How to change colour of Dash light?

[Eav00l]

Does any one know how to do this?

please give step by step instructions,

looking at like a blue or red...

thx

[Guest RedLineGTR]

pull the dash out disconnect the wires and uncrew the back panel..check the bulbs and see if u can find them at your local store...u can use blue caps on stock bulbs to get a nice effect abit of muckin around and u'll get thier...sorry havent done it myself but seen some images on the net and instructions how to do it didnt seem to complicated.

[G0DF4Th3R]

has anyone done this before? pics?

coz ive always been under the impression that u need to change ure dash to the EL dash kit

[akeenan]

isnt the el dash kit just bits of white plastic and the colored globes? i might be wrong

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by akeenan

isnt the el dash kit just bits of white plastic and the colored globes? i might be wrong

yes u r wrong, the EL dash doesent use any bulbs, it called EL because it electro luminicent light.

Here what mine looks like

[G0DF4Th3R]

so whut does changing the bulb of the standard dash do?

[akeenan]

yes u r wrong

electro luminescent. right ok now were on the same level

[hippy]

inast u ricer ... looks good .. i wish mine looked that good ... apex gear looks good too ... i think that what it looks like is that the numbers instead of being white will be the colour of the bulb ... however i'm thinkin that it won't be as bright so u will have to get really bright bulbs ... i want to do this too ... please someone do it and take some pics

[Jay95R33]

A mate has had the bulbs changed in his car and it looks great.

Basically it looks totally stock when the lights are out. But at night when you turn the lights on, everywhere on the dash where it's normally white light, it turns to blue.

Looks very good and is easy on the eyes at night.

J

[Aurora]

AutoSalon magazine ran a DIY article on this topic, they did it in a 180sx i believe.

Basically, rip out dash, cover all bulbs with AutoMeter or similar brand globe cover things, put dash back in, too easy.

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by hippy

inast u ricer ... looks good .. i wish mine looked that good ... apex gear looks good too   ... i think that what it looks like is that the numbers instead of being white will be the colour of the bulb ... however i'm thinkin that it won't be as bright so u will have to get really bright bulbs ... i want to do this too ... please someone do it and take some pics  

bulbs r shit.

with the EL dask kit u have brightness control and u can go from blue to green backlit in 5 shades between.

[Chef_32]

I did it to my car.

Ripped the dash, got to the bulbs (5 main ones), then put these blue condoms over them... they already had these light blue ones, so i put darker ones in...

The dash looks bluey-greeny now

If you need instrucionts, PM me...

laters

[Eav00l]

Where can you get the El dash light kits? and how muchg?

[Guest INASNT]

jetspeed / auto salon sell the EL dash kits for around $250

[T0nyGTSt]

IMO EL looks a tad ricey.

These ones here look a lot better.

http://www.autoillusions.net/store/product...&products_id=34

http://www.uniqueautosports.com/pricelists...%20Interior.htm

The 300zx kit. But it looks like 300zx, r32 only.

T.

[streamer]

i was thinkin of doing this to go BMW style or something.

ALL ORANGE.

but nv had tthe guts to go tamper with it

what abt the dash board buttons such as aircon control unit the lights and etc

possible to make those orange too?

tahnksss

[(B1) MR_fanny]

ive gone that bmw look too....looks good but bloody hard to see at nite and especially when u redline it!! they have faded out now to a light orange. im lookin at gettin inverted el guages in red.....anybody come across these??

[hippy]

does changin the bulbs make the dash look like that 300 dash?

[Eav00l]

any othere places that sell these kita?

[sewid]

those EL dials are ok looking but i dont want any brand names on my dials. do the EL kits have obnoxious branding?