Changing Speedometer Light Colour..diy?

airborne · Post by **airborne** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:45 am

Hi guys .. my ride came with a white speedometer and a switch below the steering to change it from Blue/Green.. personally i want it red.. or white? is it possible to DIY the colour change? if not.. any recommendations on where i can get it changed? do let me know .. thanks guys

SGTHAL · Post by **SGTHAL** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:23 am

can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers

ednab0y · Post by **ednab0y** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:55 pm

SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers

Bulbs or LEDs

airborne · Post by **airborne** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:06 pm

should be plug and play kinda diy right? no messing with circuit board/ wires and all that?

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:15 pm

ednab0y wrote:
SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers
Bulbs or LEDs

Bulbs...

airborne · Post by **airborne** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:00 am

SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers

el meter?

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:40 am

airborne wrote:
SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers
el meter?

EL is short for Electroluminescence......

Read here to understand more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroluminescence

airborne · Post by **airborne** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:01 pm

Silver wrote:
airborne wrote:
SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers
el meter?
EL is short for Electroluminescence......

Read here to understand more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroluminescence

thanks bro.

i just read the link..

hmm im not sure if i understand correctly.. the material used for the meter is such that it emits a glow when electricity is passed through it. and a different glow depending on the amt of electricty wired to it. thus mine is able to toggle from green to blue.

which is to say.. there is no bulb??

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:22 pm

airborne wrote:
Silver wrote:
airborne wrote: el meter?
EL is short for Electroluminescence......

Read here to understand more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroluminescence

thanks bro.

i just read the link..

hmm im not sure if i understand correctly.. the material used for the meter is such that it emits a glow when electricity is passed through it. and a different glow depending on the amt of electricty wired to it. thus mine is able to toggle from green to blue.

which is to say.. there is no bulb??

Bingo!!!! You got it right for part one!!!

It is just a piece of material placed above your stock meters.... the stock meter still has bulbs.... wat bro SGTHAL means is to remove this EL piece from the meter and the original meter will surface...

fsf · Post by **fsf** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:43 pm

yeah. correct. becareful when removing the EL sheets. dun use too much force or else the needle might just break.

airborne · Post by **airborne** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:06 pm

this sheet is behind the needle? hmm.. gotta tear around it? or remove the needle..damn scared i damage the needle.

btw so once i have it removed.. i just change the bulbs to fire red .. and its done ?

also .. mine are not stock.. the prvious owner installed this

fsf · Post by **fsf** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:50 am

airborne wrote:this sheet is behind the needle? hmm.. gotta tear around it? or remove the needle..damn scared i damage the needle.

btw so once i have it removed.. i just change the bulbs to fire red .. and its done ?

also .. mine are not stock.. the prvious owner installed this

yes. its behind the white sheet.
and why is your CEL light on? got prob is it..

airborne · Post by **airborne** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:41 pm

haha yep there was a problem so i took that pic. problem settled at s k garage

Touch n Go · Post by **Touch n Go** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:10 am

hi bros, i jus got a el meter for my EG6,
any idea how to install it?do i have to remove the original meter? wat abt the el meter connector?
im new to this car but would like to try diy myself