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VibeGurl
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New Member & a Question??

Post by VibeGurl »

Hello all,New to the group here I pick up my baby tonite , a 2003 Vibe.....I love the vehicle overall for as many times as I made the dealer let me test drive it LOL the only thing I was wondering is if you can change the color of the gauges ((speedometer etcc)) from red to possibly blue or something easier for me to see?? I didnt know whether to post that question here or in the Electronic Mods cuz I dont know wheter it is electronic or just a cover/film in front of lights or something to make em red....Any help would be appreciated and I look forward to much chatting about my new Vibe :D Thanks!!Colleen
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Re: New Member & a Question?? (VibeGurl)

Post by GrayFox »

Welcome to genvibe! Congrats on the new (to you) Vibe! There's a thread about this in the Audio/Electronics section. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=26632Enjoy!
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It's not the easiest thing to do on this car, but it is doable. I had my 02 Civic all switched out to Blue but they offered kits for the car. I actually got the car partly because the guages were red/white. Love the look. The 03 is a little different as it is all red. Here is the 05+P.S.-I wish it was 67 degrees again!Civic w/ Burnt Orange GaugesPost Surgery Blue/Red
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Re: New Member & a Question?? (VibeGurl)

Post by ramenboy... »

hey colleen, welcome to the family!Quote, originally posted by VibeGurl »...only thing I was wondering is if you can change the color of the gauges ((speedometer etcc)) from red to possibly blue or something...that's a good question. i've got an o4 with red/white gauges. so was o3 the only year with all red gauges?
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VibeGurl
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Post by VibeGurl »

Thanks Everybody Yep the gauges are all red in the 03 im getting. it was hard to see during the daytime, but at night it was okay......I can do a switch by myself if I could find a kit or if its just a red film peel it off....or find a different "vinyl" for changing the color..... I really dont want to pay someone else to do it LOLI know we do gauge cluster mods on our imports that we have (integra and civic) so I was hoping it was easy to do on the new Vibe baby
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Re: New Member & a Question?? (ramenboy...)

Post by coldmm803 »

Quote, originally posted by ramenboy... »i've got an o4 with red/white gauges. so was o3 the only year with all red gauges?yes, 03 was the only yr with all redvibegurl, welcome to the board
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Re: New Member & a Question?? (coldmm803)

Post by Whelan »

I'm pretty sure the Vibe/Trix uses LED lighting behind the gauges unlike the typical #24 mini bulbs. So if you search around here you can get some info. I would assume the gauges have the film over them as well to help with the light.
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Re: New Member & a Question?? (VibeGurl)

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Post by MRCN RCE »

hey colleen, welcome to the familyi wanna change my gauges too, i think the stock colors (on my 05) are too damn boring
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Re: New Member & a Question?? (VibeGurl)

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Hey VibeGurl welcome to the family.
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