Interior Bulb Upgrade - Finally found bulbs! - Page 3

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-01-04, 06:18 AM

so has anyone found out if there is a way to change the color on the digital displays of the a/c, the h/u and the clock??

2gracer · 02-01-04, 07:24 AM

if it helps you, look at mikeD's pics of the auto climate control, from what I can see the clock is the same thing, so however you change the clock is how you change the climate control...I could get you pics of what the bare clock looks like, but like I said it's kind of hard for me to tell what lights it up, as it does not look like a traditional bulb, perhaps tinting it might do the trick. I searched some accord articles at SHO and found only 6th gen help and the 6th gen accord you just replaced a bulb, and it lit the background not the numbers like ours...5th gens lit the numbers not the background, so if you can find something on that it would help you out alot, I am going to check HS because I am pretty interested in this portion too, I'm just focusing on other portions now....the only thing I found that could be useful is the fact that the clock may be lit up by a wierd type of led, it looks like a bulb, but is really a sort of spread out led instead of a pointed one...also because these bulbs are probably only available from honda, and do not come in color options, it means you might start thinking of a way around just replacing a bulb...like I said perhaps tinting it...OR you could replace whatever is there with leds...but that might be hard ebcause you need to find the correct brightness and viewing angle and a good resistor etc etc...it might involve something like retrofitting an led, I have a good info document on that, it seems most accord owners did their dash that way instead of just replacing bulbs...

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-04-04, 03:05 PM

hey 2g what is the difference between the 194 and the 168 sizes. or are they the same? you said those are for the front dome and reading lights. where are they on that site??

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-04-04, 03:06 PM

i bought the wrong ones- i got the regular bulbs instead of the xenon ones so i am gonna send me back and get the right ones this time. how many of the 74's do you think i should get to replace all of them??

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-04-04, 03:12 PM

also, how do i remove the front dome light cover?? i feel like i am gonna break it... i broke the cover for the 74 on the passenger footwell... i dont wanna break anymore!!

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-04-04, 03:13 PM

oh and for the 194 do i get the silver version or the xenon version??

88Legend_SedanL · 02-04-04, 03:15 PM

^Use the edit to add those thoughts so you don't flood it with new questions all separate .

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-04-04, 03:26 PM

i will do that next time.... u bust on me but u have no answers??....

88Legend_SedanL · 02-04-04, 04:03 PM

Haha...well i have a g1 so whatever i told you would be mostly useless.

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-06-04, 04:18 AM

can i get some help 2g and 95g2?

Shapps · 02-06-04, 07:19 AM

Ok...what am I doing wrong?

I got the blue coloured bulbs...and they have a greenish tint when they are behind the cluster

So I'm gonna have to have a set of 160 Reverse indiglows sent over...

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-06-04, 07:23 AM

i kinda see the same thing in the console shift indicator-- am i the only one?? i just put the 74 in and it looks kinda green. maybe i should go with red throughout... i think i will have the guy send me a red one to see how it looks...

PerzianKabob · 02-06-04, 07:47 AM

i just got my blue bulbs for the door lights. they're great except they're not fully painted. it's like 90% blue 10% clear. it looks wierd because the white light is getting through. do you think they'll send me out some new ones?

LEGENDARY 93 · 02-06-04, 09:26 AM

u just hafta ask em. if its a defect then they should hook u up...

2gracer · 02-06-04, 11:38 AM

Hey guys sorry I've been off for awhile, but my mouse decided to stop working for some reason, like the driver for it got erased? and I haven't fixed it and thats really annoying and it's hard to use my computer...also I've been really sick forawhile here...

Legendary - yeah 194 is the same as 168 those are just the most common name(s) for that bulb, I think he has it under 194 wedge or something close, I bought I think like 6 incandescent 74 bulbs, for use (I actually bought 7 but one is a superwhite to test out the color difference) 4 go in my a\c control and 1 in my change drawer\ash tray and 1 in my shifter lights since I'm auto. but aren't you a climate control so your may be different then mine, and from mikeD's pics I found, it looks substantially different. I also bought like 3 led 74 type bulbs from superbright if it makes a different, one for my footwell, one for my ignition ring and one for my cigarette lighter ring. There is a little place on the cover where you can put a flat head screwdriver and then just pry, I know it was kind of scary doing mine, cause it did feel so flimsy, I think i actually worked my way around to the thin part and it just like popped out, which kind of scared me, if you want a visual I think the owners manual tell you how to take it out so you can replace the bulbs. just take your time with it it will come...Also the silver xenon bulb is more for like clear corners and stuff so you can't see the blue inside the lens, so it won't refract all around, like on cars with blue headlights how their headlights are all blue some people don't like that, and they buy those silver bulbs for the corner so it still shines blue, but when parked and stuff the lens is just clear it doens't reflect the blue bulb thus making it look blue everywhere I bought some of the non silver ones to test...which I still have to do as soon as my order from superbright comes in...

