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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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blue instrument cluster
do you guys remember an old thread on another forum regarding a sportcoupe with a blue instrument cluster from germany?
does anyone still knows the link for that site?
... searched it everywhere...can't find it.

help would be nice,
thanks
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by flave
do you guys remember an old thread on another forum regarding a sportcoupe with a blue instrument cluster from germany?
does anyone still knows the link for that site?
... searched it everywhere...can't find it.

help would be nice,
thanks

I do remember it, although also remember it was an EXTREMELY hard task.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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yep it's indeed very hard...
but i am decided to do it... if someone did it... i can do it also



but first i wanted to contact the guy who did it ... to ask some advices, but i really can't find that forum.
and the "other" forum where i saw this thread... recently vanished...

hugz,
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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http://www.mercedes-forum.com/forum/...?threadid=9993


and look what i found in my favorites :-)
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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thats a lot of LED
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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Damn it looks good in blue, I wish i had the time to attempt such a project. Looks really difficult though...and the parts!
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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looks cool & unique...
definitely too many blue LEDs and a lot of patience involved....
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I remember the post saying that a billion leds were used and took like a billion hours lol
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Old Feb 4, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Justinius7
http://www.mercedes-forum.com/forum/...?threadid=9993


and look what i found in my favorites :-)



i am gonna do it...
well ...at least i'll try.

hooah!
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i am gonna do it...
well ...at least i'll try.

hooah!

I think I'm gonna start this project in the summer! maybe with white leds or even RED
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I think I'm gonna start this project in the summer! maybe with white leds or even RED
nice man, good luck...take some pics...i wanna try changing mine as well...tried looking a tthat one other forum but i dont understand german at all
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By the way I think there was a translation of the steps to do that somewhere around this forum... no clue where though
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I think I'm gonna start this project in the summer! maybe with white leds or even RED
White could look nicer than blue
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Im willing to pay $500 so someone to do this setup.
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That looks cool. Hopefully either you know German or the guy who did the mods knows English. Or, perhaps a job the legendary Steve (MBenzNL) can start performing?
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Im willing to pay $500 so someone to do this setup.
Thats not near enough for all the parts, time, etc. Count on several grand. And let me guess, you'd pay with paypal of course.
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well said amdeutsch. Realistically, can a normal person do this in a weekend? I wouldnt do the radio or cluster, just the orange buttons.

Mike
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there exists variable colored, adjustable LEDs. perhaps some manufacturer
will think about installing these someday.
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Flave I'm still waiting for those LEDs
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It would be good for those who love doing jig saw puzzles.

Damn I'd get the biggest headache, it would be so fiddly.
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