Re: Dashlights: change from green to amber? - easy!

[brett@kodak.com (Brett VanSprewenburg)]

Here's how you do it (I bring a bit of experience in this area :) )

> 
> On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, the mad bastard wrote:
> 
> > i'll have to disagree with you on this one ilias.  i currently have
> > about 50 bulbs right now from various VW instrument clusters.  (i plan
> > to do a dash of all yellow and another of all blue lights).  
> 
> But I still insist! :-)
> 
> Tell me how you will get rid of the greenish "window" that the light from 
> the bulbs has to go through. The only way I can think of is if one breaks 
> that greenish "window" region, and leaves it empty, and then paints the 
> bulbs whatever color he chooses.
> 
> But "super easy" it is not.
> 
> Ilias

There are at least 3 bulbs at the back of the typical scirocco cluster, 2
at the top of the housing and one in the middle.  The 2 at the top are
inside a white plastic light housing, and it's plastic is spot melted to
the main housing in about 10 places. It breaks away fairly easily.  Inside
you'll find a green tinted light diffuser strip.  In order for me to have
my gauges lit with yellow light I used some non-diffusing yellow film, and
used a 'clear' diffuser strip cut from art supply house 'blank' stencil
material.  I put them in the light housing together and it works great. There's
a better way to make the diffusing film.  Many stereo shops or lighting/audio
places sell a spot light coloring film that'll work very well.  Oh, as
for the middle light...it's for the clock.  I changed mine, but if you
value a working clock/mfa, take my advice and LEAVE IT ALONE.  There's a 75%
chance you will end up with a broken lcd display.  Of the 4 I've done, only
1 was successful (all on spare clusters that I have).  Just stick with
green for the clock coloring...

==Brett

  
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