i recently converted my clock to red but when i turn on my lights at night it dims the clock too much. Any of you guys know how to bypass the dimmer somehow? the red is nice and bright at night.... when my lights are off. Help please.

 

there is probably three wires going into the back of the clock, neg/pos and one from the lights, so i'm guessing just cut the wire that hooks up to your lights, if doesnt work just connect it up again!

 

How do you go about changing those lights? I just converted my gauges to red and it looks sweet. Now I need to change my clock and temp gauges..

 

I would think there is a red/constant hot wire, a black ground wire... and then an "illumination" wire..... you can just disconnect the illumination wire and it should stay bright all the time..

I haven't actually done this but it "should" work...

 

thanks for the help guys i'll try that.
i changed it to red by just taking it apart and attaching red film to the screen. The downside is you can barely see it during the day.

 

what kind of screen??

 

i just checked... there are 4 wires to the clock... red, black, yellow w/ green stripe, and white. Which one do i cut? yellow or white?

 

dragon - the lcd screen

 

ah ****.......sorry i meant what kind of film to use to make it red. i tried the brake repair tape and that didn't work.

 

he probably used DJ film.. the kind you put in the lenses for DJ lights..

 

haha if you're chinese/vietnamese and celebrate new years... you probably have alot of those candies wrapped in red film. I just cut off peices and used them. Otherwise i wouldn't know where to get the red film
so which wire guys, yellow or white?


[Modified by sjteg, 7:48 PM 2/9/2003]

 

ttt

 

go to a craft store to get them....i would guess the yellow

 

If you have a multi-meter, try testing each wire with the lights on and off. Shouldn't be too hard to locate the dimmer. BTW - I'm assuming that one wire is for daytime illumination, one is for nighttime (lights on), one is a continuous to keep the clock running when the car is off and the display is unlit, and one is the ground.

 

hm i've been wanting to know this as well! let us know if you figure out which wire!

 

i think on stereos the illumination wire is orange, so i'd try the yellow first, if not then it's the white one....

lemme know which one worked...i'm curious as well

 

I could have sworn (this is from memory so I "could" be wrong..but this is what I think it is from my Alpine head unit install) that the red wire w/ the black stripe was for illumination on the stereo..

 

yeah, they very well could be....to be 100% honest i can't remember at all...

 

I had a very kind member (**** I dont even have his name, *i remember now* integra-modder) send me over some red film. I had some left over but cant find it at the moment but when I do I can send it out for free. DO NOT PM ME. Whoever replies next with an I want it gets it. Then once I remember where I placed it Ill have it shipped out for free.

heh sharing is caring.


[Modified by kendogg, 8:57 PM 2/12/2003]


[Modified by kendogg, 3:44 PM 2/13/2003]

 

Just check them helms for you. (What a nice member I am huh? )

lights-on signal = red/black

Edit: hey can I get some free red film?


[Modified by GSRrR, 8:59 PM 2/12/2003]

 

so then wouldn't there be a relay somewhere setup to send power to one or the other, or do you think there is a built in relay in the clock that gives priority to the red/black wire instead of the daytime power wire? i'd be interested in doing something like this... so it all matches my head unit and such... but either way... its interesting.. i wanna kno!

 

so uh.. wat happen wit dis.. did ya guys figure it out???

 

I know on car cd-players you need the yellow and red wires for it to work/power on, maybe the same w/clock?...I'm going for the white wire.

 

There's an actual wiring diagram on the clock itself, it shows which wire is which in the plug.

 

has anyone tried it yet?