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Topic #31502 23 posts Started by deliriouzgtfour
hmm anyone know how to mod the clock to a different color? im so lost and ive been looking for ages...
ok you're gonna need a tiny screwdriver and a piece of clear plastic in the color you want the clock to be.
start by taking off the the trim around the around the shifter and radio. unplug the plugs in the clock and take the two little screws out. the clock should pop right out. seperate the front and back of the clock. careful not to lose the buttons. take the amber piece of plastic out and replace it with the colored plastic of your choice. (i used that clear sticky bookcover stuff and stuck it right to the clock face.) put back together an enjoy.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=20807

search before you post...if you post on something that has already been posted on...some guys here can get VERY upset...just my 2 cents...had those guys on my back before...not very nice...

good luck! biggrin.gif


Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
well reason why i posted this help session is cuz mine is different? there is no amber piece...need some pics...anyone?
somebody probably took it out already to make the clock white. just tape a colored piece of plastic over the clock display and put it back together.
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well reason why i posted this help session is cuz mine is different? there is no amber piece...need some pics...anyone?


sure, post a pic.

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http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=20807

search before you post...if you post on something that has already been posted on...some guys here can get VERY upset...just my 2 cents...had those guys on my back before...not very nice...

good luck! biggrin.gif


Snap**** your an idiot.....dont be like the rest, hes said he looked. so he did search. Maybe not as well as u or i but he did. Get off his back, and if he gets flamed so what...

Anyway, there should be a plastic piece in the light, idk whats up with yours but u need to remove that to change the color. U can use the tab to a folder...like the ones in filing cabinets. Where u put like "bills" and u chuck all those kinds of things in...there all clear or semi translucent. Ur gonna wanna get one of those.

KawiLove
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http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=20807

search before you post...if you post on something that has already been posted on...some guys here can get VERY upset...just my 2 cents...had those guys on my back before...not very nice...

good luck! biggrin.gif


Snap**** your an idiot.....dont be like the rest, hes said he looked. so he did search. Maybe not as well as u or i but he did. Get off his back, and if he gets flamed so what...


hey man, i was just trying to help him, i was not trying to get on his back? i dunno what you thought i said, but i was just warnin' him about those jerks here that get all pissy when you mess up here...not trying to get on his back...sorry if i did...

"if he gets flamed so what?" - - - what kinda attitude is that, we're here to help, not to sacrefice people to flaming...

~snap

please DO NOT write my name snap****, does not benefit anything, just make you look bad.





Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
p.s. going to change my clock color....post pics asap!!

~snap

Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
that's funny...clock experts READ THIS!!!

. . . so i took my clock out of my car, un-screwed it...etc, and it seems that my clock is digital...meaning it is glowing green screen...and i can't find any other form of light/green tabs etc...to me it looks impossible?

. . . do you suggest putting a the blue tab over the screen?

. . . looking forward to your suggestions . . . i could also be doing something stupid in the un-install . . . like missing where there is a light sourse other than the screen . . .

post your thoughts!!

thanks a lot,
snap

Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
eh its ok guys....im a newbie or so to speak..havent used much of this site cuz i was planning to sell my car. So...i took my digital clock out and theres no tab i can take out...just a bunch of clear pieces of glass..so maybe its digital dial and glows green? Not sure, but i did my gauge and just wanted to make it all match...

If anyone has more tips, pls help me out and post pics if you have any...thanks
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...i took my digital clock out and theres no tab i can take out...just a bunch of clear pieces of glass..so maybe its digital dial and glows green? Not sure...


exactly??^^i have little to no clue what to do w/it??

lol, join the "no clue about modding your clock club" or "ncamycc" ....lol, anyone who has done this, please elaborate...

thanks,
snap

Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
OK guys this is easy. here are some pics from ArizonaRed

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^^ the clock on the left side (the digital part and the COVER that has the brown/amber lense)


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^^ this is a picture of the finished product (NOTE THE AMBER LENSE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CLOCK, THAT IS WHAT YOU REMOVE)

every clock has the same amber lense, sorry to sound like a jerk, but this is easy stuff and you should be able to do this easily.

also, note that all of these pics I just put up are from a post in the sticky !!!!!!

my st205 swapandour Beams swap
thanks dustin. . .

btw, here is the post he was talking about . . . a "how-to" under another title . . .

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=22617

will post pics when done!

~snap

EDIT: You are not really changing the color of the light. . .you're changing the color of the "outside cover" (it's kinda brownish) . . . i was making it harder than it is!!! as you can see . . . very simple!

PS: i would think mixing lets say: the stock green w/blue or red would make a weird color?

This post has been edited by snapshotgt: Dec 9, 2005 - 1:17 AM

Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
yea your right snap, it does produce kind of a weird color...you have to add some extra colors. Like to make mine blue, i had to add two blue pieces and one purple, and i think i put the purple piece next to the clock, then the two blues after that...I suppose if you wanted a genuine red you might add a purple or orange or something that could contribute...

I am now a part of the ihavemorethen16gc club!
I'll add this, if u cut the third wire (man it was long time ago since i did this) atleast i think third wire. It'll stay bright all the time even when u turn your headlamps on.

All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony MontanaTeam 6gc 2005
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p.s. still to come: gauges w/turns /cc unit / window switch / already have done kry ring biggrin.gif

Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
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p.s. still to come: gauges w/turns /cc unit / window switch / already have done kry ring biggrin.gif

finally you did something biggrin.gif glad you got the key ring figured out, I was getting a headache for a while there... biggrin.gif

my st205 swapandour Beams swap
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p.s. still to come: gauges w/turns /cc unit / window switch / already have done kry ring biggrin.gif

finally you did something biggrin.gif glad you got the key ring figured out, I was getting a headache for a while there... biggrin.gif



LOL laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif . . .

i'm just waiting on those LEDs from HongKong for my cc unit/gauge cluster . . . then, i'll set up a new thread for you guys to comment!

. . . btw, i'm have a lot of trouble finding that 3v/3mm/5000mcd's LED for the window switch . . . looked here local . . . radio shack was like "ahhhh...sorry" and ebay is like "let me sell you 10,000,000 of these!" . . . and suggestions guys?

laterz,

snap


Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
I did this to my clock, key ring, and cigarette lighter last night and unfortunately the blue material I used was too thin. kindasad.gif I'm just going to redo the keyring and cigarette lighter with blue 74 bulbs instead, but I've yet to redo the clock. It's only kinda blue right now, but I think that can be fixed with a few more layers of the material I used.

Did you guys use the thicker folder tabs or something similar?


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Did you guys use the thicker folder tabs or something similar?


lighting gel...it's great...as you can see in the pic ^^ ...i used purple and blue . . .

i would deff go with bulbs over plastic coverings. . .brighter and better biggrin.gif LEDsLEDsLEDs! laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif

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snapshotgt

Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor
blue clock topic time again??? these pics are ooooold but here u go. made w/ stage lighting plastic/gel whatever u want to call it! i still haev a bunch of it somewhere...i mailed some to batman once i think hehe

(ok try saying this 5 times fast: blue clock topic time)

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This post has been edited by amysmojo: Dec 20, 2005 - 8:12 PM
Hey for all you guys trying to do the heater control and guages a good tip to spread the light is to grind off the tops of led's to disperse the led light. otherwise the viewing angle is only 15 degrees. I have done all of my controls and have sold my spare on e-bay with the mods and i find a flat top led works best.