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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 02:30 PM
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Back Lighting for Guages suck!

Hey guys,


I've had my Evo for about 10,000 miles and I can't STAND the crappy back lighting for the guages. The uneven red at night dance when I have my glasses on. It there any way to replace the bulb in the back with a higher watt version?

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Bobby
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 04:05 PM
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I'm assuming your guage light is turned up all the way
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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If i ever get one im going to try to replace it with a blue LED.. goto the HOWTO forms, there's a bunch of info there on stuff like this
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 06:21 PM
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kinda ricey, but I want indiglo guages.....so nice and easy on the eyes

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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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I would love new lights back there.
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 06:52 PM
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I bet there will be reverse indiglos for them. I wonder if they have it for the regular lancers. If so, we can use them too.
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 07:06 PM
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I wish it had guages like the STi. Those are really nice!
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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The stock dash lights are really dim, thats for sure. I wonder if the Ralliart white faced gauges are any better?

Hmmmmmmm.... I can hear my conversation with my wife now " Boy these stock gauges seem to be making my vision worse, guess I will have to sell the EVO and buy an M5... or... hey? perhaps I could just upgrade to the new and improved Ralliart gauge set for only $600.00 !".

Just kidding of course, no one would stoop that low....right?? ;-)
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 06:17 AM
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Reverse indiglo sounds interesting!
I will look into it, and yes the lights are on the highest settings.


Bobby

P.S. This would be a GREAT idea for vendors to offer a kit, I would be the first one in line!
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 02:51 PM
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Yeah, I'd like to get better gauges...the red is kind of dim...
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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Hopefully the 2004 models will have revised gauges that we could up grade to.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 05:52 PM
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If anyone finds a "HOW TO" on this topic, please post the link. I've looked all over for it. Even though I don't have an EVO, I'm still trying to prepare for when I get one. That way I know how to make be what I want it to be. Ya heard!!!

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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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Originally posted by Event-Horizon
I wish it had guages like the STi. Those are really nice!
yes sir, those are really nice...
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:01 PM
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i would rather have a nice shade of blue backlighting too...
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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why is it that every threard i respond to suddenly dies?
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