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Offline robertb2700

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make mk3 dash lights blue
« on: 20 December 2009, 19:16 »
I dont know how easy this is to do but would it be possible to change the lights behind the speedo and heater controls to light up blue instead of green? any input would be great  :cool:
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #1 on: 20 December 2009, 20:43 »
The speedo is easy, you can change the two clear bulbs for blue ones and then remove the green filter strip. There is one bulb lighting the back of the heater controls with a green filter over it, you'd have to remove the green filter and find a blue bulb that fits in there. If you can't find a bulb that fits you'll have to install some LEDs.
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #2 on: 20 December 2009, 21:27 »
Quote from: Jimp on 20 December 2009, 20:43
The speedo is easy, you can change the two clear bulbs for blue ones and then remove the green filter strip. There is one bulb lighting the back of the heater controls with a green filter over it, you'd have to remove the green filter and find a blue bulb that fits in there. If you can't find a bulb that fits you'll have to install some LEDs.

Thanks  :smiley: so i could basically make them white instead? by just really removing the green filters?
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #3 on: 20 December 2009, 22:00 »
Afraid not, I tried that and it ended up more of a sick yellow, looked awful  :sick: I'm in the middle of converting everything to LEDs at the moment instead.
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #4 on: 20 December 2009, 22:03 »
Quote from: Jimp on 20 December 2009, 22:00
Afraid not, I tried that and it ended up more of a sick yellow, looked awful  :sick: I'm in the middle of converting everything to LEDs at the moment instead.

Aw gutted  :sad: might just need to leave it the green then  :sad: dont suppose u would know about tinting headlights? or whether a gear knob from a bora would fit a mk3 golf?
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #5 on: 20 December 2009, 22:36 »
Don't know anything about tinting headlights I'm afraid. The gear knob from a Bora should fit, a few people in the mk3 section have fitted gear knobs from mk4 Golfs.
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #6 on: 20 December 2009, 22:39 »
Quote from: Jimp on 20 December 2009, 22:36
Don't know anything about tinting headlights I'm afraid. The gear knob from a Bora should fit, a few people in the mk3 section have fitted gear knobs from mk4 Golfs.

was worth a shot  :smiley: will go grab one from the scrappy n see if it fits, it wont exactly cost much anyway  :laugh: thanks for ur help  :smiley:
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #7 on: 21 December 2009, 20:32 »
Ask Chuff about tinting headlights!  :rolleyes:
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #8 on: 21 December 2009, 20:36 »
As for blue dash lights check out this thread -
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=71541.0

And a Search will find even more info on this subject!
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Re: make mk3 dash lights blue
« Reply #9 on: 21 December 2009, 20:44 »
Quote from: Len on 21 December 2009, 20:32
Ask Chuff about tinting headlights!  :rolleyes:

Thanks :) will give him a pm and have a look at that thread too  :grin:
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