Shifter color question
10-29-2004, 08:31 PM
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Shifter color question
In my 96 I30, there is a 194 bulb that lights up the shifter panel. The factory color is that light green color, but I wanted to make mine pure white. I though by adding a pure white 194 bulb in there, that would do the trick, but when I did this, it turned my shifter panel BLUE?????
Can someone tell me what happened? And no, the bulb does not have a blue tint to it at all.
I am thinking maybe there is a film or something in the shifter panel that is reacting with the white light?????
THanks
Can someone tell me what happened? And no, the bulb does not have a blue tint to it at all.
I am thinking maybe there is a film or something in the shifter panel that is reacting with the white light?????
THanks
10-29-2004, 08:33 PM
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Interesting. I've been wanting to make my Shifter into Pure White as well, but I have never heard of this. So can I still make it white, or no? I don't like the dull stock color!
What about Blacklights? Has anybody put these in and/or tried them? If so, how'd they look?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66951&item=3849505 847&rd=1
What about Blacklights? Has anybody put these in and/or tried them? If so, how'd they look?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66951&item=3849505 847&rd=1
10-29-2004, 10:34 PM
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Yes, there is a filter in the panel. I changed my low fuel bulb to a pure white LED expecting to get a much brighter orange than the stock low fuel light. I did get a brighter low fuel light, which I like, but it was lime green yellowish.
I guess this is kind of how the red cellophane makes the numbers in the clock and Bose radio white. Color rules seem to be different for LED's.
I guess this is kind of how the red cellophane makes the numbers in the clock and Bose radio white. Color rules seem to be different for LED's.
10-30-2004, 04:14 PM
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Well, along the same lines, I installed white LED's in my dash today thinking I would have a nice bright white guage cluster, NOW IT'S PURPLE!!!!!!!!!!! KILL ME, KILL ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10-30-2004, 04:40 PM
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do this...go on ebay and heta 194 led i tink it is or it is a #74 led someone correct me. no soldering all you ave to do it stick it in there. and if you do not lik th results it is much eaiser to put in and take out.
10-30-2004, 07:29 PM
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ManualMaxima: That's what I did although I bought them from the bright LEd's.com or something to that effect. i got the wide angle white LED's 194 bulbs and it turned my guages purple??????? 
I was bright white guages, that's all, and my I30 is F-ing with me!!!! Stop it I30 STOP IT. I love you.........
I was bright white guages, that's all, and my I30 is F-ing with me!!!! Stop it I30 STOP IT. I love you.........
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