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Orange instrument lights #606409 04/17/03 03:44 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,044 Memphis, TN area T tw0wheelin_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP tw0wheelin_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,044 Memphis, TN area	I have a bulb out in my instrument cluster so I will be replacing all of them when I pull the panel out. (It's a 95...) Has anyone used orange or red tinted bulbs for the instrument cluster? If so please post where you got them and how they looked. (How about tinting with a magic marker?) TIA! Scott 95 SE-2.5L ATX (Sold, but not forgotten...)

Re: Orange instrument lights #606410 04/17/03 05:24 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,335 Ogden, UT E ExDelayed_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
ExDelayed_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,335 Ogden, UT	I have done this to my truck, but for the car its just a thought. The main problem I could see with doing it to the Contour is the green is part of our guages. The orange would have to shine through that, giving us a rather strange color. · Jon Miconi · Coming Soon! · 01 Cougar · 98 V70R

Re: Orange instrument lights #606411 04/26/03 12:38 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 65 columbus ohio-from brooklyn NY B bklynman01 CEG\'er
bklynman01 CEG\'er B Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 65 columbus ohio-from brooklyn NY	is there a way at all to change the glow on the instrument panel? i would like to change the color also. i have a 96 contour and want to change the glow. any info anyone? 96 contour gl columbus ohio

Re: Orange instrument lights #606412 04/26/03 06:19 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,292 9 96 M edition Hard-core CEG\'er
96 M edition Hard-core CEG\'er 9 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,292	it takes some time but i took a exacto knife and scraped the the green backing off of the numbers on the gauges and took a blue sharpie and colord thme blue, and i usedthe svt needles looks pretty cool kind of like teh jetta "Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes. --93 pgt,headers,intake,borla=14.9 1/4mile

Re: Orange instrument lights #606413 04/28/03 05:16 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 65 columbus ohio-from brooklyn NY B bklynman01 CEG\'er
bklynman01 CEG\'er B Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 65 columbus ohio-from brooklyn NY	is there any special way that you did it? just took them out and cut it out? sounds easy-and time consuming. thanks 96 contour gl columbus ohio

Re: Orange instrument lights #606414 04/28/03 06:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,044 Memphis, TN area T tw0wheelin_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP tw0wheelin_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,044 Memphis, TN area	I posted the results of using red bulbs a few days ago over in the aesthetics forum. Basically it looks great! Get replacement bulbs from the dealer and tint them red using a magic marker. The instruments are now orange-red with a slightly darker red pointer. The dealer was out of bulbs in my area, so I installed amber tint 24n type lights from AZ. (Darkened with red marker) If you've seen the Mazda 6 add, that's what they look like. Scott 95 SE-2.5L ATX (Sold, but not forgotten...)

Re: Orange instrument lights #606415 04/28/03 08:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,460 Chic-0-pee, MA D DankBud42o Hard-core CEG'er
DankBud42o Hard-core CEG'er D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,460 Chic-0-pee, MA	Originally posted by tw0wheelin: I posted the results of using red bulbs a few days ago over in the aesthetics forum. Basically it looks great! Get replacement bulbs from the dealer and tint them red using a magic marker. The instruments are now orange-red with a slightly darker red pointer. The dealer was out of bulbs in my area, so I installed amber tint 24n type lights from AZ. (Darkened with red marker) If you've seen the Mazda 6 add, that's what they look like. pics pics pics, lets see some pics man!!! '99 ČoňtôúŔ SE Kenwood KDC-MPV7019 AudioBahn AW1206T Flame Q Sub AudioBahn 1300HCQ Amp Blue LED Switches and HVAC

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