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Old 09 September 2011 | 11:37 AM
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Currently got these in my classic,



Look good in day time but as you can see from the pic below at night time the gauges are white and heater controls glow green.



Is there anything our there for sale that will make the controls glow white.
Old 09 September 2011 | 11:42 AM
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Could you change the bulbs? Or is there a green filter you could change?
Old 09 September 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Heater controls are a bulb through a filter. Getting them off to get to it isn't that easy, but can be done, ask on here, mine's not got A/C.

Then you could try removing the filter, allowing the bulb to glow white, but it could end up too bright, which would start the search for a lesse wattage bulb, or something to reduce brightness.

TBH, is it worth it? My Defis glow a different green to my dash lights. Also, the defis needle centres are black, the dash ones aren't. Or vice-vers, can't remember. Not been bothered to do owt about it.
Old 09 September 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Its not a major issue to be honest, was just thinking if it was an easy fix I'd do it. Would just smarten up the interior a bit. If it's a ****** of a job like you say I'll probably just live with it, car doesn't get driven in the dark very often anyways to be honest.
Actually worked out this morning how many miles I've covered in the last year. 1900 lol, and it's had 3 services in that time..
Old 09 September 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Ive just bought the exact same thing off flea bay, you can choose the colour of the illumination, i got blue ones
Changing the bulb doesnt work, as the colour is actually on the dials not the bulb
Old 09 September 2011 | 12:35 PM
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lockwood-d...item1c15c5bef7
Old 09 September 2011 | 01:47 PM
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I would say there the same as what Matt's already got
Old 09 September 2011 | 01:49 PM
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could you add something like this to increase the output.
http://www.rapidonline.com/Electroni...ource=googleps
or these
http://www.1topstore.com/product_inf...ducts_id=10324

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Old 09 September 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Or green bulbs in the defis?




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No they light up blue not green? And you can choose the illumination colour
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You can't choose green then?



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Originally Posted by his-n-her-scoobs
You can't choose green then?



Yeah but didnt think he wanted green. Was only trying to help no need to be like that
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