Had nothing to do one day an decided to paint them to make them look like this



Both pic are not of my gauges just a pic I'm using, this is how they looked before



Anyways I was wondering if anyone else did this in there crx or hatch, if so what paint did you use and what was the resulting color, I used the same paint he used but it came out a little more pinkish.

 

I would think the paint would burn off from the heat.

 

it does

i don't have a pic of my amber but it fades... but it fades pretty slowly so it's not too terrible

 

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high temp paint??

 

I did it amber with translucent paint and it lasted good for the time I owned my hatch.

 

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high temp paint?? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Wouldn't that be too dark?

 

i don't think hi-temp paint would let enough light through

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=661308

I'm going to try that paint next (Testors Competition Orange #1628). I used Krylon Stained Glass paint and it faded. That guy's cluster looks sick so I'm going to do what he did next. I'm also going to do the climate controls.

 

They have bulb covers. I think autodynamic.com might have them.

 

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I'm going to try that paint next (Testors Competition Orange #1628). </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what I did

 

I have tried using different color bulbs before, never tried painting them. I just figured that the paint would burn off. Personally, I liked how orange and red looked.

 

Ya i was gonna post the link to Bauley's write-up, That foos cluster & climate control turned out sick

 

Thats the paint I used and here is my problem

I bought 2 new bulbs because 2 were burnt out, well it seems like they sell the older style of bulbs that the 88-89 crx uses, there a little longer and not as fat. Now the paint looks good but in 2 spots it is really light, now its either because of the old bulbs not being bright enough ( which I really think the problem is ) or the new bulbs are not bright enough. The old bulbs are bigger in size so I'm thinking that could actually be brighter, I'm gonna have to see tomorrow. I'll have some pics tonight so people can see how it turned out. Also it seems like the needles are not highlighted in red also, so I'm thinking one of the bulbs I painted is for the needles, any input on that ? I'm in a hurry so I don't have time to check. Pics up tonight though.

 

I found some bulbs to replace the actual stock ones but I don't know if they still make them will take pictures of the packs

if not the cluster with them on

painting the needles sounds like a great idea to me

 

Hey check here if you want leds to replace with, they are available in bunch of colors

http://www.superbrightleds.com...t=CAR

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlissSkr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey check here if you want leds to replace with, they are available in bunch of colors

http://www.superbrightleds.com...t=CAR</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

is this the one that will fit in the cluster?
T1.5 Instrument LED bulb
1-LED Instrument Cluster and Gauge illumination bulb. #74 LED bulb installed in twist-lock socket base Available with White,Blue,Green,Red and Amber Wide Angle LED


Anyone know if these use more power than the stock bulbs?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eda6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is this the one that will fit in the cluster?
T1.5 Instrument LED bulb
1-LED Instrument Cluster and Gauge illumination bulb. #74 LED bulb installed in twist-lock socket base Available with White,Blue,Green,Red and Amber Wide Angle LED


Anyone know if these use more power than the stock bulbs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't think so, those twist in, ours push in rather. I see 3 bulbs that might fit, anyone know for sure which one will fit ?

Also one is 1st one is 1 led, second one is 4 led and the last one is 6 led, do you guys think that there might be a chance that 6 led's could be to bright ?

1st page there are two

#1

WLED-R Red LED bulb
12VDC Red 1-LED Wedge Base Bulb (194/168 type)
Available with Wide Viewing Angle (as shown here) or Round tipped Narrow Viewing Angle LED
$ 0.89

WLED-R4 Red LED bulb
12VDC Red 4-LED Wedge Base Bulb (194/168 type)
$ 1.59

T13-R6 Red LED bulb
12VDC Red 6-LED Wedge Base bulb with
measure 1 1/8 long by 1/2 inch maximum diameter (194/168 type)
$ 1.99

There all 194/168 type, anyone know for sure before I start buying these ? Also I could not take pics because I'm still learnig all the settings on my camera and the night shots did not come out good.

 

I used a Testor's red colored paint in my EG & it looks very nice

 

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Yeah I also did, but paint will fade soon.

 

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Yeah I also did, but paint will fade soon.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Does it? Mine's only been done for like 3 months & it's fine so far. There are a couple pinkish spots where I accidentally rubbed off the paint, so I was already planning on swapping new ones in since it isn't hard, and that way I have extras that I can rotate in, if it does fade. How long did yours last for?

 

It will last about 3 months, as stated above. I could actually smell the paint today when I had my lights on. Anyways those bulbs are only 50 cents posted up above and they will be a permanent fix.

 

Yea, I just didn't see a #24 LED on their site. They have the #74's though. If I could find a site w/ #24's I'd give it a shot.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DJ_SaNdOz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea, I just didn't see a #24 LED on their site. They have the #74's though. If I could find a site w/ #24's I'd give it a shot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What do you mean #24, I talked to Phil (88dxcrx) and he said the older clusters use #194 ( look above all of the ones I posted are #194 ) but he thinks the newer clusters might have changed, but thats probably true because the 88-89 and the 90-91 light bulbs are different, but they are interchangable.

 

I'm referring to my EG . I need #74 & #24 sized bulbs.

My EF guage cluster was originally the whitish color (Si cluster) but my fuel needle was broken by the previous owner (indiglo's) but I purchased an HF guage cluster & it lit up an amber color, so I never worried about changing it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DJ_SaNdOz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm referring to my EG . I need #74 & #24 sized bulbs.

My EF guage cluster was originally the whitish color (Si cluster) but my fuel needle was broken by the previous owner (indiglo's) but I purchased an HF guage cluster & it lit up an amber color, so I never worried about changing it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I see, so anyone have any input on what I put before ?

Also one is 1st one is 1 led, second one is 4 led and the last one is 6 led, do you guys think that there might be a chance that 6 led's could be to bright ?

1st page there are two

#1

WLED-R Red LED bulb
12VDC Red 1-LED Wedge Base Bulb (194/168 type)
Available with Wide Viewing Angle (as shown here) or Round tipped Narrow Viewing Angle LED
$ 0.89

WLED-R4 Red LED bulb
12VDC Red 4-LED Wedge Base Bulb (194/168 type)
$ 1.59

T13-R6 Red LED bulb
12VDC Red 6-LED Wedge Base bulb with
measure 1 1/8 long by 1/2 inch maximum diameter (194/168 type)
$ 1.99

There all 194/168 type, anyone know for sure before I start buying these ? Also I could not take pics because I'm still learnig all the settings on my camera and the night shots did not come out good.