cyrixvsp2

Ok, nick, if you dont like this topic in here sorry, i just figured i'd put it up for the accord guys. I posted this in appearance also. it worked for me and it wasn't that hard. jump on over to my website and check it out if you like:
http://www.abcs.com/thanatos/amberguages.html

here's the link to cosmetic:
https://honda-tech.com/zeropost?cmd=newtopic&id=28

93accordEX

nice, I did that a while ago, but only the gauges and temp controls. I didn't know the small bulbs in the cluster for the fuel/temp. thanks

bacal36

Do you have any pictures of how it looks?

cyrixvsp2

well, i'd like to say i do, but my digital camera wont' take pictures when i try it. it just comes out black. I'm gonna try to use my gf's regular film camera and open the apature really wide then scan that. that should work. give me a week or 2 to get that up. here is basically what it looks like, only that's a integra dash. it looks the same at night, only an accord dash:



[Modified by cyrixvsp2, 10:25 PM 1/6/2003]

hagrid

anybody mind listing the difference from 4th to 5th gens in this how to?

KTeller8

could this be the reason my girls 97 gas bulb dont come on. we were driving and well it never came on. car almost died .. never came on once.. darn thing

could it be the bulb thats out? SO this is how to replace that?

cyrixvsp2

if it's a 4th gen accord then yes, the bulbs is probably out and that's how you get to it. That bulb if i do remember is a special 74 size. It has a weird attachment to the circuitboard. You have to buy it from honda, but it shouldn't cost more than 1$ and it's easy to replace.

and on 5th gen, in my family i have a 2nd gen, 3rd gen, 4th gen, and 6th gen accord, no 5th gen. I'll try to find someone with a 5th gen accord so i can strip it and make a how to. It shouldn't be much different.

anyways, is the site ok? any suggestions on how to make it better to read and such. i just kinda threw it together quickly.

psyphre

the 5th gen is almost the same. the only differences i can remember will be the removal of the parts but the colour changing part should be exactly the same, well the bulb quantites are probly different.

I'm gonna change my 4th gen to either red or purple to match my stereo. probly purple.

KTeller8

not to go back off topic, but is there anything else that could cause the gas light not to come on? the car was hit, before she got it and her srs light is always on and i see she got a new steering wheel. couldnt it be a bad blub or more you think?

cyrixvsp2

gas light not coming on, probably bad bulb. That would be the only thing i can thing of since that bulb if i do remember is soldered to the board so the connection shouldn't be loose. I don't recall, and i don't have the time to tear mine apart again so the only thing i can say is take it apart and check the bulb. at least it's not that important of a bulb that burnt out.

95sihb

i hope this helps you out <U>kteller</U> and <U>cyrixvsp</U> oh yeah sorry for the big *** pictures . kteller i was not sure if you where taking about the bulb for the fuel light the light that comes on when your almost empty if it is take your g/f cluster out go to just pull on the bulb it will pop out then go to autozone and get the bulb they have it there..

(im not sure what happened to the pictures they where up then they where gone so im putting them back up i hope this works)


[Modified by 96accordex, 12:40 PM 1/13/2003]


[Modified by 96accordex, 9:43 AM 1/14/2003]

cyrixvsp2

umm....that bulb for the guage he is talking about is the indicator for low fuel, isn't not removable like the bulb you are probably thinking about. you have to take the cluster all to pieces to get to this bulb.....not fun

and those pics don't work.

95sihb

o.k the bulb that im thinking about is the low fuel indicater bulb that is replaceble if you just tug on the bulbs .......... the pictures where up and working not sure what the hell happend i will give it another try.................they wher up again then they where gone.....hell

picture of cluster appart
http://community.webshots.com/script...bumID=57400164


<U>nick can you tell me why my pics go up then when they post for a minute there gone</U>


[Modified by 96accordex, 9:51 AM 1/14/2003]


[Modified by 96accordex, 12:39 PM 1/14/2003]

YumVTEC

post up some after pix of what everything looks like.

YeuEmMaiMai

hey man is that milage right 270K plus?

hagrid

can't see pics. anyone else have any pics of a 5th gen ambered out?

YeuEmMaiMai

click on the first link in the guys post you will see the steps needed to do it. A LOT OF WORK for that mod though.

weneklek84

how did the amber turn out for u guys? i jus got done doin all red everything was good except that the guages looked too dimm n violetish ... turns out the digits are made of bluegreen tint and theres no way it will come off ... i want red guages

iam7head

What gen you have?
it can be done.
the fastest way is to get those rice boy red tranparent tint.
it looks so good.
I just did it on my 6th gen.
******* gel cap(aka colored condom) works better than tinted light blub.
btw i did mine with red 194's

95sihb

dude the stuff on the back of the gauge plates,............ the blue film that you could not get off, dose come off. ...................................I know there was a good reson other then sex to have a wife/or a girlfriend around............here is how to take it off.
This is if you live with your girlfriend(you sucker). when she has gone to bed and is asleep go to the bathroom and get here nail polish remover and a few q-tips. dip the q-tip in the nail polish remover , then put some on the back of the blue film let sit a few secound and scrub with the q-tip.... and those of you with out a girl
go get daddy's pain thinner................................late

weneklek84

btw i have a 4th gen i have red 194s on and testors red on the rest, the whole dash is red now (cruise, dimmer, heater controls, gauges) except for the clock, my problem is that the guage face has a bluegreen backing and not a film that you can peel off, thus the dimmer redviolet looking gauge digits(the mini-car looks nice tho ) i jus tried the amber 194s too and theyre not as amber as i expected( a lil too white) plus i dont have pics to show...oh well

96accordex: id on live wid my girl(im not a sucka ) but my moms and sis is under tha same roof as me( i guess all that stuff in the bathroom is useful after all... thanks ill go check dat out


[Modified by weneklek84, 10:43 PM 1/19/2003]

weneklek84

btw i have a 4th gen i have red 194s on and testors red on the rest, the whole dash is red now (cruise, dimmer, heater controls, gauges) except for the clock, my problem is that the guage face has a bluegreen backing and not a film that you can peel off, thus the dimmer redviolet looking gauge digits(the mini-car looks nice tho ) i jus tried the amber 194s too and theyre not as amber as i expected( a lil too white) plus i dont have pics to show...oh well

95sihb

wenekle84 .......that is what i was talking about, the bluegreen backing, it comes off with nail polish remover................ as i type im doing a deep purple-blue like the jetta, beetle vw's i like that color they have on there gauge cluster if you ever get to see one, or know what i'm talking about. i will do a diy when i finish i'm going to take me time and do it right..................about changing the digi-clock color it may work for me but not for you i have this film with a sticky back im going to open the clock up add this film and close it up ......... im sure i will get the right color i want because my microwave has the same digi-clock color, as my car . i put the film in front of the clock and i got the right color i was looking for .


[Modified by 96accordex, 4:05 PM 1/19/2003]

cyrixvsp2

actually, the amber bulbs are really amber, but that bluish tint makes them look a little more white. I like the amber look more than that testors orange. they look a little too dark orange with the testors paint (but still better than blue). my head unit is true amber and it pretty much matches my guages with the amber bulbs in it.

weneklek84

so i just use nail polish remover on this?


[Modified by weneklek84, 8:24 AM 1/20/2003]