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mazzazx51
22-08-2004, 09:57 PM
Has anyone modded the lights or panel of the TP dash? I really dont like the Yellow/orange numbers and lighting. If anyone has any ideas or pics they would be helpful. I wish Mitsu had opted for white numbers and coloured globes, actually I would have liked white dials with blue backlighing, but anyways.

How hard is it to get to the globes as I would like to try some blue LED super brites for a laugh, I think this might work ok because the numbers look kinda blacklit (yes blacklit) with the ones Im using when I shine them on the front, the needle is visable aswell.

Ive seen a few cars with a printed transparency overtop of the original dials (dash background or whatever you call it), does anyone know where to get one/download the pic/make your own?

Thanx for any help!

Nick
23-08-2004, 01:06 PM
Dude i think everyone who came here first asked that question, or maybe it was 2nd, well in the top 5 and the answer that i got was "The dials are yellow, the lights are yellow... everything ***cing yellow.. and no you cant change it" so... eh... you could make your own but you will need A) a laser printer that can print on transperency plastic not melt it, mmm burning plastic, B) about 400 goes at getting it right on paper first and C) to redesign a new dash that has no yellow so the transparency actually changed something... let me know when you do the last one and i'll get you to make me one too and so will everyone else that owns a 1st gen i'd imagine.

mazzazx51
23-08-2004, 11:49 PM
Damn. If only I had a printer that would print solid and transparent colour on 3mm perspex...hey thats an idea...but im not excited enough about it at the moment to look into it further...maybe next week...

fudgesical
25-10-2004, 11:01 PM
Yeah, that would be a nice change to the old orange theme.. I've put blue glow-wire around my instrument dash, itz not a bad subsitute for now and lookz pretty kewl :)

Monga
25-10-2004, 11:31 PM
are ford dashes different from the magnas, because my mate used led lights for his el and now all the lights are blue