| Subject: | Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit |
| From: | Mark Dorm |
| Date: | Fri, 28 Jun 2002 07:45:03 -0700 |
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>What about just painting the glass of the bulb with latex paint (winsor-newton...). So you try purple, or red, or even a really gross yellow. Brush it on with a sable brush to avoid brush strokes for an even light pattern... You could even have one side one color and the other side another color... (I mean compartments)<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Ray Reinhard <RAYREINHARD@SBCGLOBAL.NET> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Ray Reinhard <RAYREINHARD@SBCGLOBAL.NET> <DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit <DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:53:42 -0700 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Check out this link for a cheap, do-it-yourself method of changing <DIV></DIV>>the <DIV></DIV>>color of instrument panel lights: <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>http://www.4130-products.com/step/gl/index.htm <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>At 11:18 PM 6/24/2002 +1000, you wrote: <DIV></DIV>>>Hi, <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Has anyone had experience with filters to change the colour of your <DIV></DIV>>>dashboard lights? I would be interested in hearing your comments. <DIV></DIV>>>The ones <DIV></DIV>>>available here in Australia are made by Narva and slip over the <DIV></DIV>>>globe <DIV></DIV>>>itself. The colours available are green, blue, orange and red. If <DIV></DIV>>>so, which <DIV></DIV>>>colours work the best? <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Has anyone thought of putting a relay on the dash board lighting <DIV></DIV>>>circuit to <DIV></DIV>>>boost the output (brighten the dashboard lights) or is the voltage <DIV></DIV>>>reduced <DIV></DIV>>>somewhere in the circuit? <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>TIA <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Chris <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <DIV></DIV>>>Christopher W. Mundy <DIV></DIV>>>89 Caravelle GL <DIV></DIV>>>97 Mk3Golf GL <DIV></DIV>>>Hm: 61 2 62419343 <DIV></DIV>>>Wk: 61 2 62446749 <DIV></DIV>>>Mb: 61 412239144 <DIV></DIV>>>cwmundy@optusnet.com.au <DIV></DIV>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Ray Reinhard <DIV></DIV>>'86 TiiCo Westy Camper GL <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c156??PI=44364'>Click Here</a><br></html>
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