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Old 06-01-2023, 02:51 PM
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On the cluster I believe yes they are changing the screens. HVAC I doubt and radio I was told he would only sort of want to do it lol
The rear view mirror he could though.

I think if I had to I would be willing to go all red. I just wanted to do a Euro style so all white displays with red buttons. I’ll have to go older Euro with all red everything lol
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How about dual colored needles?


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On the cluster I believe yes they are changing the screens. HVAC I doubt and radio I was told he would only sort of want to do it lol
The rear view mirror he could though.

I think if I had to I would be willing to go all red. I just wanted to do a Euro style so all white displays with red buttons. I’ll have to go older Euro with all red everything lol
Yeah I'm with you on the white and red. It looks good and high contrast colors make for easy reading. I really want everything color selectable by verbal commands lol
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Originally Posted by shakenfake
On the cluster I believe yes they are changing the screens. HVAC I doubt and radio I was told he would only sort of want to do it lol
The rear view mirror he could though.

I think if I had to I would be willing to go all red. I just wanted to do a Euro style so all white displays with red buttons. I’ll have to go older Euro with all red everything lol
Changing the screens to what?
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@MagicianElectrician I mean faceplate of the cluster.
I have no idea how to do it for the HVAC and the Radio cause they have the screen on it.
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That's as close to white as I've been able to get. Not bad. It is noticebly dimmer tho.
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How did you do that?

Also is that with the stock overlay?
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Originally Posted by shakenfake
How did you do that?

Also is that with the stock overlay?
Indeed. Stock overlay with the blue tint on back removed for the gauges. Same blue tint on displays
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Oh you must be talking about the blue/green tint over the displays. I don't think they can be cleared. Maybe... Anyway, this is my climate control with same blue tint on the factory "screen protector" (and some of my magic sprinkled over it)

Note: the reason the screen isn't clear is because the previous owner was very generous with the Armor All. There's blurry spots stained into the plastic cover and I'm not sure they can be removed

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Originally Posted by shakenfake
How did you do that?
With color film. I could give you the exact answer, but then it would take away the fun you will have spending hours and hours researching online learning about the physics of light and how it behaves. And then learning about some of the different techniques photographers use in regards to lightng and effects. And then researching vacuum fluorescent displays to learn their properties and what, if anything, works well with them. Finding and looking at examples... you're gonna have the time of your life! Seriously tho, it's pretty interesting 🙂

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