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Changing Speedometer Light Colour..diy?
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:45 am
by airborne
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
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:23 am
by SGTHAL
can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:55 pm
by ednab0y
SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers
Bulbs or LEDs
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:06 pm
by airborne
should be plug and play kinda diy right? no messing with circuit board/ wires and all that?
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:15 pm
by Silver
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...
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:00 am
by airborne
SGTHAL wrote:can change but have to take out the el meter first, bulbs can be purchse from sim lim towers
el meter?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:40 am
by Silver
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
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:01 pm
by airborne
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??
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:22 pm
by Silver
airborne wrote:
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...
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:43 pm
by fsf
yeah. correct. becareful when removing the EL sheets. dun use too much force or else the needle might just break.
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:06 pm
by airborne
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
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:50 am
by fsf
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..
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:41 pm
by airborne
haha yep there was a problem so i took that pic. problem settled at s k garage
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:10 am
by Touch n Go
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