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THE ULTIMATE MOD for '01-'04 W203s CHANGING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BULBS TO ANOTHER COLOR

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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Anyone here brave enough to do this? Ricer or not, I like it!
I think it ends up being a whole LOT of work.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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I think it ends up being a whole LOT of work.
I'm sure it is...but still can't beleive that a much more hardcore enthusiast here hasn't tackled it yet! I'm STRONGLY thinking about it. I have the tools and experience in electronics...who knows...I might!
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I'm sure it is...but still can't beleive that a much more hardcore enthusiast here hasn't tackled it yet! I'm STRONGLY thinking about it. I have the tools and experience in electronics...who knows...I might!
do it!
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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If I'm not mistaken, I have an old Climate Control Unit at home that I could dissasemble on the weekend and see the internals in order to picture how hard this proyect might be and have an idea. I think it might be a good starting point... We'll see how that goes...
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Originally Posted by aecasasus
If I'm not mistaken, I have an old Climate Control Unit at home that I could dissasemble on the weekend and see the internals in order to picture how hard this proyect might be and have an idea. I think it might be a good starting point... We'll see how that goes...
There are no bulbs in the cluster. All of the backup lighting in those electronic components use surface mount LED that are soldered. If you are a pro at soldering tiny circuit components then do it. If not, then I wouldn't attempt it. Waste of time...
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Originally Posted by aecasasus
If I'm not mistaken, I have an old Climate Control Unit at home that I could dissasemble on the weekend and see the internals in order to picture how hard this proyect might be and have an idea. I think it might be a good starting point... We'll see how that goes...
can u post some pics after you're done completing the project. i just wanna see how it looks
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There are no bulbs in the cluster. All of the backup lighting in those electronic components use surface mount LED that are soldered. If you are a pro at soldering tiny circuit components then do it. If not, then I wouldn't attempt it. Waste of time...
Yes, I know! I will check it out over the weekend to see if it's worth the time and money or not.
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Good luck sourcing those SMT LEDs. It gives me a headache just thinking about the job. More power to you if you do it...
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hi,

how did you changed the orange lcd display to blue?
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THE ULTIMATE MOD for '01-'04 W203s CHANGING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BULBS TO ANOTHER COLOR
Once you've done this... what else is there to do?? The car would be the ultimate ride!! Everyone would see you rollin down the road and be all, "Yo look at those instrument cluster bulbs! They're another color!"

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http://www.blauertacho4u.de/
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valexv did it... still waiting for his thread to come...
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the blue tacho mod is easy...just replace the bulbs (see german site..they ship international and check their ebay auctions) but the blue lcd...that's cool!
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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the blue not as bright as stock or the pics...
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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think that will depend on the led's used
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Originally Posted by arnout84
the blue tacho mod is easy...just replace the bulbs (see german site..they ship international and check their ebay auctions) but the blue lcd...that's cool!
umm, i dont know what you used but the clusters dont use bulbs

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valexv did it... still waiting for his thread to come...
sorry been busy building a forum for Houston, i still need to take pics
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sorry been busy building a forum for Houston, i still need to take pics
No worries... i am still in the process of exterior which should be finish by this year...
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I used only regular soldering tool for few bucks from radioshack and LED from ebay Took me only one hour
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looks like they just photoshopped it to see what it would look like if all LEDs were changed
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