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Instrument Panel Backlight
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:30 pm
by omat5e1
I searched the archives, but I didn't find anything terribly helpful. I have a 2003 Vibe, with the original instrument panel... which was nice at first, but the red backlight is really starting to get to me. I like everything else about the instrument panel, but I'd be the happiest Vibe owner in the world if I could change the backlight to blue. Is that possible? Has anyone done something similar?
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:33 pm
by ragingfish
Don't search the archives.There are none.Always surch current topics.And no, it can't really be changed.
Re: Instrument Panel Backlight (omat5e1)
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:34 pm
by ColonelPanic
Nope, no can do. You *can* get a 2004+ cluster with the white characters and have it sent off to have the odo reprogrammed to your current mileage and install that cluster....
Re: Instrument Panel Backlight (omat5e1)
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:36 pm
by millster
Re: Instrument Panel Backlight (omat5e1)
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:03 pm
by joatmon
the red lights are red LEDs soldered to a multilayer circuit board. It must be possible to get blue LEDs of a compatible type and get them soldered in as replacements, and get a new face plate to replace the red one, but I do not think anyone here has done that yet.
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:20 pm
by northvibe
joatmon, that would be a sweet mod!! ha you could have each gauge a different color