changing cluster light color.

iselfdevi

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just wanted to let people know that if you cant find the right color for your interior lighting there is still hope. Tamiya makes a line of Transparent colors. perfect for dipping the bulbs into. you can put as many coats as you want without losing much light. i changed my cluster light to amber. using two coats of Tamiya X26 , wich is clear orange. same sh*t as amber. but anyway it worked perfect. heres a link of Tamiyas paint colors.
Tamiya color chart
 

Jeff1119

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let see some pics of it
 


95blkciv

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yea,i wanna see some pix
 


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I didnt know they made a transparent orange, cant wait to see how yours turned out. Did you also do the climate control while you were at it??? This was how mine did with some different tamiya paint.

 

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nice, I preffer them in red.....:P
 

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Originally posted by illusive
I didnt know they made a transparent orange, cant wait to see how yours turned out. Did you also do the climate control while you were at it??? This was how mine did with some different tamiya paint.

sorry for the long wait but ill have the pics tonight. yeah i also did the climate control AND you know those lil leds behind the buttons on the climate control??? well i bought some amber leds off ebay and i re-solder them into the climate control board. pretty easy job. pics will be up tonight!!
 

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talkin about changing light for your cluster...anybody know how to take out the climate control?
 

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lilvi3tboix1 said:
talkin about changing light for your cluster...anybody know how to take out the climate control?
that part kick my ass but i was able to do it. you gotta take out the radio first, and there are 3 screws you need to unscrew for the climate controls to come out. but before you take out the screws, you need to unlatch the cable for the hot/cold lever.look under the glove box to the left you should see a "bicycle brake cable" type cable. unlatch it from the black metal clip and just pull the metal wire thats wrapped around a plastic peg. then go back to the climate unit and if you take your finger and feel at both edges you will find like 2 screws on both sides. the ones you need to get to are the ones that are the hardest. the ones(2) closest to you. then there is one more all the way in the back straight in the middle of the climate control unit. to get to these three screws you will need a special tool called an "angle bit driver" or a "skewdriver" i have the skewdriver set wich is like 40 bucks but damn worth it. i use it also to get speakers out at work that are right where the windshield meets the dash board. just like the older volkswagons. good luck. lemme know if you still need help.
 

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My camera sucks. but you can still see the gauge. the color gets nomore closer to amber than what it is. its a perfect amber color. i forgot to tell you guys that i painted those clear plastic rings around the gauges itself because i didnt like that the way light was just all over the gauages. so i painted them flat black so no light would shine through. so now only the numbers light up amber. looks a lot cleaner and looks way better than it did before. well here are the pics!! keep in mind i tried my best at taking these pics. need new camera, but the gauges are a LOT brighter than what you see in the pics. its the same brightness as stock because i use a CLEAR amber paint.





 

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lilvi3tboix1 said:
one more thing...what size is the blub for the climate control?
not to sure, but they are replaceable with the same ones in the cluster. dont ever buy them from honda. because the bulbs itself comes right off the brown or black plastic piece that secures right onto the back of the cluster.
 

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lilvi3tboix1 said:
i try takin out my radio..but i cant take it out...i cant find the screw location
thats easy. first you have to take out your center console. total of 4 screws. 2 right under radio above ashtray. and the other 2 are on the sides of the same center console piece. assuming you still have your stock radio, there are 1 or 2 screws holding the radio secure. after you remove the center console piece look up under the dash and find the back of the radio. you should see 1 or 2 screws holding it in. you can use a philps head #2 screw driver or i believe a 8mm or 5/16 socket driver. good luck.
 

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never mind i see someone already asked that LoL i feel stupid know don't answer.
 

lilvi3tboix1

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no its aftermarket..but i didnt stall it...i drop it off circuit city to install it for me
 


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