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Old 02-15-2009, 06:20 PM
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thank you thank you thank you! I've been meaning to replace the hvac lights for blue ones for a while now.
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just ordered the super bright white, I will be installing the days these bad boys come in
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ordered on the 10th, arrived on the 14th, got back towork today and recd... installing tonight
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lights arrived today "wrapped in newspaper" lol but boxed nicely

i'll be installing soon also
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Old 02-18-2009, 12:40 AM
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(I always like to get stuff wrapped in newspaper from elsewhere - I find 'em interesting to read.) :D
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Originally Posted by Tomas
(I always like to get stuff wrapped in newspaper from elsewhere - I find 'em interesting to read.) :D
Iphone > newspaper lol (less inky fingers)

Ironically it was wrapped in the Wall Street Journal lol , and i sit on bloomberg all day
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Meh. WSJ isn't as neet as getting a few pages of the Podunk Herald.
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Old 02-18-2009, 10:39 AM
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Just ordered the super star UV (purple) bulbs for my hvac. hope they match up pretty close to my speedo.
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Old 02-18-2009, 02:54 PM
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LOL, yea, autolumination wraps all of their stuff in newspaper.
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I just got mine the other day. This is the best $7 you can spend on your xB. Here are some before and after pics. I had the lights that everyone got about a year ago, you can see that the lighting is not nearly as even as it is now with the new lights. Check it out.

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Old 02-22-2009, 12:06 AM
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Excellent comparison! :D
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orderd mine in UV!
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Just got mine yesterday. Look great.
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I'm glad people are putting this to use.
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Old 02-22-2009, 02:25 AM
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I need to go out and measure my third brake lamp to make sure one of their 921 LED assemblies will fit before I order these.
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Will this change the color of the AC and defrost lettering?

Also, If I wanted to change the color of the actual AC light from green to blue, how would I go about that? Bulb sizes, etc.
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Yes, but I'm not sure what the deal is with the defrost and AC indicators... I'm pretty sure that would require soldering.
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I just got my led's on Saturday and installed them today. They match my purple speedometer gauge cluster perfectly! And yes, I received them wrapped in the business section of one of the Arizona newspapers.
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I was thinking about that red/blue washed out area
Would it be possible to Buy 2-3 of the screens and layer them so it would still be red/blue?

I'm just "speaking" since i've yet to pull apart the dash and dont know what lurks behind

I think i read they are just stickers so maybe 2 of them?

Thoughts.?...am i retarded?.... lol

lol Thanks
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If you tear it apart until you have access to the actual faceplate, you could easily lay theatrical lighting gel back there.

You can get swatchbooks pretty easily. Look at Rosco and GamColor.
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