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Guages

I have an 88 Cougar BLue max with the basic digital guages not the one with the tach.  I want to know is there any way to change the color of the lights i will be pulling it out soon to mod the speedo so it doesnt stop at 85 so if its possible i'll just do it then.
Quote from: Krazy_Kling;210178
Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
ASE certified parts specialist.
1988 Mercury Cougar Blue Max edition. SOLD
2004 Impala
My Cardomain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/799588

Re: Guages

Reply #1 –
here you go http://www.coolcats.net/stockmod/modified/gauges.html
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Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #2 –
someone on the old board did that to an mn12 i think.  Im pretty sure it had to do with a bulb color and such instead of the standard clear.
i had a link to it once but i probably did not have a reason to keep it around.,,,sorry.
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wow haystack,, posting at the same time are we?  thats the exact link i was talking about.

Re: Guages

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Quote from: Haystack
here you go http://www.coolcats.net/stockmod/modified/gauges.html
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I dont have that cluster.
Quote from: Krazy_Kling;210178
Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
ASE certified parts specialist.
1988 Mercury Cougar Blue Max edition. SOLD
2004 Impala
My Cardomain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/799588

Re: Guages

Reply #4 –
I bet that they are pretty close. I am willing to bet that it would work with virtally any 85 ot 88 dash. Jcass, just cause I dont copy and past things into notebook and then save them by name dosent mean I cant answer one here and there  ;)
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #5 –
Cluster's may be different buy they use the same style of illumination.  I did it with the speedo on my base cluster.  The problem lies in finding bulbs that don't fade.

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I need an instument panel to experiment on.Hellooooooo E-Bay................
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #7 –
I already found bulbs gonna use blue LED replacements and as a bonus the interior light on the headliner will be replaced with an LED as well
Quote from: Krazy_Kling;210178
Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
ASE certified parts specialist.
1988 Mercury Cougar Blue Max edition. SOLD
2004 Impala
My Cardomain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/799588

Guages

Reply #8 –
This is a really old thread but I was considering changing the colors on my all digital dash.  I read through the CoolCats article and bought some DJ gels to change the color of the green numbers and symbols.  Before I pull the cluster and start cutting and taping,  I figured I would test the gels out on my PC first.  I googled up some big green numbers and put the gels over the screen.  It was terrible.  The aqua gel did basically nothing,  the blue gel pretty much canceled the light so you could barely see the numbers,  the red gel gave took about 30% of the brightness away and it was sort of a yellowish color. 

what are these guys talking about?  How do you get a cool-looking display like what is shown?  Is it about changing out the bulbs? or is there a green filter that you remove first? 

I'm sure I'm missing something.
'88 Bird 5.0, TW 170s, HO cam, Scorpion rockers, Explorer intake 70mm TB/EGR, MAF conversion, 24# injectors, 8.8 3.73 disc rear end swap, console swap, leather seats, 11" front discs, 15-1 rack, TC springs all around, x-pipe, BBK headers,  welded sub-frame, unlocked digital speedo.

Guages

Reply #9 –
I never understood that cluster either,, who has the tack over their speedo and the independent fuel,temp,oil & charge all showing up at once?

Guages

Reply #10 –
Yeah.  those gauges must have had more white than green like ours.  I thought maybe you could scratch off the green coating on the LEDs or something but was afraid to go that far.
'88 Bird 5.0, TW 170s, HO cam, Scorpion rockers, Explorer intake 70mm TB/EGR, MAF conversion, 24# injectors, 8.8 3.73 disc rear end swap, console swap, leather seats, 11" front discs, 15-1 rack, TC springs all around, x-pipe, BBK headers,  welded sub-frame, unlocked digital speedo.

Guages

Reply #11 –
Quote from: jcassity;438678
I never understood that cluster either,, who has the tack over their speedo and the independent fuel,temp,oil & charge all showing up at once?


I think that is the 89+ cluster, is that what your asking??
Mike