Shapps- I haven't gotten to that point in my project yet, but what I bet it is is that there are these strips of tinting in there stock, and maybe the blue is not strong enough to cut through the green tint, you may have to remove that so that it can shine blue, I have a strip like this in my a\c control, but I don't know how big a deal it is that I remove it, I'm gonna ask klein if he did his, or maybe I'll play with mine and if it's not too hard I'll just take it out...but at any rate I et you have a tint strip in there, or maybe just like little tint squares (I have those too in my a\c control) so you may need to remove those...

Perzian maybe yeah just send that back, my bulbs are a little funky in shape, but not really a big deal and they are fully colored....

and here is a note to all the superwite festoon bulbs on autolumination, are NOT 5w they are 10w, thats double the stock wattage, and trust me those bulbs can get hot...the blue festoon bulbs are 5w which is wierd but who knwos maybe he gets them from two places, he told me they were both 5w but I got my light yesterday, and it is clearly stamped 12v10w on the superwhites, so who knows what I will do with those...but I sure am glad I bought both blue and superwhite

I can't tell what the superwhite 194 bulbs are but perhaps those are not 5w either, they don't say, so maybe they are...I just didn't want anyone buying the superwhite festoons and thinking they are getting 5 w but end up getting 10w...

02-01-04, 06:18 AM	#31 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	so has anyone found out if there is a way to change the color on the digital displays of the a/c, the h/u and the clock?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-01-04, 07:24 AM	#32 (permalink)
2gracer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Antelope Posts: 449 Car 1: ... iTrader: (1)	if it helps you, look at mikeD's pics of the auto climate control, from what I can see the clock is the same thing, so however you change the clock is how you change the climate control...I could get you pics of what the bare clock looks like, but like I said it's kind of hard for me to tell what lights it up, as it does not look like a traditional bulb, perhaps tinting it might do the trick. I searched some accord articles at SHO and found only 6th gen help and the 6th gen accord you just replaced a bulb, and it lit the background not the numbers like ours...5th gens lit the numbers not the background, so if you can find something on that it would help you out alot, I am going to check HS because I am pretty interested in this portion too, I'm just focusing on other portions now....the only thing I found that could be useful is the fact that the clock may be lit up by a wierd type of led, it looks like a bulb, but is really a sort of spread out led instead of a pointed one...also because these bulbs are probably only available from honda, and do not come in color options, it means you might start thinking of a way around just replacing a bulb...like I said perhaps tinting it...OR you could replace whatever is there with leds...but that might be hard ebcause you need to find the correct brightness and viewing angle and a good resistor etc etc...it might involve something like retrofitting an led, I have a good info document on that, it seems most accord owners did their dash that way instead of just replacing bulbs... __________________ 1 post = 1 hp

02-04-04, 03:05 PM	#33 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	hey 2g what is the difference between the 194 and the 168 sizes. or are they the same? you said those are for the front dome and reading lights. where are they on that site?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-04-04, 03:06 PM	#34 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	i bought the wrong ones- i got the regular bulbs instead of the xenon ones so i am gonna send me back and get the right ones this time. how many of the 74's do you think i should get to replace all of them?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-04-04, 03:12 PM	#35 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	also, how do i remove the front dome light cover?? i feel like i am gonna break it... i broke the cover for the 74 on the passenger footwell... i dont wanna break anymore!! __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

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02-04-04, 03:13 PM	#36 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	oh and for the 194 do i get the silver version or the xenon version?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-04-04, 03:15 PM	#37 (permalink)
88Legend_SedanL Mmmm...shny Join Date: May 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Utah Posts: 1,158 Car 1: 88 Red Sedan iTrader: (0)	^Use the edit to add those thoughts so you don't flood it with new questions all separate . __________________ <IMG SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p0dde2086c91948441f95e4e9961a77b0/fad2d236.jpg"> Sound: Panasonic CQ-DFX983U (Headunit) Infinity Reference 6002I(Fronts) Polk DB650 6.5's (rears) (2) 12" Kicker Comp Vr's HiFonics Brutus BX1500D more to come....

