Changing the colour of the speedo/rev etc

[Nightfire]

No idea what you call this, but ya know the screen behind ya steering wheel that shows your mileage, ignition lights etc? Anyone know what to change on there to change it from orange to say blue? Is it an orange film behind the display or is it something more technical?

 

[Final Maxim]

yea its a thin plate. take out the entire box.. take off the needles and MARK where the needles are facing!!.

take off the face, and put your new one on, replace needles, job done

FM

 

[pllovejoy]

is there any kits for this?

 

[Final Maxim]

just dials aint they? white dials blue dials, demon tweeks do em

 

[pllovejoy]

if ya change the front labels it still glows up orange is there a way change the colour of the glow? ie white dals with a blue glow?




[Edited by pllovejoy on 01 December 2004 at 9:17pm]

 

[Final Maxim]

ohhhh, ignore me, i know what you mean now. i think its the actual lcd display thats that colour. dont think you can change em without changing the entire box? could be wrong

 

[Nightfire]

pllovejoy was on the right track hehe I know someone that changed them in his mg zr, if I see him Ill ask what he did. His had the nasty orange at first, now hes got it purple

 

[Dink]

i believe that the new clios use leds to light up the dash

the problem is that they are surface mount

 

[Nightfire]

Hope they are leds Will make things much easier for me then

 

[Alex_225]

Ive seen some electro luminecent white dials that glow either green or blue. Its the actuall gauges that glow up rather than being back lit.

The only thing is that changing the colour of the dials might look a bit funny compared to all the orange lights in the Clio.

 

[nobblebonce]

http://www.coupe-club.co.uk/viewtech.php?id=28http://www.coupe-club.co.uk/viewtech.php?id=28

Hope this help ya mate ( if this is what your thinking of doin ) if not ignore it

 

[Nightfire]

Thanks alot Will have a play around with it on a warmish day

 

[nonos]

I remember a while ago someone did that on a clio and posted some pics. What I remember from the conversation is that you had to replace the orange leds by blue ones and you had to be careful which ones cos the blue ones could get hotter or something along those lines.
Maybe someone has a better memory than me.

 

[Da]

^^ this is true^^ you gotta dismantle the dash, take out the instrument panel. Then de-solder the old orange LEDs, theres a few cant remember exactly but around 8-10? Then you get your new colour LEDs (blue or red etc) and re-solder them into the places you removed the old ones from.

Oh and remember which way the old ones were soldered in place cos iirc the LEDs are polarised, meaning the new ones will only work when connected one way.

 

[pllovejoy]

what about mark ones?

 

[David]

im so up for doing this but would still look sh*t with the ornage console display (with ur clock on it)

 

[gunnergibson]

for 1.8 16v and williams clock you can disassemble the clocks and make a template of the orange plastic, you can oder replacement plastic fromm the net no problems..... all you need to do is match the template and glue it in place... its quite easy to be honest....that way you can have any colour clocks you like!

 

[Daz.]

Quote: Originally posted by gunnergibson on 03 December 2004


for 1.8 16v and williams clock you can disassemble the clocks and make a template of the orange plastic, you can oder replacement plastic fromm the net no problems..... all you need to do is match the template and glue it in place... its quite easy to be honest....that way you can have any colour clocks you like!









^^^ i was thinking about doing but what about the clock heater dials and leccy window switches?

if i couldnt do them all i wouldnt do em at all...

 

[Da]

Quote: Originally posted by pllovejoy on 03 December 2004

what about mark ones?

Mark ones I would imagine are just a case of changing the in-dash bulbs for coloured ones (but dont quote me on that)