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Gun5
10-18-2005, 02:40 PM
Want to make it blue anyone know a place I can order the led? what size and how to go about doing it, I removed the dash yesterday and took a brief look at it couldnt see much without taking the whole unit off
jfreak921
10-18-2005, 02:52 PM
http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5231&page=1&pp=20

Good luck.
yevRPS
10-18-2005, 03:08 PM
^^^^ what he said...major PITA.
hyunelan2
10-18-2005, 03:13 PM
Do what everyone else has and just replace the plastic on the front of the clock... or is that not possible for you XD2 guys?
yevRPS
10-18-2005, 03:20 PM
Do what everyone else has and just replace the plastic on the front of the clock... or is that not possible for you XD2 guys?

not an option for XD2
GTSTISL
10-18-2005, 07:24 PM
any color + green make blue?? im bad with colors
labmixz
10-18-2005, 07:35 PM
There is a way to change the clock LED's...

:)


I did it for a long time on GK's... did about 50 clock conversions from orange to blue... actually replacing the SMT LED's -- though it's a b!tch and only those are are pretty good at soldering should attempt... otherwise you'll screw the clock up...
Doohickie
10-19-2005, 02:01 AM
I've heard the green color comes from a plastic film over the top of the clock and by replacing it with a different color film you can change the clock color (I've seen someone recommend buying the sheets that are used to color theatrical spotlights.)
Cypher
10-19-2005, 02:03 AM
i think someone mentioned thats only with the xds not hte xd2s
kylemorg
10-19-2005, 09:23 AM
Yup, a piece of "gel" for theatrical spotlights will work with some thin clear plexiglass. You could also use some clear colored cellophane like they use for wrapping presents to change the color a bit -- I did that on my 02 to shift it towards blue.

I wasn't happy with the color after the mod, though, so I just unplugged the clock. The aftermarket HU has a clock anyway, and I thought it was silly to have to reset two clocks twice a year.
zx2uner
10-19-2005, 09:53 AM
http://elantragtclub.tripod.com/elantra/id287.html

This might help, unless like they said, you can't do this to the xd2's.

good luck
Leviathant
10-19-2005, 10:01 AM
I guess it's my turn to say that no, you can't do that to an XD2.