So the past few weeks Ive been ask by fellow tC owners why certain pics in my LED swap photobucket is different from the other. They are addressing the center Speedo gauge face and why in this picture it seem much more brighter and whiter.



If you have a two tone you will notice the km/h numbers on the left and right have a hint of orange tint on them. Some notice this, some dont. The orange that you see if left behind a diffuser coating on the gauge faces that still has a bit of orange on them. Hence giving you the off-white colors in this area.

The initial way to go around this is by having colored numbers and white lines.



Which does do a good job of hiding the orange but now the ticks are more noticeable! =/

Heres a pic of how a two tone looks like w/o having the diffuser removed.



With diffuser:


Without diffuser:



Note: Removing the diffuser does not create a glaring LED in your face. However, the passenger side does see a brighter spot but at a certain angle.

 

GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! don't like that off-white look =P

 

that second one looks really nice....Are you doing any specials at the moment?

 

^Sure do.

This will be something done upon request only.

 

I. Am. A. Slacker. I need to do this SOON!

 

Oh man you're a OG too

 

this is one mod i'm DYING to do.

 

Is there a DIY posted on how to do this?

 

I will make a DIY if people are interested...

 

I am very interested. I bought soldering equipment today so I could do my HVAC. The way you have it is EXACTLY how I want to do mine. A write-up would be much appreciated bruva!

 

really interested on the diy. i fell in love with this 2 tone.

 

It is a beautiful thing. Credit goes to LED_Headz!, Squall specifically.

Squall also gets credit for flipped screens. He didn't invent it but definitely the first to do it in a scion.

 

You dont want to use Pink LED's. They fade extremely fast over a short period of time. You want to use pink cellophane as well.

 

premium fuel only, eh?

 

yeah, he was supercharged

 

You can use cooler white color and it will not have the off white color on the km/h section.

Depends on which BIN color you get, you can neutral white, cool white and even more cooler white..

 

You can still see the difference.

 

I've tried with and it's not noticeable..
Bluish tint over takes the off white color...

 

so how is this process done? paint thinner or nail polish remover to take the diffuser layer off?

 

You have pics?

The ones on your site show the hint of amber still.