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Old 01-06-2011, 04:08 AM
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Default Change gauge cluster back light?

Anyone know if there is a way to change the lighting behind the tach, speedo, etc to an amber color to match the color of the climate control and stereo readout? Can I do a bulb swap? If so, any leads on where can I get the bulbs and how difficult is it to access them within the dash?

I assume that the whole gauge cluster has to be removed? I was looking at a TSB for dash rattles and it seems like the gauge cluster is only held in by two bolts and a bunch of friction clips. Anything tips on getting it out without damaging something in the process?

PS - Ed, please don't get your undies in a bundle over my request for a reverse "amberectomy".
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Not sure about the color change but the cluster removal is pretty straightforward. Here's a write-up I did for my Boxster quite some time ago.
Old 01-06-2011, 02:31 PM
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Thanks Tom. That's a great walk-through of the cluster removal. I can see where the bulbs go for the three LCD readouts on the lower part of the gauges, but where are the bulbs for the gauge faces?
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I think they're more in the center. Check out this video I found:
around the 2:28 timestamp



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