Do it yourself: jDM y0! Amber Dash and clock!
01-20-2006, 10:12 AM
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Do it yourself: jDM y0! Amber Dash and clock!
So you want that uber h0t jDM stylez amber look in your interior? Well its very simple and non-time consuming as painting bulbs and such.
This covers the simplicity of doing so, everything from radio to cluster ( I have yet to do the climate control yet
<u>Tools/Supplies Needed:</u>
Philips Screw Driver
2 Butter Knifes
1 School Tab (orange/amber)
5 #24 bulbs
5 #73 or #74 bulbs
Bulbs can be purchased from http://autolumination.com . I paid $14.00. Unless you can find them locally, do that!.
<u>CLOCK:</u>
First start by getting you two butter knifes and sticking them on to each vertical side of you center vent that houses the clock. Once they are a little bit in, pry them out, to pull the clock towards you. The vent is only held in by two little clips. Don't worry if the vent it self pops from the housing (as mine did) they pop right back in.
Once the vent is dangling, unclip harness from the clock in the back. So now you have the center vents in your hand.
Get your philips screw driver and un do the two screws holding in the clock.
Once the clock is out disassemble. This is easy. Just undo the eletrical tape and use a small flat head to undo the little clips holding it together.
Once you have it apart it looks like this.
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Now just lay the divider tab over top and then resemble.
Put the clock back in the went, screw it back in, the put it back in your car and test it out! All done!
<u>RADIO</u>
I took the easy way out on this one and just bought a USDM Type R radio from a friend. You could find out the bulb #'s and replace them or just buy a amber lite radio.
Just remove your shift **** first. The there are 6 screws if I remember correctly. Two at each side of the top (one beinhd the glove box, open it you iwll see it). The two in the middle side of each side, then two down by the ebrake sorta. You will see em. This is also easy. LOL.
Make sure you glove box is open and the ebrake down and pull the console off. Its a bitch if you have a short shifter, but you prob already fiqured that out if you have a short shifter... anyways...
Once thats out. Undo the 4 showing screws and pull out your radio.. replace the radio or do whatever.
<u>CLUSTER</u>
This was prob the most time consuming of the three, because you have to get the cluster out, which isn't hard @ all.
Just undo the two screws in the front bottom of the cluster. Next there two in the front of the 'dome'. Use a flat head to pop off the little covers and expose the screws. Take them out.
Now this is kinda tricky, because you have still unclip your defroster, dimmer light, and hazard switches. Manuever the the cluster dome and feel for the clips or push the buttons thru the cluster out towards you and unclip them. Once they uncliped the dome is done.... throw that to the side.
Now there is 4 screws holding down the cluster itself. Undo them.
Next unclip the two big white clips, the speedo cable, and some random small blue clips from the back of the cluster and pull it off.
Now that you have it off, take it inside and clean the front of it with some plastic scratch ****.
Now look @ the back. There should be five #24 bulbs ( the bigger ones) and thress #73 bulbs ( the small skinny ones). replace them with your amber bulbs you bought. Then put them back in. Be careful, now that I think of it, two of the bulbs are for the blinkers and will make them look weird colored. dont replace those ones...
Now you should put it all back. Its optional to use the last two #73 bulbs in the top part that shines down on the needeles but its up to you.
This has been my half *** typed Do it your self amber ****! Enjoy!
This covers the simplicity of doing so, everything from radio to cluster ( I have yet to do the climate control yet
<u>Tools/Supplies Needed:</u>
Philips Screw Driver
2 Butter Knifes
1 School Tab (orange/amber)
5 #24 bulbs
5 #73 or #74 bulbs
Bulbs can be purchased from http://autolumination.com . I paid $14.00. Unless you can find them locally, do that!.
<u>CLOCK:</u>
First start by getting you two butter knifes and sticking them on to each vertical side of you center vent that houses the clock. Once they are a little bit in, pry them out, to pull the clock towards you. The vent is only held in by two little clips. Don't worry if the vent it self pops from the housing (as mine did) they pop right back in.
Once the vent is dangling, unclip harness from the clock in the back. So now you have the center vents in your hand.
Get your philips screw driver and un do the two screws holding in the clock.
Once the clock is out disassemble. This is easy. Just undo the eletrical tape and use a small flat head to undo the little clips holding it together.
Once you have it apart it looks like this.
. Now just lay the divider tab over top and then resemble.
Put the clock back in the went, screw it back in, the put it back in your car and test it out! All done!
