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Old 26-09-2012, 02:12 PM
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So i ended up going the distance and removing the teal green film, fiddly job but easily done,
also with the green fully removed i can replace the bulbs with any colour and it will come through fine, i think it looks better than stock some ppl might disagree.

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Old 26-09-2012, 02:16 PM
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[ IMG ] url to image [ /IMG ]

Without the spaces.

Or click the Image button 2nd from the left in the quick reply box
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Old 26-09-2012, 11:09 PM
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so this is how it looked after i was done :-)

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Sonic edit your post to look like this:

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Fixed your links/help guys.

Cluster looks good!
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Old 27-09-2012, 08:12 AM
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Looking at doing this to my 06 rex, but in Blue. What technique did you use to remove the green tint? Ive read afew where they get a bit of emery paper and wedge it behind the gauges and sand the film back.
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Old 27-09-2012, 09:20 AM
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Thanks for fixing my link



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Looking at doing this to my 06 rex, but in Blue. What technique did you use to remove the green tint? Ive read afew where they get a bit of emery paper and wedge it behind the gauges and sand the film back.
I used nail polish remover and cotton tips,
1) wedged one cotton tip behind the plastic housing to separate the gauge face
2) Flatttern a cotton tip so it can easily fit behind
3) dip the cotton tip in Nail polish remover and gently rub all the green film that you want to remove
4) using a dry cotton tip clean off the area

Repeating this method Slowly moving around the whole gauge
(I didn't use sand paper at all)
And just remember not to bump those needles at all or you'll have a broken cluster so pay close attention to your hand placement at all times

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Old 27-09-2012, 09:54 AM
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Ok Will give that a go.
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So far I've only replaced my cluster bulbs with blue L.E.D lights and looks alright except for the needles they still stay yellowish green, have to remove that green film!
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So far I've only replaced my cluster bulbs with blue L.E.D lights and looks alright except for the needles they still stay yellowish green, have to remove that green film!
Yep that's what I did to begin with thinking that a powerfull red led could shine through the green teal, i wasn't happy with it so I decided to do the job properly.
And at least now I can swap to whatever color I want
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