ajbent86

did u use LED or incandesent bulbs?

Nato

i just used the blue bulbs that show white.....

$peed])emon

LEDs rock...way better and brighter...

chuckz

schuks is a different branch of CSK.

Checkers
Schucks
Kragen
=
CSK

i believe they all carry the same products. u can also order them online it they have em in their sites and pick it up from the store within so many days.

97BlackAckCL

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LED's rock, I thought about doing this mod instead gauges, because I don't like the ricey white gauges in my all black interior, so instead I just got dark colored gauges for aftermarket replacement. If I get sick of those, then I'll defianately do this mod. Nice b4 and after pic btw

cl_jay

i think i had read a thread here before where they said that you needed to get a Q-tip and use some liquied to take the green tint off the gauges. cant remember exactly though.

Nato

are you serious?.. wow. can some one please find the thread?!?!

yea theres always going to be a green tint no matter what color you put in there... you just gotta think what color and green = the color your going to get..
i think if someone put purple bulbs in.. they gunna get a diff color.. but as for me... the difference was minimal.. just ALOT ALOT brighter... my lowest point at the dimmer is like how it use to be at middle point...

98SilverSurfer

Did you only do this in the guages cluster? I gonna guess you haven't done this to anyother lights in the car. How does a blue cluster go with all the other green lights on the car's panels and consoles?

and yes, a DIY would be awesome

VB87

umm..how about have the blue in the middle and white on the gas and temp gauge..

I wonder how it'll turn out..

Nato

i was hoping it was like that.. but its not... they share bulbs... at the 140 KM mark... theres a lil bulb.. i ripped off the lil blue rubber on it.. and now it looks like an olive color at night..

DanMan1464

haha nippon has the setup I did still!

You cannot do it in white because there is a slight green filter for the buttons. A deep blue displays because it overcomes the green or something.

I did that setup like 2 years ago and sold it to nippon

DanMan1464

btw, i think that material was called "Acetone" to take off the green....someone used that in a 2nd gen CL to convert his gauges to hyper white

Palayah8ta

Acetone is a chemical used to strip paint.

nippon_wa

sup danman! u still here!

we just had a meeting..on saturday.. u should of come too.. lol

so.. u sold is300 yet? what do u have now then..?

Musulsa

You bastard thread hijackers!!!!!































So do you still have the is300 or what Dan?

icenoir

I def. like the look, but keep in mind a recent ny times article re: blue leds- at night, they are very disorenting because the eye cannot focus on blue.

Nato

how do you strip off the green film?.. i wouldnt mind doing that..

Musulsa

Oh, I get it now... So THAT's why special forces commandos cover their bodies in blue leds!

My eye has no problem focusing on the blue gauges.

DivineCL

Mad props Musulsa. Thanks to your pictures, I'm going to do the LED change this weekend.

I'll keep everyone posted.

Time For Sleeep

True that. I have a hard time looking @ the blue gauges in our '02 1.8t Jetta, I guess cause I'm so used to the off white color of the 2nd gen CL.

It's so pretty though.

Isn't red supposed to be the best color for gauges? (least stress on the eyes)

VB87

Red is best when driving at night. Your eyes don't have to adjust as much to red as it does to all other colours, including white.

teh CL

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my mom's Sunfire has red gauges and its nice

agranado

Musulsa

Red is the best color for preserving night vision since it has the longest wavelength. This is why military flashlights have red filters and why military helicopters that are used for night drops are lit red inside.

Having said that, blue gauges look awesome. At night, I tend to turn my dimmer all the way down, but I crank it back up during the day.

teh CL

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hahahaha.....ya i know but at least its a GT and stick

sumdumguy

nice job. looks cool. might try that

Time For Sleeep

Still no word on whether this is possible w/ the 2nd gen gauges?

rustyskim7

ok lets say you off that film off the actual bulb wouldnt it glow white?

vvingze12o

would red work good with that green film?

im interested in red, but if not... ill give into the blue
ahha

Musulsa

The bulb will glow yellowish-white like any normal incandescent bulb. However the gauges themselves have a greenish tint everywhere that's transparent. That's why even without the bulb covers the gauges will light up greenish.

A pure and intense blue or red LED will overpower the pale greenish tint. White LEDs look greenish unless you remove the tint.

rustyskim7

ok cool thanks

Littl3Bit

Has anyone bothered to try to use Acetone to remove the greenish tint? I know ppl have talked about it in previous forums, but no one has really said.

Nato

thats what i wanna know too.. i wanna do it but i have no idea how to even start
do i just stick a q-tip in where the bulb goes and start wiping away?

ajtcl

I think the film is on the numeral side... the acitate might remove the numbers as well, not real sure on that though.

lnsyone

id like to see how red will come out.

agranado

It would be interesting yes...

97BlackAckCL

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All newer pontiacs have red gauges. My firebird had them, and I loved them. My g/f's grand am has red gauges too, I think even the GTO's have red gauges

98SilverSurfer

any DIY comin up yet?

sumdumguy

I don't even know how to get the cluster off. those two holes at the top?

VB87

Here's a tread on how to take the cluster out.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=gauge+install