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TimCat
10-21-2005, 10:59 AM
I did a search before people flame me. Anyways . . . anyone changed the color of the glow for their cig lighter? Anyone a plastics engineer or anything? Maybe someone could make a mold and create blue or red or whatever colors of that green ring around the lighter? I would like to keep it lit up, but not in that ugly green. Anyone done this? Suggestions?
yevRPS
10-21-2005, 11:14 AM
the plastic is not green it's the light. the plastic is more yellowish milkish color. change the bulb to red or cover it with red defuser. or solder in a red LED (but the light will probably be too focused). i took the green defused off and put a piece of red transparant vynil on some parts of that plastic piecve. it's not the best red but it sure beats green

EDIT:

http://www.photos.jerkerstudios.com/albums/wpw-8a/normal_Elantra%20Clock%20and%20Light%20Mod%20%2823 %29.JPG
http://www.photos.jerkerstudios.com/albums/wpw-f6/normal_Elantra%20Clock%20and%20Light%20Mod%20%2826 %29.JPG

this was before i did the LED HVAC conversion
mrhoaf
10-21-2005, 12:00 PM
I replaced the bulb with a red one.... looks great now...
Mikey7047
10-21-2005, 12:14 PM
Mine's white and I haven't done anything at all to it...even tho it does have a green diffuser on it, which I really don't completely understand.
TimCat
10-21-2005, 12:57 PM
Hmmm, maybe the lighting was poor, but the "clear" plastic ring around the cig lighter looked like a smoked green tint to it. Hmmm, I will see if I can find a blue light to replace it I guess. Would still be nice if someone made a UV active ring in different colors.
Teck
10-21-2005, 12:59 PM
huh, that a pretty neat idea i think im going to try this!
yevRPS
10-21-2005, 01:16 PM
Hmmm, maybe the lighting was poor, but the "clear" plastic ring around the cig lighter looked like a smoked green tint to it. Hmmm, I will see if I can find a blue light to replace it I guess. Would still be nice if someone made a UV active ring in different colors.

that is so not worth it. how about take the thing out and paint it whatever color you wish. that could work too. make it a thin coat and some light should still get through
TimCat
10-21-2005, 01:30 PM
that is so not worth it. how about take the thing out and paint it whatever color you wish. that could work too. make it a thin coat and some light should still get through

Because then the light would be dim and dull. I am doing the door panels to blue LEDs and plan on doing the HVAC mod to bright blues/reds also. So would like to have that hideous thing atleast half way matching.
Cypher
10-21-2005, 01:30 PM
what size bulb mr. hoaf?
Gun5
10-21-2005, 01:54 PM
what size bulb mr. hoaf?

yea, I want to make mine blue same with the clock (trying to get ilan todo that) and get a ilan modded HVAC.. so ill have no gay white bulbs then blue neons under my seats and under dash
Cypher
10-21-2005, 02:07 PM
yup exactly what i wanna do change everything to blue... if you're changing everything to blue i don't know what color your guage cluster is since yours is newer but maybe this'll work for ya gun... http://www.sharkracing.com/acecart/bin/shop.cgi?action=view&itemID=gaugebulbs_1__2&cate=010402000
Gun5
10-21-2005, 02:32 PM
yup exactly what i wanna do change everything to blue... if you're changing everything to blue i don't know what color your guage cluster is since yours is newer but maybe this'll work for ya gun... http://www.sharkracing.com/acecart/bin/shop.cgi?action=view&itemID=gaugebulbs_1__2&cate=010402000

stock for the 04 gt is a red neddle with purple face (looks good) Im leaving it most likely

btw good place to get 5mm blue led here http://cool-cases-usa.com/Zen-Cart-v1.2.4/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_25&products_id=94
05xd
10-21-2005, 07:18 PM
Cig lighter bulb is a 74,as well as the ign ring.
TimCat
10-21-2005, 10:05 PM
Cig lighter bulb is a 74,as well as the ign ring.

Ignition ring? What year is that on? I dont think I have one of these... *goes to check*
mrhoaf
10-21-2005, 11:12 PM
we had this discussion a while back, but we never determined which models had it and which ones didn't... but I believe the consensus was that if you have keyless, you have it... although there were a couple people with 01's that had keyless but no lighted ring.....
Vampyrate
10-23-2005, 02:47 PM
mine is lighted, but it doesnt stay lit for that long, maybe 2 secs before i put the key in after i open the door. as far as the 01s that don't have it, they are prolly from the 01alpha (if you will) and most people with 01s with the lighted key ring is the 01beta
04GTboySC
10-23-2005, 05:42 PM
i havea green glow key ring that lights the same, it goes out aftera few seconds