Instrument cluster?

[redvalkrie]

:o Hey the other day I took the instrument cluster out of the car not hard at all.
But I got to thinking I want the bulbs a diffrent color, after driving around to different auto shops & body shops no one caries these weird bulbs.
So then my wife goes I want my dash bulbs purple so I went & bought light bulb paint (I know this wasnt these best way to do it but she wanted it done like know, HMmm Women). I painted the template that defines each gauge white so the purple would have a chance against the black.!!!!!! She has a black on black leather.G20t.

I doesn't looked bad, she likes it plus it's a free mod.

I then did my Pathfinder in titanium silver paint with blue bulbs it looks awsome. Paint was purchased at a paint shop for auto's.

------>"Hey just putting up some free mods".

BTW does any one no know besides the dealer were I can get these bulbs?:flash:

[b-b00gie]

I did the same thing in my car but red!!

it looks like the Audi cluster lighting... I couldnt find the bulbs either.

[slickkedar]

what in the world are you guys talking about? got any photos?? Id love to actually understand what youre talking about!

[P11GT]

I tried to change the colour of the bulbs on my Primera. As standard, they are sort of a light blue. The needles however lights up red. When i removed the bulbs from the back of the clocks, i noticed that the bulbs had a rubber hood, which was coloured blue to give the effect. There are also two different sizes of bulbs which illuminate the clocks and i believe that they're not all 12 volts, so its very hard to find replacement coloured bulbs. The only thing you can do is, like you say, removed the rubber hood and paint the bulb with blue tint, or whatever colour turns you on The only problem is, that by changing the colour of the bulbs, you also change the colour of the needle, so beware!

What i wanna know is, has anyone dismantled the clocks to colour code the black surround that seperates each dial. I'd like to do mine in silver to match the rest of the dash.

[PrimeraGT]

pictures are worth a thousand words dammit!

[redvalkrie]

:o Ok boogie & I will do our best to put some up just be patient problably this weekend they shall be up!

I will try to take several pics one during the day the other at night , the night one may not come out do to the "FLASH":bonghitte :bonghitte

P.s. When you are sitting in the driver's seat look at you instrument cluster the one that reads the speed & all your car info that's what we have modified.

I will try to do a write up with some pics & will post in here so other people can do it or if BOOGIE wants it I can let him have the web privleges on his site or G-Forces, any takers.

[G-Forces]

Hey I'd take it. G20.net is in the middle of a restructuring right now so don't expect any big updates for a while.

[redvalkrie]

No probleme I will do the write up an send it to you as a word attacment as soon as I get around to it, sorry couldn't do it this weekend had to go up & check on my new house being built upgrade carpets tiles all the fun stuff that comes along with it!

Will get in Contact with you Jason I will work on it this week!

[G-Forces]

Ick, not Word please. Plain text is fine with a pack of pics if you have them.

[redvalkrie]

:o How about I just email you what I do in an e-mail format you just copy it over with some attached pics!

Sound good!

[MoReace]

I would appreciate it if any any info and pics could be sent my way as well. Thanks

:sun:

[redvalkrie]

Ok Bud Jason will have it up on www.g20.net & I iwll post it in this forum as soon as I get it organized have to take it all apart again to show every one what we are talking about.

[MoReace]

I founds some red translucent spraypaint at and Arts and Crafts store. It is made for glass and does not say anything about heat. Do u think this is ok since they are small bulbs, what exactly did u guys use? :smoka:

[redvalkrie]

:o Hey thats what I did whent to MICHAELS art's & craft store I asked were the have the paint for glass/heat 4 bulbs they pionted me to the write stuff I sprayed it on & walla I had like a neon purple dash light cluster I left the gass & other's alone just the RPM's & speed were painted purple.

Word of caution "the strip that is on the back with variouse flat wires running to all the pionts try not to hanlde it to much I know its difficult cause its right in the way but go easy on this are 1 miss handle & it's good by to some function".

Other than everthing else you can touch. I took the whole thing apart.

[MoReace]

Hey, I went to Michaels too here in MA. All I found was a product called Krylon Window Paint. Is this what you used? It doesn't say heat resistant. I appreciate the help.

-Paul