Green to white gauge lights

[Bassmastry101]

Hey everyone, im new to 3geez, and ive taken alot of idea from you guys for my car.
I figured that green film crap couldn't be too think, so i just took some 180 grit sandpaper and sanded the back off untill it was completely white.

Before:
Also with old headlights...
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture186.jpg

After:
New silvania silverstars
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0095.jpg


Let me know what u guys think

[Nafs Asdf]

:wave:
Welcome to the boards!

The gauges look pretty nice, kinda hard to tell tho in that tiny pic. Got any bigger ones?

[Hauntd ca3]

welcome aboard and enjoy your stay
the dash lights look good eh
just need pics of teh car now eh

[Bassmastry101]

bigger images :D
sorry if their blurry...cant hold the phone steady while driving...

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0095-1.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture186-1.jpg

and now the car:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture022-1.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture055-1.jpg

Looks at those dents in the trunk...some fatass sat on it before i got it.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture019.jpg

JY trunk
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture049.jpg

And after the body work..im trying to do it in sections because the fiance needs some of my time lol.
But at least the whole back end it completely straight now, dent free :D
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/Picture138.jpg

[carotman]

Sweet looking ride.

I had a dent that was the exact same shape as yours... and my car is the came color hehe.

Oh, fix this broken brake bulb too :D

[Bassmastry101]

heh, yeah i need to fix that

[headbanger]

very nice welcome to the board

[2ndGenGuy]

Man I didn't know the green stuff would come off like that. That will make the blue LED mods look sooo much better. Nice work and welcome!

[Bassmastry101]

Heres a couple of more close up pics
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0080-1.jpg

I like how the Denso lights up at the bottom
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0082.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0083.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0084.jpg

Now i just have to do the rest of them :D

[markmdz89hatch]

damn that's cool. I never even thought of doing that to mine. Sweet base of a 3G to start from. Keep it clean, and keep up with the nice subtle mods.

Any daytime shots of that A-pillar gauge pod?

btw... Welcome to the board.

[Bassmastry101]

yeah, the gauge pod isnt done, whenever i get a heat gun im going to form it, then get some fiberglass and make it look more like its supposed to then paint all those pillar covers black to match everything else.

Autozone special pod:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0137.jpg

Oil pressure (not hooked up yet)
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0138.jpg

Voltage
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0139.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m99/bassmastry101/IMG_0140.jpg

[carotman]

I actually converted my gauges to light orange like 10 years ago. You have to be careful not to sand too much.

It's back to green now.

[AccordB20A]

looks great, would definitely work good if you were to back light with blue LED's

i dont have an analog dash so i cant do it.

[Pico]

the lighting looks sharp. welcome to the forum

[86ccord]

oh yeah! another GA member!!! welcome to the site bro..! slick car

[Bassmastry101]

u guys know how to make a guy feel welcome, lol, most other forums are like ehh whatever
Yeah i might go with leds to backlight..the regular bulbs are kinda uneven in some places..maybe the blue leds to match my amp or go with a brighter white to get rid of the dim spots..but definatly on the heater controls

[Josh89accord]

Nice car and I like the A-piller. I'd love to do that to mah car!

[A18A]

nice, pretty straight car. cool wheels too. good work

[Hauntd ca3]

def a cool wee car eh mate
must try the white light thing myself.

[2drSE-i]

if you think the bulbs are uneven, wait till you get leds in there lol. Welcome to the board bro!!

[Rendon LX-i]

Nice 3gee bro..I like the gauges. Welcome to the board also.

[itzdave]

WELCOME!!! lol, i have that same GPS. i LOVE it!

[Bassmastry101]

thanks everyone, i like the garmin..helped me calibrate my speedo, and i helped it find places that aren't in its database lol

[LxAcc510]

Wow you've got a clean car. What car are those mesh rims off of? Or what Brand are they?

[MessyHonda]

you got a really clean sedan....nice job on the gauge cluster

[1988HondaLXIAccord]

Has anyone tried this and then put a light candy blue on them to make them show up blue, cause if that was to work you could use any candy paint color you wanted, and put LED lights behind it to make it brighter

[fogged]

Welcome to the site. Nice ride. Love the cluster lights.

[clark_486]

with the LEDs you want to lightly sand the plastic lens of the whole LED this will defuse the light and make it more like a bulb. should look frosted and translucent.

[Bassmastry101]

well inside it they had the badass green bulb condoms on the lights along with the green film..i bet you could sand it all white then find some bulb condoms or something to cover the lights to change the color.

[Bassmastry101]

maybe some bright white leds and get some of that flimsy studio clear plastic light covers.. you could cut it to cover the backs of the plates, i dunno just an idea, ill try it next time i have it apart

[Civic Accord Honda]

nice 3g! i love the clear white lights

[Bassmastry101]

I just found out that you can only do this with denso plates. The ns plates are made differently. They dont have the green film on the back, theirs are made into the front of the plate. Unlike the denso where it has the film on the back that you can just sand smooth.

[LX-incredible]

The two are actually quite different. I believe I posted something along the same lines of what you said a while back. The NS are the best for a led conversion, as there's two extra bulb holders. For other colors there's a couple blue spots you can't get at. The coloring is mainly given with the bulb condoms, so if choose something other than blue or green, it'll work except for a few spots. You are never going to get everything to light evenly without the black printing on the back.

Makes me feel like such a ricer driving the auto now. My conversion is masterful, but the stock is so much more... classic.

[Civic Accord Honda]

The two are actually quite different. I believe I posted something along the same lines of what you said a while back. The NS are the best for a led conversion, as there's two extra bulb holders. For other colors there's a couple blue spots you can't get at. The coloring is mainly given with the bulb condoms, so if choose something other than blue or green, it'll work except for a few spots. You are never going to get everything to light evenly without the black printing on the back.

Makes me feel like such a ricer driving the auto now. My conversion is masterful, but the stock is so much more... classic.

i thought the denso was the best =/
i know when i took the bulb condoms off my NS it still glowed green and when i took them off my denso it lit up clear

my denso without the condoms

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/Dark_Accord/1988-Honda-Accord-LX-i/resurrected/new-dash-tune-up-feb-6-08/af007d49.jpg

NS without condoms
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n111/civicaccordhonda/dash002.jpg

[A18A]

doh wish i didnt ruin my denso gauges now lol oh well

[3rd Party]

who was it that painted teh needles orange/red??

[Bassmastry101]

i wonder if i can find some needles that are clear from another car that will look the same as the 3gee ones. just so itll light up with the gauges.
Anybody got any ideas on how to do the climate controls? I really wouldnt mind finding the sexyass jdm digi controls :D