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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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I have a problem with changing the bulbs to a orange color. The big one that is 5W is already in there and other smaller ones 3W are still white and it doesn't look good this way. I'm told by the local shops that i'll never find the bulbs in orange in my size. They say i should go with leds, but i'm afraid it will focus the light too much and won't look right.

So what bulbs did you use?

I don't want anything extra fancy, i'd just like it to be a bit more visible it's hard to see exactly at night.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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If you cant find any bulbs... take those same onEs and grab a <FONT COLOR="red">Red</FONT> sharpie and color it =P
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Just buy a orange gloss paint and paint them to orange, don't worry the light will go through after you paint it gloss. I saw a DIY at yahoo before, so search for it.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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both ^^^ should work fine!!
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 03:46 AM
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o.k. will try to find glass paint and paint them. Should i be extra careful on picking the right paint?
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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i saw a pic from someone using a red sharpie, i was quite impressed
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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here's what this guy did..

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=304289

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 05:48 AM
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I got the paint, but the bulbs are hard to find and the dealer wants $5 a piece. Any online shop that has them? Preferably in the UK or anywhere in Europe, since i hate my costums.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:20 AM
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http://www.autolumination.com

For your cluster, you'll need 1x #194 bulb, and 5x #24 bulbs.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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they should have them at auto zone...... they may seem a lil big but u got to force those bitches........ u dont need glass paint. just get some testors model paint in CHAMPIONSHIP ORANGE.....
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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WIth the propper sized bulbs, you don't have to force it

Either that, or just go to a dealership and order all the bulbs for the 99-00 Si cluster.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 08:00 AM
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they cost five dollars a piece at the dealer...... why pay that much when u can pay like three bucks for all of them at auto zone????
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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Because they don't sell #24 bulbs at autozone, last I checked. Buy them online, and they're $0.99 a piece in whatever color you want. It ends up being like $15 shipped to do the entire cluster and climate control in a 6th gen, and you don't have to wory about paint fade, hot spots, and blown bulbs.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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I'm from europe so auto zone doesn't help me much. I'd even prefer european stores, but that would be too much to ask. I'm waiting for a shipping quote from the above mentioned store.

Thanks guys
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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Any other online store? I won't order from these guys since the bulbs are $5 and the shipping is $25 wich exceeds 20euro and i would need to pay costums. I hate my costums and aint paying them nothing.
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