DIY: jdm amber clock! for $1.67!
 

well here's a thread about how to make your 92-95 clock amber for cheap! and its simple. i was bored so i made a DIY out of it! :wave:


first, you go to walmart, or staples probably, (its too late for me staples was closed) and get a pack of binder separators, (i paid a grand total of $1.67)

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/supplies.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...me/reciept.jpg


take out your guage bezel in which your clock is attatched to, (most of you should know how to do this)

then there are 3 screws holding your clock in circled in green on the picture below

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nime/step2.jpg

unscrew these as such,

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nscrewthem.jpg

then you remove these 4 tabs, 2 on top 2 on bottom, (if you got a decent fingernail, you can pull them up with it. haha)

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...removetabs.jpg

then you grab your yellow tab,

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q.../getyellow.jpg

trim it to size

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nime/cutit.jpg

get a red one and do the same to it ( the pack i bought didnt have orange so i had to make it =\ )

then put them together, grab a piece of tape and tape it to the back of the clock glass like so

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...cethentape.jpg

then ya snap it back together,

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...removetabs.jpg

put the screws back in the clock, put in your guage bezel (if you dont want the clock to dim when lights are on, cut the red with black wire on the clock plug, and tape off.) plug it in and VIOLA! your done! and it looks like this!

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/HPIM1081.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/HPIM1080.jpg



[apologies for the shitty pictures.]

Re: DIY: jdm amber clock! for $1.67!
 

haha good write up. totally did this for my vtec light. and i drew a smiley face on it. kinda makes it a little fun, not just a light lol.

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haha cheap and affordable way to do it :thumbup: did you do your cluster guages and climate control the same way?

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no actually, i did the gauge cluster with 6 24na bulbs, and popped em in there and that job was done, they're really orange, and it matches the clock well, im gonna try to get the climate control tomorrow with a sharpie. i hear that works well, but well see. i might have to get at it with some fingernail polish but well try the sharpie first. ill let you guys know how that goes haha

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I did this years ago and it turned out great.. never faded!

:thumbup:

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great write up man..thankshttp://******************/images/3de...c7d7f5958c.jpg

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Was it a pain in the ass to unplug the plug from the climate control. I tried once and I couldn't do it. I need to get off my ass and try it again when I get my car running.

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yes it definately was, cause i pulled a NOOB and took my whole f u c k ing dash out to get the Climate Control out. lol im retarded, then after i did all that, i couldnt find ANYWHERE in my town that sold the size of bulb in amber. talk about a waste of 6 hours. haha

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WTF?! vtec light???
whatcha talking about?

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How does it look with the lights off?

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Wow, that's like $70 cheaper than I got mine for :P
Looks like it turned out really good though, could use some better pictures :thumbup:

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ill get some up here tomorrow with my mother's camera, its wayy better than mine.

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The sharpie will fade dont waste your time, i tried doing bulbs like that already.
Looks good btw.

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nice one!
ill probably try it this weekend..
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its like a indicator that your vtec is alredy working/on
i have it in my EG, its fun to see it turn on'

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damn nice cant tell the difference bout to do that

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http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...-JDMClock2.jpg


^^^^true JDM clock^^^^

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/DSC00373.jpg

^^^^the $1.67 DIY clock^^^

night and day difference.

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FYI to the guy that pulled his dash out and couldnt find amber bulbs for climate control...

1.) pull stock bulbs out
2.) go to michaels
3.) buy a can of Testors model car paint (Competition orange #1628)... like 4 bucks
4.) spray 3 coats, 5 minutes apart
5.) allow to dry, then stick em back in

easy DIY amber gauges and climate control, i did em in my ej1. i also did the rear defroster and cruise control buttons.

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wow thanks! but what's "michael's"

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i used the plastic colors paper tabs to add color where my vtec light is. thats all :P

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Michael's is a big arts and crafts store chain.
They're everywhere in Canada.

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nice now only if my cx came stock with a clock in it i could do this lol

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nice find. real cheap

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Michael's is just like a crafts supply store.
Here's my amber dash, just in case anybody wants to see it. I used amber bulbs from autoillumination.com for the cluster and climate control, and jdm pieces for the clock and switches :thumbup:

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491...5475364d8a.jpg

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495...b867c12b42.jpg

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Paint will crack and chip too btw.

Oh, and it'd be better to have a daylight image of the real deal to compare to also.