man if he gets the clock to be red, the inside is gonna be sick

 

Wow, didn't think this post would go on so long.

Anyway, I'm looking into the film to go on top of the clock, as well as possibly removing the clock and playing with the LCD display.

I've also ordered some red LED bulbs online, to replace some of the painted ones that aren't bright enough.

Will post pics when finished. Cheers!

 

JTC...

"Active Surplus" on Queen Street in Toronto had all kinds of that red film.

 

i love active. thanks!

 

sweet, ive got everythng red including hte cig lighter and ashtray, im assuming you do too.. on my way to figuring out the clock

 

how much did you guys spend to get all the stuff red so far?

 

$1 on a paintbrush
$2 on a bottle of acrylic paint (found out acrylic didn't show through well enough)
$7 on new bulbs
$2 on a bottle of enamel

 

yea, like $3.50 on red bulbs, and maybe another $5 on red bulb covers and thats it, BUT, here is alink to a site where you can get the #74 bulbs for the 2 on the AC controls, and the cig lighter, and ash tray..
http://********************/74.htm

 

i've already ordered those, also got a 3-led array bulb for the dome light, and a few others. the painted bulbs are just temporary.

 

RED CLOCK >>> http://www.evohorsepower.com/showthr...s=&threadid=58

I did it last night. Putting my dash together tonight. I'll post the finished product tonight. I have everything you'll need to do the clock conversion. I tried 10 different ways last night and as the pics show ths looks the best!! Tell me what you think.

 

i would realy like to know what was used to make the clock red

 

may seem like a stupid quesion, and idk if theres a tutorial...but do you pop off the part where the ac and heat controls are and just paint the bulbs whatever color? if so, how hard is it?

 

Looks good.

 

um why not just use red saran wrap? it may sound too frugal for most but it would work perfectly.

 

1) Remove climate control knobs.
2) Unscrew two screws holding control unit to dash plate.
3) Remove dash plate.
4) Unscrew two screws holding the clear "light guide" to the control unit.
5) Remove bulbs, paint.
6) Reverse process to install.

The bulb for the ashtray and cigarette lighter are pretty easily accessible, even if you don't remove the console.

Saran wrap can give you trouble, like if there are places where it overlaps, there will be more light filtered, and create an almost pink colour. Even when I was painting with acrylic, any inconsistencies in layering would create an undesirable effect with the colour showing through.