Colored Odometer and Needles Mod
By:
Josh Wardell
Many have changed their instrument cluster with indiglo gauges, however were stuck with the stock orange
needles and green odometer LCD. This changes the lighting of the needles to red, and the LCD to any color
electrical tape you can find. Make sure you first read my
Price: $6.00
Time: 15 minutes
Tools: 400 & 600 sandpaper, scissors, needle-nose pliars
Parts: colored electrical tape (Home Depot), broken taillight tape (car store)
1. After opening the guage cluster as instructed in the
, cut pieces of the red taillight tape and
stick them over the three inside bulbs, making sure not to block the circles where the gauge front plugs in. See a
few pictures below.
2. Remove the black plastic surrounding the LCD. It's easiest to stick something in the bottom to release those
tabs. This exposes the LCD, which is important to note, do NOT bend or attempt to pry or remove; it is soldered
to the board in the back and the glass is fragile! Now use a small screwdriver or something to pry back the green
filter on the back, around the entire edge. Needle-nose pliers may help pull this out.
3. Sand the green off the back of the plastic filter first with 400 grit sandpaper, then 600. You may want to wet
the 600. Dry it off and place a strip of electrical tape over the BACK of the plastic filter WITHOUT stretching
it. It should be fine with one piece centered on there, but I also covered the remaining top and bottom. Trim off
excess tape.
