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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Has anyone tried to convert all dash lights, aka cluster, audio, climate, window regulator button from green to orange? It will look much more expensive, green is camry like. I don't like it. My question is it possible? If so, how hard it will be?
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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been done many times on many different cars....search on here for indiglo, it might turn up the result im thinking of where a guy changed his gauge cluster to blue. but in short yeah it's been done but its really expensive and really time intensive, and i wouldnt recommend doing it yourself unless youre really really good with LEDs and resistors on a really tiny scale and have a good freakin magnifying glass. And as a matter of fact, the camry now has hyperwhite all over it's dash the soft green is just a lot easier on your eyes. Orange is nissan's version of our setup and therefore would somewhat be defecting, similar to blue being volkswagen or what have you. And mazda is just orange with a blue light over the top so they have no idea what theyre doing.

to answer your question directly, yes it's been done, i dont know if anyone has gone for the full upgrade, but i have seen the gauge cluster, the alarm led, the ignition ring, the heated seat switches, shifter leds, and i think maybe the radio and clock ones. search around you might be able to dig em up
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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I have orange in my 540, looks expensive. Also I think I'll install red or orange led where's garage door opener, so light will come down like on Bmw, I really like how it looks.
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I always thought orange looked really bad in BMWs. I prefer a clean white color.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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I actually like the amber/orange color. It looks pretty sporty. Green is easy on my eyes though, hence why I kept it stock.
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i
Has anyone tried to convert all dash lights from green to orange? It will look much more expensive
Originally Posted by Vadim540i
I have orange in my 540, looks expensive.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GS FONZy
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GS FONZy
Why is that?
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