blurred gauges

**OiC65** · May 27th, 2003 10:17 AM

how to increase the illumination of my dashboard gauge lights :?:

stock pa din kasi at medyo malabo na sa paningin ko, ayaw ko naman yung mga indiglo dahil masakit sa mata. :?

accordingly from a friend ay puwede palitan ang stock bulbs sa dashboard ...any suggestion at puwede ba DIY ito? how? :roll:

**mojako** · May 27th, 2003 11:13 PM

pwedeng DIY yan. Whats your car? Kayang kaya sa Corolla and Civic yan, madali lang.

**Karding** · May 28th, 2003 02:40 AM

DIY na yung palitan yung bulbs di ba? Or usually ang bulb may balot na parang 'condom', alisin mo yun liliwanag ang gauge mo. Or, palitan mo na lang ng ibang bulb. pinalitan ko yung integra ko noon ng RED bulb, pero ang illumination dark orange, very visible

**Macky** · May 28th, 2003 03:06 AM

This may sound silly pero di ba naa-adjust yung brightness nun?

**Karding** · May 28th, 2003 04:21 AM

Macky, baka nasubukan nya nang adjust pero ala pa ding epek. Sana naman na check nya muna kung may 'dimmer' yung car nya. baka wala :?:

**ssaloon** · May 28th, 2003 02:25 PM

depends sa car eh, sa crv namin, walang pang adjust ng gauge lights, pero sa galant naman, may knob para sa brightness... peanut bulbs lang ata kelangan mong palitan if tama ako!

**pajerokid** · May 28th, 2003 02:45 PM

OiC65, You can try disassembling the instrument cluster. After that, linisin mo yun likod ng mga gauges using basahan. You can also change the peanut bulbs to ones with higher wattage (5v).

**OiC65** · May 28th, 2003 02:53 PM

Pajerokid

Ok, i'll try your suggestions...ano ba magandang brand nung peanut bulb?

**Karding** · May 29th, 2003 03:01 AM

OiC65, try Polarg. This is what I used on my previous Integra.

For your reference:
http://jdmpartz.com/lightings.html

**ssaloon** · May 29th, 2003 10:35 AM

if you're gonna go branded, ingat lang at madaming peke na sa market ngayon... kahit polarg may peke na... although its relatively cheaper than its raybrig counterpart.

**CoolGal** · May 29th, 2003 05:39 PM

pano buksan dashboard to change the lights? car ko mazda.

**CoolGal** · May 29th, 2003 05:41 PM

pano buksan dashboard to change the lights? car ko mazda.pano buksan dashboard to change the lights? car ko mazda.

**spazzkid** · May 29th, 2003 06:44 PM

hi guys this seems to be a good discussion, may i join in?
well i just want to add a question in relation to what coolgal said...
how do i open my dashboard to change and/or clean the lights on my guages. medyo malabo na and i cant see a freakin thing. i wud also want to change it to blue. any suggestions are appreciated.

thanks very much guys.

**Karding** · May 30th, 2003 12:45 AM

usuall (take note, usually) two screws are holding your plastic bezel. Screws are 'usually' located on the top part (most of the time phillip screw is used). Take the screws out and then pull the gauge bezel towards you. Then, you would 'usually' see three more screws holding the gauge cluster itself, unscrew it as well. Carefully pull the wire connection at the back of your gauge cluster. As soon as the gauge cluster is off the dash board, you can start prying the plastic cover of the gauge. 'Usually,' a snap-on clip is holding the plastic cover against the gauge.

HTH

'USUALLY' word was primarily used because I did this to a Honda civic and Acura Integra ONLY. :mrgreen: but the concept is the same.

I could be wrong........

**Karding** · May 30th, 2003 12:50 AM

OiC65, you dont have to go branded with dashlights. You hardly use them or they hardly get burnt anyway. Now, if you are changing the headlight bulbs, then thats a diff story. Even our regular automotive shops sell peanut bulbs with no name and still works fine. The reason why I used PolarG is because its cheap, and generic peanut bulb at my local automotive shop doesnt have a RED bulb.

**ssaloon** · May 30th, 2003 02:16 PM

ingat sa pag baklas ng gauges, baka mawala sa calibration mga needles sa tach, gas, temp, etc.

**pajerokid** · May 30th, 2003 03:28 PM

NOOOOO!!!! Dont Even Attempt to remove the NEEDLES!!!!! Disaster could occur if you dont have a needle puller.

Unfortunately, we cant any step by step instruction on how to "baklas" the instrument cluster since iba iba mga auto natin. Basta when you reach the instrument cluster, remove the jacks connected to it. Remove the whole instrument assembly and then inspect the peanut bulbs. if you feel comfy, disassemble the gauges themselves, then wipe the backsides.

If at any point, you dont feel right about the operation, then by all means stop :D Mahal mga gauge! :D

**Karding** · May 31st, 2003 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by pajerokid

NOOOOO!!!! Dont Even Attempt to remove the NEEDLES!!!!! Disaster could occur if you dont have a needle puller.

:lol: 'syado kang nag hysterical eh, ala namang sinabi na babaklasin ang needles :mrgreen:

:lol: If you dont touch the needles itself, I dont see any reason why the needles will be "off-reading" or to cause it not to work.

**kinyo** · May 31st, 2003 02:12 AM

tanong lang po ... talaga bang madilim ang gauge cluster ng 95 civic esi m/t? parang mahina ang liwanag ng mga bulbs?

ganito kasi problema ng oto ko kaya nilagyan ko ng indiglo (DIY install, hirap ikabit without removing needles!) ... painted needles with red ... oks na rin sa daylight pero black appearance yung needles sa gabi

pero imho maganda pa rin yung black background ... kung meron sana reverse indiglo akong makita, bili ako, kaso hirap hanapin ... saan meron reverse indiglo?

kung tanggalin naman indiglo ngayon, balik ako sa madilim problem ... paano mapaliwanag kaya?

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