02-04-04, 03:26 PM	#38 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	i will do that next time.... u bust on me but u have no answers??.... __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-04-04, 04:03 PM	#39 (permalink)
88Legend_SedanL Mmmm...shny Join Date: May 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Utah Posts: 1,158 Car 1: 88 Red Sedan iTrader: (0)	Haha...well i have a g1 so whatever i told you would be mostly useless. __________________ <IMG SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p0dde2086c91948441f95e4e9961a77b0/fad2d236.jpg"> Sound: Panasonic CQ-DFX983U (Headunit) Infinity Reference 6002I(Fronts) Polk DB650 6.5's (rears) (2) 12" Kicker Comp Vr's HiFonics Brutus BX1500D more to come....

02-06-04, 04:18 AM	#40 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	can i get some help 2g and 95g2? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-06-04, 07:19 AM	#41 (permalink)
Shapps Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 238 Car 1: 1993 White Sedan iTrader: (0)	Ok...what am I doing wrong? I got the blue coloured bulbs...and they have a greenish tint when they are behind the cluster So I'm gonna have to have a set of 160 Reverse indiglows sent over... __________________ Shapps http://www.shapps.8k.com/images/sig.jpg

02-06-04, 07:23 AM	#42 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	i kinda see the same thing in the console shift indicator-- am i the only one?? i just put the 74 in and it looks kinda green. maybe i should go with red throughout... i think i will have the guy send me a red one to see how it looks... __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

02-06-04, 07:47 AM	#43 (permalink)
PerzianKabob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,201 Car 1: 1993 Legend LS sedan, 2002 3.2TL iTrader: (1)	i just got my blue bulbs for the door lights. they're great except they're not fully painted. it's like 90% blue 10% clear. it looks wierd because the white light is getting through. do you think they'll send me out some new ones? __________________ http://www.safetygears.net

02-06-04, 09:26 AM	#44 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	u just hafta ask em. if its a defect then they should hook u up... __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

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02-06-04, 11:38 AM	#45 (permalink)
2gracer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Antelope Posts: 449 Car 1: ... iTrader: (1)	Hey guys sorry I've been off for awhile, but my mouse decided to stop working for some reason, like the driver for it got erased? and I haven't fixed it and thats really annoying and it's hard to use my computer...also I've been really sick forawhile here... Legendary - yeah 194 is the same as 168 those are just the most common name(s) for that bulb, I think he has it under 194 wedge or something close, I bought I think like 6 incandescent 74 bulbs, for use (I actually bought 7 but one is a superwhite to test out the color difference) 4 go in my a\c control and 1 in my change drawer\ash tray and 1 in my shifter lights since I'm auto. but aren't you a climate control so your may be different then mine, and from mikeD's pics I found, it looks substantially different. I also bought like 3 led 74 type bulbs from superbright if it makes a different, one for my footwell, one for my ignition ring and one for my cigarette lighter ring. There is a little place on the cover where you can put a flat head screwdriver and then just pry, I know it was kind of scary doing mine, cause it did feel so flimsy, I think i actually worked my way around to the thin part and it just like popped out, which kind of scared me, if you want a visual I think the owners manual tell you how to take it out so you can replace the bulbs. just take your time with it it will come...Also the silver xenon bulb is more for like clear corners and stuff so you can't see the blue inside the lens, so it won't refract all around, like on cars with blue headlights how their headlights are all blue some people don't like that, and they buy those silver bulbs for the corner so it still shines blue, but when parked and stuff the lens is just clear it doens't reflect the blue bulb thus making it look blue everywhere I bought some of the non silver ones to test...which I still have to do as soon as my order from superbright comes in... Shapps- I haven't gotten to that point in my project yet, but what I bet it is is that there are these strips of tinting in there stock, and maybe the blue is not strong enough to cut through the green tint, you may have to remove that so that it can shine blue, I have a strip like this in my a\c control, but I don't know how big a deal it is that I remove it, I'm gonna ask klein if he did his, or maybe I'll play with mine and if it's not too hard I'll just take it out...but at any rate I et you have a tint strip in there, or maybe just like little tint squares (I have those too in my a\c control) so you may need to remove those... Perzian maybe yeah just send that back, my bulbs are a little funky in shape, but not really a big deal and they are fully colored.... and here is a note to all the superwite festoon bulbs on autolumination, are NOT 5w they are 10w, thats double the stock wattage, and trust me those bulbs can get hot...the blue festoon bulbs are 5w which is wierd but who knwos maybe he gets them from two places, he told me they were both 5w but I got my light yesterday, and it is clearly stamped 12v10w on the superwhites, so who knows what I will do with those...but I sure am glad I bought both blue and superwhite I can't tell what the superwhite 194 bulbs are but perhaps those are not 5w either, they don't say, so maybe they are...I just didn't want anyone buying the superwhite festoons and thinking they are getting 5 w but end up getting 10w... __________________ 1 post = 1 hp