics to explain but you'll see when you look).
the color actually comes from some semi-clear colored pastic thats over the light bulbs. the imprint of what you see is actually on the part that you just took off, again you'll see when you take it off. but you'll see a bunch of colored squares on the cluster itself. i took a knife and carefully pryed them out making sure not to tear anything up (they came out pretty easily).
for the color i just used regular blue film about 5 layers to give it more color, if you use less it will be lighter so either use 5 layers or get darker colored film. then i tape it onto the front piece behind the part that has all the images on it. you could also probably put the film over where the light bulbs are too, i just did it this way to see if it would wrok and it did. i should have taken pictures of the whole process but tis so easy to do once you get in there that you'll know what to do.

i'm actually surprised not a whole lot of people have done this since its so easy. maybe i've started something

[dagoEF]

Try this, wasn't hard just time consuming. I did the clock until I get the JDM amber one. Anyone got one for sale?

[Civic Jim]

ima do my cluster in blue LED's this weekend i think . look snice mate, but im guna do the illumination for the dials in blue not the warning lights etc,

looks very nice mate, i like it !!!

[fooshman3]

that looks nice dude....you may have started somethin with the custom job there...i might try it if i can find another cluster at the local junkyard....idk if i'll go white or green

i might also try doin the illumination lights too if i work on it

[Shaguar47]

Originally Posted by dagoEF

Try this, wasn't hard just time consuming. I did the clock until I get the JDM amber one. Anyone got one for sale?

How did you exactly do that with the climate controls? Colored bulbs or paint. And the clock? That looks flippen awesome.

[dagoEF]

Thanks for the comment. I just used blue cellophane called "Cello Wrap" wrap from Party City. If I remember right it was like a dollar and you get 8 sq ft. I took the faceplate off the climate control and taped two sheets thick cellophaneover the back, same with the clock. I tried the oarnge but I didn't like it. I suppose I could do a how-to on it when I get some time. Oh and new bulbs help too.

[Jay eS Iye]

hmm, i'm gonna do my clock and climate control too now, make it all look the same
i'm also putting some reverse indiglos in soon (once i finally get the correct ones in since i have a 91) so i'll have lots of blue goin on... only thing that sucks is that its in a maroon on maroon civic

[1PhatCX]

Originally Posted by civic 16valver

ima do my cluster in blue LED's this weekend i think . look snice mate, but im guna do the illumination for the dials in blue not the warning lights etc,

looks very nice mate, i like it !!!

thats what i was thinkin when i saw it, i wanna do my whole cluster in blue to match the interior in my car

[Hybrid1990crx]

Ok, so I like it but I also really like my stock colors. I dunno. Definetly a nice mod but I don't think I'd do it.

Jay, whats up with your center console and the gap?

[itechengineers]

hey that looks really nice. congrads on the project. i never thought about changing the color of that stuff. my interrior is red so i dunno, something to match or red to flush? i think you did start something here.

[DirtyD777]

hey looks good I've been wanting to do something like that with my climate controls since I got the car. they just look yellowish and sickly..blue is nice though. good job!

[Jay eS Iye]

the gap is there b/c I just haven't finished bolting the integra console to the part around the stereo and climate control. most people put 2 screws in abover the coin holder but i'm wanting to have them hidden. and i just work too much to get out there and mess with it, but it works for now

[fooshman3]

hey jay after seein that yesterday i changed my radiance light for my gauges from that amber color to green...i just used report protectors and cut them out to fit that space.ive put in 4 layers already and it looks pretty good but i think im gonna add another layer for a better green. ive already got about 4 layers but itll look good once its done...ill try and get some pics of it soon