Cluster Colour Change

Aaron

Petrolheads
i have a 05 WRX and i want to change the cluster lights from green to red to match up with my boost guage.

can anyone point in the right direction to buy the new LED bulbs


thanks.
 
Changing the backlights to red looks awfull as the light is to directional. If you want to do them right they need split and all the green filament sanded of the back of the dials then red gel film added to give them an oe look.
If you want to spend a bit then just swap them for a set of hawkeye gauges, 2 plugs to reverse and 1 wire to cut and there done.
***done both the mods above on my blob eye***

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blobeye gauges converted with stage gel (red photgraphed pink due to crappy camera) but they were red :thumbsup:
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styling gel is what a photographer would use to cover his lense to change colours, readily available.
Red is a stronger colour than red so in theory if red is laid over green it should come out red, " we shall see"
experimenting with my HVAC Gauges 2-day with red windscreen tint just to see if it works as-well. 1 side is sticky so would be advantageous if it works.

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sorry cant respond to pm`s. 01 to 04 wrx gauges are a straight swap.
 
And now onto the red Windscreen film.

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Initially it looks ok but nightfall will be the real test to see can the 3 LED`S push the red through the green.
 
Ok so i tested these 2-night and its back to the drawing board, not enough light gets filtered through so 1st i tried removing the plastic insert to let more light through but to no avail. :new_puppy_dog_eyes: I will be going down the LED route next.

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yes please do keep us up todate, if you get it, you may see a few of us outside your gaff waiting for ours to be done :multijump:
 
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