I know how to do the clock/ gas guages in blue, do you put the same film over the speedo/tach.....

also, for all the little button lights....i remember reading that they have little "condoms" over the bulbs that make them look greenish, but mine have blue "condoms" and they still look greenish...how do you make them look blue??

and YES I DID SEARCH!

edit: If anyone has any other ideas on the blue guage project post em up....

Thanks....

 

i've read somewhere b4 but dont remeber much, would also like to know...bump.

 

sounds promising and like too much work lol

 

The hardest work is putting the film over the temp/fuel guages

 

bump for more info on the LEDS, so your saying all those little bulbs need to be replaced with blue LEDs if i want blue....and then the film over the gas/temp stuff....

anybody with ideas for making the EL guages blue?

 

for the speed and tach gauges you use the film also.

 

where do you put it though? do you take off the outer cover and put it over that inner clear plastic...i cant even remember how things go in there......

 

i think you put it under your tach pin. Or just over the parts the glow green. Not sure

 

okily doke...

You have blue condoms on your bulbs, and you wonder why it's green. I'll tell yah! mwuahaha.
It's because the bulbs burn YELLOW, thus illuminating ugly green light everywhere.
Simply use a bright blue or bright white bulb, and you'll get your blue (different shade of blue depending on whether you use white or blue bulbs)

for the gas/temp, i also used the film. It didn't seem to work that well, it's more like a teal color, but my tach/speedo is a nice blue. I still have yet to rip open my climate control.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm -- second from bottom, that's what yah need.


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I know how to do the clock/ gas guages in blue, do you put the same film over the speedo/tach.....
also, for all the little button lights....i remember reading that they have little "condoms" over the bulbs that make them look greenish, but mine have blue "condoms" and they still look greenish...how do you make them look blue??

and YES I DID SEARCH!

edit: If anyone has any other ideas on the blue guage project post em up....

Thanks....
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do you remember how many leds you need to convert your dash over? I'm in the middle of exams so i don't have the time, but i want/need a stupid reward once it's done so. . . how many?

 

when you guys are done post up some pics ... I wanna see

gl on the project

 

For the speedo/tach, you need 5 blue (or white) bulbs, however, that is JUST TO CHANGE THE SPEEDO/TACH. it does NOT change the SRS light, the signal light, nor the high beam (which is already blue).

The signal lights----are WHITE lights, but, on the inside, there is a green peice of plastic infront of the light bulb.... replace that with some blue plastic, maybe some film? And surely, you will get blue light.

Once I'm completely done, I'll post some pics... but I won't be able to get around to it for a little while.

anything else?

 

Hey guys, I don't own a 4th gen (got a 97) but I've been doing a complete LED conversion for my prelude and all I have left to do are the gauges and clock. For the clock, I've been looking for some blue plastic I can use but none seem to have the right shade of blue and most of them produce a glare. What is this film that you guys are talking about?

And regarding the LEDs, you should definitely replace the existing bulbs with bright blue LEDs. Order a set of 10 3mm LEDs and about 5 5mm LEDs and you should have enough for your climate control. I got mine on ebay for about $3 for 10 so they are pretty cheap.

Also, if you're changing the lights of your climate control and gauges I strongly suggest you also do your ignition keyhole light. It looks awesome when changed!

 

post some pics of it

 

 

that is ****** tight, i must add. whered you learn how to do this or did you just rip apart your lude? i own a 98 myself and am going to change to blue or white.

 

you 5th Gen should stick with orange and get the JDM digital climate control.

Looks soooo clean

OoOOOOoOoO WEEEeEeEeEeeee

 

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ripped it's not so hard really. Just take out about 5 screws under your steering wheel and remove it to reveal the keyring piece. The piece consists of a circuit board and plastic around it that holds the circuit board in place. You're gonna need a soldering iron to unsolder 2 large soldered leads which hold the circuit and the plastic together. After that, simply remove the plastic and you'll see the small rectangular LED you need to change. I just used a 3mm LED and sanded it down A LOT so that it would fit. Reassemble and you're done. It sounds pretty complicated but once you get started you'll see how everything works just by looking at it. Goodluck

 

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Looks soooo clean

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Ooo that is nice. but how about we get the digital climate control and change THOSE to blue too? Even better

 

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Looks soooo clean

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That Climate control kicks ***, how much is that and what all is involved in setting that one up?

 

Anyone know of any local store that would have the film I need to do my clock. All the one's other people have used need to be purchased online and I don't wanna have to wait for shipping or pay for shipping charges.

Where could I go to find something similar to:
http://www.misterart.com/store...d=420
http://www.starmgc.com/gel.html

 

I was able to get some from Party City by my house...Maybe try Home Depot, Lowes, Hobby Lobby, Micheals

 

thanks

 

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For all the parts... your looking to spend maybe $250, but installing is a bitch.

Heres a link to install it, but its on a 4th gen bb4
http://www.jrcormier.com/prelu...l.php
good luck

 

why is this one different than the one tdo showed