DIY: change the colors of your dash buttons!

[HeresMyMind]

I was getting agitated with having pink gauges and green buttons. so today at work. I actually did some work. with a hot pink sharpe, a swiss army knife. and 8 hours of time to kill. i managed to make my defroster, cruise control, and fog buttons to all match my pink gauges. heres a basic write up:

pop your main dash section out with the 4 screws.

pop each button out of the gauge cluster surround.

when u disassemble the buttons you will need a pocket knife or razor or thin flat head screw driver.

Looking at them sideways ull see there is a brown and a white half. and two lil tabs on top and bottom. if u put the screw driver between them. and push them apart they turn into a bunch of lil pieces

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/102jkif-1.jpg

first thing i did was color the 2 tiny bulbs with the pink sharpe.

next take the flat head screw driver and poke from behind the main button towards the front of the button and the little symbol that lights up, will pop out.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/pozt2-1.jpg

on the back of the little light up thing there is a green gel covering the back. with either a knife or sand paper. scratch it off. and than color it with the sharpe
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/2iqilmq-1.jpg

reassemble and BWAMO , all set. I wil do the heater conterol buttons when i get a chance.

day shot right after i did them:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/29f456p-1.jpg
night shot
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/9s6m9z-1.jpg

-B

[J.McDonald Knives]

PINK? Not even gonna comment on it.

[scotty_frank]

We will call it a highly illuminated Cherry Blossom Red....

[xXGTBspecXx]

sti rediish pink nucca!!!!

[Okin DaVanh]

We will call it a highly illuminated Cherry Blossom Red....

And so it shall be. :grin:

[phi11]

I love taking thing apart!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/switchscan-1.jpg

[blackgtbeauty]

PINK? Not even gonna comment on it.

You probably shouldn't because I believe it is red and the camera gives it the pink hue.

Nice DIY.

[J.McDonald Knives]

I was getting agitated with having pink gauges and green buttons. so today at work. I actually did some work. with a hot pink sharpe, a swiss army knife. and 8 hours of time to kill. i managed to make my defroster, cruise control, and fog buttons to all match my pink gauges. heres a basic write up:
first thing i did was color the 2 tiny bulbs with the pink sharpe.


You probably shouldn't because I believe it is red and the camera gives it the pink hue.

Nice DIY.

Do I need to clarify further?

[blackgtbeauty]

I was getting agitated with having pink gauges and green buttons. so today at work. I actually did some work. with a hot pink sharpe, a swiss army knife. and 8 hours of time to kill. i managed to make my defroster, cruise control, and fog buttons to all match my pink gauges. heres a basic write up:
first thing i did was color the 2 tiny bulbs with the pink sharpe.


You probably shouldn't because I believe it is red and the camera gives it the pink hue.

Nice DIY.

Do I need to clarify further?

No, I'm good.

Why no comment on on Pink? Do you not like it because it not manly beef blood Budweiser Marlboro red?

Just curious.

[J.McDonald Knives]

I'm a redneck and not that big of a fan of pink. I have no objections to others liking pink but doesn't mean I won't pick on them.:grin:

[4n70n1n0]

Dude, that is AWESOME! I'm feeling the pink, but on your car and not mine.

[HeresMyMind]

shucks people. its cherry blossom red. wow you guys have a for in store come the meet.

-B

[Supdood]

Haha that looks sick!!
How did you do the pink dash gauge shit?

[GTDrifter]

Haha that looks sick!!
How did you do the pink dash gauge shit?

a sharpie

[HeresMyMind]

I actually found a site that carried pink LEd auto bulbs, its based out of australia!

-B

[mrpyb]

website?
did you have to do anything to the faces or did they just shine through the stockers pink? thats pretty awesome man!

[MRLancaster]

So you have pink leds on the gauge cluster? and you coloured the little buttons pink. or is it all sharpie? if so what part do you colour... I took my dash apart and the cluster out and didnt see what to clolour

[chatterbox31]

PINK ROCKS!

[GTDrifter]

So you have pink leds on the gauge cluster? and you coloured the little buttons pink. or is it all sharpie? if so what part do you colour... I took my dash apart and the cluster out and didnt see what to clolour
you gotta take the individual guages out of the cluster and youll see what to color...theres 3 screws on the back for the gas, temp, and tach and 4-5 screws for the speedometer

[jantzen8895]

Thanks for doing this. I just changed my buttons to blue from the factory green. I don't want to have to buy led's so i left the gauges alone.

[jaredc]

The PO of my car was rocking "Cherry Blossom Red" as well... had to go in the other day and change some bulbs out...didnt bother with changing the color though. it doesnt necessarily look pink the way he did it, it might be able to pass as orange/light red