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Old 02-23-2008, 08:36 PM
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Default Wanna change instrument cluster colour...Advice please

Yeah, so I want to get rid of that ugly bluish-green stock color on the instrument cluster/center console that the Mustangs and most fords come stock with. I want to replace it with white instead.

How would you go about doing that? Do you just pull the cluster out and it's LED's that you replace? Also, where can I buy these LED'S from? A place like LORDCO, or would I have to grab them from a dealer?

Anyone who's done who knows please chime in. Thanks.
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http://www.americanmuscle.com/mustan...es-how-to.html
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Old 02-23-2008, 10:56 PM
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Somebody on here has a how to for changing the bulbs to l.e.d s which you can get in various colors
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Old 02-24-2008, 11:33 AM
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i did it on my gt. you wont even need to change the bulbs. i did tho bc i put red bulbs in to match the car. what you do...

1 take the cluster out
2 take the clsuter apart
3 get a putty knife and peel the overlay off
4 get 120-200 grit sand paper and sand the green tint of the back of the overlay
5 hold up to light to see if you have it all off
6 re asemble
7 wait till night to see the beauty.
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Old 02-24-2008, 11:34 AM
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i did it on my gt. you wont even need to change the bulbs. i did tho bc i put red bulbs in to match the car. what you do...

1 take the cluster out
2 take the clsuter apart
3 get a putty knife and peel the overlay off
4 get 120-200 grit sand paper and sand the green tint of the back of the overlay
5 hold up to light to see if you have it all off
6 re asemble
7 wait till night to see the beauty.
can you post up a picture of yours?
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Old 02-24-2008, 11:43 AM
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i dont remember what size the bulbs were
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Nice! idk if I'd rather do that or get white face gauges
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Old 02-24-2008, 02:17 PM
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white face gauges look like rice. the only nice ones are from speedhut.com
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white face gauges look like rice. the only nice ones are from speedhut.com
so factory cobras and autometer gauges are rice??
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pretty much... they were cool at time i guess. EL gauges are just too damn bright and annoying. i like the amber that nissan and toyota use. much easier on the eyes at night.

the red looks pretty kick *** too though!
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