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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:59 am 
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Has anyone tried changing the colour of the odometer in EF/EL to a different colour (from orange to xxxx)

im going to have a crack at it but hoping some ppl have already tackled it and give any tips on what to look out for and stuff...

ive seen a few pics on how to change the clock but not sure if itll be the same.. im assuming its just changing the filter paper.

anything to worry about like screws, pins etc cheers

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:07 am 
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It has been done, i have seen a few blue ones and red ones.

check the tech doco area, may give you a hand.

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:18 am 
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yeah can u just change the filter paper ... just make sur eit all aligned up right when u put it back together otherwise the diaply wont diplay the numbers properly.

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:04 pm 
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don't use paper as a filter it looks s**t, your better off using that material thats used in folder dividers. If you wanna change the filter colour, i suggest you convert the globes to LEDs as well, you will get a much better effect

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:42 am 
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yer display books at kmart,,. good investment.. although i cracked the friggen lcd when i was tightening it.. wasnt paying attention.. gonna goto wreckers pick up a cluster.

ill post pics when its all done

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:16 pm 
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.... and swap the EEPROM over.

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:54 am 
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:55 pm 
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.... and swap the EEPROM over.


how come?
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:46 pm 
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Guess ti depends on if you just swap the LCD, or the whole cluster. If it's the whole cluster you'll need to swap the EEPROM to keep your odometer

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:50 pm 
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itll just be the lcd... how much is a 2nd hand cluster from wreckers... its not something i have looked at just as yet.. any ball park figures? $50? $100

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:53 pm 
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itll just be the lcd... how much is a 2nd hand cluster from wreckers... its not something i have looked at just as yet.. any ball park figures? $50? $100


i saw a low series EF cluster go on ebay for $5. Good luck getting one at the wreckers for that price!

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:19 pm 
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I tried the folder stuff as a filter but it was too dark, maybe sometime when I can be stuffed I'll do a perfect blue. Heres a pic...

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I used a bit of tissue paper and a blue Narava LED lobe behined it, same in trip comp. Make sure you sand down the top of hte globe to spread the light evenly.
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:35 pm 
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I used a bit of tissue paper and a blue Narava LED lobe behined it, same in trip comp. Make sure you sand down the top of hte globe to spread the light evenly.


you did that to the narva? what was the part number of the LED you used?

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:52 pm 
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you dont have to sand :P

here is mine unsanded....

lukey does your green trip computer dim when the lights are turned on?

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with mine it is a lot brighter than that, it's just the camera.

If you do choose to "frost" the led's you do get a more even distribution but I tend to like my brighter needles :)

I just need to fix the (dimmness?) of the trip computer as it dims a lot when the lights are turned on ..

ohh and I used a red folder for that filter (Thanks to Laximah :D)
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