<u>RADIO</u>
I took the easy way out on this one and just bought a USDM Type R radio from a friend. You could find out the bulb #'s and replace them or just buy a amber lite radio.
Just remove your shift **** first. The there are 6 screws if I remember correctly. Two at each side of the top (one beinhd the glove box, open it you iwll see it). The two in the middle side of each side, then two down by the ebrake sorta. You will see em. This is also easy. LOL.
Make sure you glove box is open and the ebrake down and pull the console off. Its a bitch if you have a short shifter, but you prob already fiqured that out if you have a short shifter... anyways...
Once thats out. Undo the 4 showing screws and pull out your radio.. replace the radio or do whatever.
<u>CLUSTER</u>
This was prob the most time consuming of the three, because you have to get the cluster out, which isn't hard @ all.
Just undo the two screws in the front bottom of the cluster. Next there two in the front of the 'dome'. Use a flat head to pop off the little covers and expose the screws. Take them out.
Now this is kinda tricky, because you have still unclip your defroster, dimmer light, and hazard switches. Manuever the the cluster dome and feel for the clips or push the buttons thru the cluster out towards you and unclip them. Once they uncliped the dome is done.... throw that to the side.
Now there is 4 screws holding down the cluster itself. Undo them.
Next unclip the two big white clips, the speedo cable, and some random small blue clips from the back of the cluster and pull it off.
Now that you have it off, take it inside and clean the front of it with some plastic scratch ****.
Now look @ the back. There should be five #24 bulbs ( the bigger ones) and thress #73 bulbs ( the small skinny ones). replace them with your amber bulbs you bought. Then put them back in. Be careful, now that I think of it, two of the bulbs are for the blinkers and will make them look weird colored. dont replace those ones...
Now you should put it all back. Its optional to use the last two #73 bulbs in the top part that shines down on the needeles but its up to you.
This has been my half *** typed Do it your self amber ****! Enjoy!
01-20-2006, 10:28 AM
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Re: (beyondspecs_jamar)
Just pull the cluster out and use a red sharpie permanent marker on the bulbs, just be sure to use a few coats.
Have used the tab and permanent marker trick on 3 cars and they all looked great. Painting the bulbs in the climate control in the ef was a pita though.
Have used the tab and permanent marker trick on 3 cars and they all looked great. Painting the bulbs in the climate control in the ef was a pita though.
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Re: (crx_88_si)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crx_88_si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where's that clock in the pics from?</TD></TR></TABLE>
The clock in the pic is from an EG, he took it from 'boostsohfast' who did a writeup on this many moons ago in the EG forum
The clock in the pic is from an EG, he took it from 'boostsohfast' who did a writeup on this many moons ago in the EG forum
01-20-2006, 10:54 AM
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Re: (SOHCwarrior)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHCwarrior »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
The clock in the pic is from an EG, he took it from 'boostsohfast' who did a writeup on this many moons ago in the EG forum</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep. thanks for the pics. LOL.
Anyways. I'm still waiting on my bulbs.
The clock in the pic is from an EG, he took it from 'boostsohfast' who did a writeup on this many moons ago in the EG forum</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep. thanks for the pics. LOL.
Anyways. I'm still waiting on my bulbs.
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Re: (GreenMachineRex)
Another way is to print a custom amber color (self-made) of your choice onto transparent photo paper. My friend did this, and the amber matches his amber radio/dash perfectly. Much better color match than dividers will ever give, but it's about 5 minutes more time consuming, and $2.00 more expensive. If you have the proper paper that is.
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Re: Do it yourself: jDM y0! Amber Dash and clock! (YumVTEC)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by YumVTEC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">post pics of your amber cluster.</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i am interested in
thats what i am interested in
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Re: (beyondspexj)
just an idea or maybe a dumb question... is there any way (ie white bulbs or brighter bulbs) to make the gauge cluster look newer? it'd be nice to have a fresh white new car look to it, and it should be somewhat possible (ignoring the overhead red light.) what do you guys think?
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Re: Do it yourself: jDM y0! Amber Dash and clock!
Just got my bulbs and did my clock using amber gel paper for those party lights How would you do the a/c console?
How would you do the a/c console?
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Re: Do it yourself: jDM y0! Amber Dash and clock!
I did this to my CRX cluster about 2 years ago but using red bulbs. I know it's purely aesthetic but it was one of the best, simple mods I've done.
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