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Speedo light..please

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hey guys...i took off my cluster trim to paint....and i was wondering while i'm here...

is there a way to change the color of the speedo back light color?? like do i just change a bulb??
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vamp would know, i think he did it to his accent when he had it. hes good with all that stuff.
He's a Moderator.....here check out his site, he can make you an LED kit for that
http://www.vamp.whiteazn.com/
Yea, just change the bulbs. Take one to Autozone, Kragen, Pebpoys, your your local auto parts store and match them up. APC and a couple of other companies offer the common (blue, white, red, etc) colors.

Or, you can get a full kit from Vamp and make all of your lighting consistant.
Sucks for us GT owners cause we got the electro gauges that stay the green color.
Originally posted by atrimble_2001
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Sucks for us GT owners cause we got the electro gauges that stay the green color.
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Does that mean ALL GT owners? including 1996 Accent GT's????
thanks guyss...

i went to canadian tire...and picked up peanut bulbs....bulb...i'll post picks
No im talkin about the LC2 GT its the only one i know of that has the electro gauges.
electro?....
Electroluminescent.
Originally posted by attist178
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Electroluminescent.
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i.e. Indiglow... i.e. teh gheyness!:dead:


[Edited by Z_Spool on Aug 17, 2006 3:09 PM]
How easy is this to change your bulb. I would really like to, but i don't want to mess anything up.
Twist and pull out. Put new one in, twist to lock.

Yes, it's that easy.
Those indiglows have little bulbs in them too
take the whole cluster out....they will be at the back out in the open...just like attist said twist and pull
OK to do it:
remove the kick panel under the steering column (a 10mm socket will do this)
remove the trim around the steering column right behind the steering wheel (a Phillips Screwdriver {starhead})
undo the screws holding the cluster trim, then pop that piece out.
undo the four screws holding the cluster into place.
pull thc cluster forwards and angle it down so you can remove the electrical connectors (the speedo cable does not need to be removed from the cluster)
twist and remove the cluster.
There is one bulb near the 50mph/80kph speed that is not a standard bulb.
I picked up White LED bulbs to replace them with, and replaced the 4 normal peanut bulbs, but couldn't replace this one.
Ah well, nothing that a drill bit couldn't fix. :)

If you make it to Hyundai Sunday (and if I can make it) you can check them out.

[Edited by Platinum6316 on Aug 20, 2006 10:11 AM]
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Originally posted by Platinum6316
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OK to do it:
remove the kick panel under the steering column (a 10mm socket will do this)
remove the trim around the steering column right behind the steering wheel (a Phillips Screwdriver {starhead})
undo the screws holding the cluster trim, then pop that piece out.
undo the four screws holding the cluster into place.
pull thc cluster forwards and angle it down so you can remove the electrical connectors (the speedo cable does not need to be removed from the cluster)
twist and remove the cluster.
There is one bulb near the 50mph/80kph speed that is not a standard bulb.
I picked up White LED bulbs to replace them with, and replaced the 4 normal peanut bulbs, but couldn't replace this one.
Ah well, nothing that a drill bit couldn't fix. :)

If you make it to Hyundai Sunday (and if I can make it) you can check them out.
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Actually, the cluster removal is much easier on the LC/LC2's. There are 2 screws holding the cluster-surround trim in place...they're on the underside of the top edge of it. Get those out, then just pull the entire trim piece out...it's held by 2 weird clip-type things on the bottom edge...don't be afraid to use some force...lol. Once you have the trim piece out, there are 4 screws holding the actual cluster in place. Unscrew those, pull the cluster out a bit, and unhook all of the harnesses (I think there's only 2..).
Originally posted by ozone
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Those indiglows have little bulbs in them too
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ummm... for the indicator lights... but the gauges themselves are the light source. It's an electroluminescent sheet. (meaning it lights up when an electrical curent passes through it)
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