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Changed my AC and Radio display color

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Old 01-20-03, 03:16 PM
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Ok, here is a pic of the footwells.. I have them in red to match the ignition switch.. What do you al think?

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Old 01-20-03, 03:44 PM
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Lookin' good...but I think white would look better. Did you change the bulb or just put a red colored rubber cover over the original bulb?
Old 01-20-03, 03:46 PM
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This one was just the boots..... There are no white/blue bulbs available. I am waiting on the call when they come in...

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Old 01-20-03, 04:04 PM
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They look OK not as bright as I would like but acceptable.. Can you send 2 Blue Boots over my way??
Old 01-23-03, 03:53 AM
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I am almost done with the third combo of this mod.... I will post the pics in a few as soon as I re-install....

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Old 01-23-03, 04:16 AM
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Here is the red display.. Although in the pics it looks orange.. it is not orange. It is RED..... For some reason.. it comes out that way. Lemme know what you all think...

Rock
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Old 01-23-03, 04:17 AM
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Here is another..

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Old 01-23-03, 04:18 AM
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Last one... It now matches the cigarette lighter and footwalls..

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Old 01-23-03, 04:27 AM
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Originally posted by BananaGS

1)I took both stock non-nav and nav unit apart for my nav conversion project. What light you want to change if you have a nav system? I don't see what you can do with a nav system.

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The radio screen is transparent (non-nav unit), the light behind the radio screen make the color, changing the light or the bulb jacket will change the display light for the radio screen.
There is no screen on the nav unit, except the main LCD nav screen which you "don't" want to touch it.
thanks banana,

1) I was talking about the buttons around the NAV unit. every button like the A/C, the map, etc. i was thinking about changing them to white or light blue, but when I took the NAV unit out from the dash i couldn't pull the cover off from the unit. seems like alot of things are attached.

even until today i still want to try to take the nav face off. I want to do something with the face only

2) when I checked some japanese guy's Aristo, his A/C and radio screens are lit by cathode tubes. he changed them to white tubes and the screens turn white. I guess US GSs use just lightbulbs?
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red (or orange, or amber) will make the car look like an european car. Japanese cars usually use blue or green or white.

if you're going to change the screen to red i would suggest changing EVERYTHING ELSE also
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Originally posted by GlobeCLK


if you're going to change the screen to red i would suggest changing EVERYTHING ELSE also
I agree....
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Question Red Ignition & Boots

Rock, was it easy to change the ignition light to red? This would be the only mod I would consider since I have the navigation and the dash is already very bright. Also, in your response to the floor light (in red) you stated "boots" what is this? a type of bulb?

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Old 01-27-03, 02:26 AM
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They are rubber boots speacially made for those bulbs.....

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Old 01-27-03, 02:26 AM
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Oh, and the ignition was not too hard. Of course I have done it a few times already though..

Rock
Old 01-27-03, 02:37 AM
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what exactly are you using? led's or bulbs and rubber boots over the bulb or both? if led's -which ones...and does anyone know where to get cathode tubes from that we could mod into our sc's?


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