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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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Exclamation Dashboard Lights (Instrument Cluster)

I was just wondering if anybody had information on how to change the green lighting in the instrument cluster to a different color (blue led). I haven't checked much into this seeing this is the best place to find information..

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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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I will make it simple for ya... Its cannot be done. Just gonna have to wait to hope someone will come out with an aftermarket cluster.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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I will make it simple for ya... Its cannot be done. Just gonna have to wait to hope someone will come out with an aftermarket cluster.
im guessing that means that there are not bulbs?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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nope its some sort of light pad that is soldered to the cluster, and no one has come up with a replacement.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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there was someone a few months back who posted about a company who was developing something for our trucks, but in the mean time, Reid is correct, there is nothing we can do now, it is an electro-luminescence thing going on in there, no bulbs....
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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alrighty, thanks for the input guys.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 12:02 AM
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http://www.blackcatcustom.com/
Is the company what was developing the clusters for our trucks. I emailed them back in December and they told me something was coming out first thing in the new year, Shoot them a email they might have something!
 
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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They are still showing only till 2004 !
 
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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I just emailed them to ask about it.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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They should have done blue EL. Though I know the teal green is a theme across most of the Chrysler lineup. Even the newest cherokee is teal green.

It reminds me too much of the first EL watches and alarm clocks.
 
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