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Old 10-20-2004, 07:29 PM
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I am thinking of changing the color of my dash like I know others have done. I put some blue LED"* in my dash and the color is right but the areas of the dash where the LED"* are are hella brigth and the rest is somewhat dim. QUESTION: will "wide angle" LED'* solve this problem and if so where is an online store where you can buy them for a reasonable price? also, if the LED"* wont' work, where can you get blue incadescent 194'* that are slightly brighter than the originals and won't fade in their color?

what'* everyone think of the color?
Old 10-20-2004, 08:44 PM
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I like !! How did you do that? Did you clear out the dash colour and use blue bulbs? Or use a blue film?
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lucky for me the riviera dash is clear already and just uses colored bulbs to make the dash light up a certain color.
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get 45* leds and then sand the lense down, scuff it up...it will work great
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I'd leave it like that, then try to put one LED at 55...and the Other one at like 90 or something...My normal speeds...
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Harofreak is right. Sand down the LEDs so they're rough, and the edges catch the light. 250 grit paper will be fine, and not leave too deep cuts in the LEDS.

They will be bright

Nice color too. Not deep deep blue, but not white.
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