I recently painted my cluster, climate control, and defroster buttons so that they are amber and the clock looked like **** because it didn't match. I got the idea to use a notebook tab from Infinity_Racer who has done this already.

Here are some pics.

The tab that was used.


The clock all apart.


The clock with tab installed


The final product.

 

thats nice. way better than spendin 60 bux on ebay.

what is the color of that tab?? is it red or orange?

 

very nice

 

damn...didnt waste time did you?

did you cut the wire in the back? or just leave it so that it dims when you turn the lights on?

 

the tab is red

 

nice, i'll be doing this, once i get a clock..

 

The wire is cut so the clock does not dim.


It was the red/black wire.

 

I'd love to see what you could do with a box crayola crayons. lol

Great job I love your DIY's keep them coming!

 

HOLLER nice work bro big 's

 

That is the funniest yet smartest idea i've seen in awhile guy. Good job!!

 

0o0o0o I wanna try!

 

Good job

 

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It was the red/black wire.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Aww no love for the person who gave you the idea

 

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Aww no love for the person who gave you the idea

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haha....thanks bro

 

To K-mart I Go

 

you spliced the wires so it never goes dim ?

 

Looks good

 

awesome... I'm gonna make mine green lol jk... looks really good...
did you make DIY threads about the guages, and console??

I'll go look for them right now anyways

 

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yup...when i installed mine and turned the lights on, the clock was too dim and made it practically non visable...so when you cut the wire, it stays bright at all times and bypasses dimming

 

hey dude it looks good.
If you brought form password jdm -$50
Ebay-$60
did it your self - priceless fun

 

Thanks for all the comments.

 

I just did mine tonight... man it looks really good, and it only took like 5min!!! I am going to get some paint and bulbs for the cluster and console tomorrow morning...
I was messing around with my cluster tonight and now I have 0 miles lol (shh don't tell anyone ) but it's okay... I am going to be swapping in my ITR dash in about a week or so I'll get some pictures up tomorrow so you can see how mine turns out

 

looks hella sweet. great ideas.

 

i painted the bulbs in my stock cluster, climate control, radio, rear defroster button (don't have a clock). i swear it's a damn bmw, it looks so slick.

 

Cutting the dimmer wire couldn't effect anything could it?