Nb8a interior backinglight

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:14 pm

hey guys, i want to change the stock green backing light to a blue, the green looks out of place and some bulbs have blown on the air con section

so yes, is there any write ups anywhere or has anyone done this before? are the lights fused in, or are they clips? ( i hope clips)

thanks

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:28 pm

Croc, how much do ya love me? :mrgreen:

I just so happened to stumble accross this a few weeks ago and your post jogged my memory. After much googling, I found this site: http://www.gatorpictures.com/Miata/RedLights/

Step by step instructions, including photos, on how to change interior lighting on an NB8A. He changed it to red but your can apply the same technique to converting to blue.

Have fun and post pics of before and after.

Cheers,
Bevan

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:46 pm

I suppose another way to do it is instead of painting, you could try and find blue light bulb sleeves.

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:07 pm

bevan, you are an animal! :mrgreen:

i love you now :lol:

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:10 pm

Ooer, nice. Doubt I could be bothered changing mine, but there's some good info in there on how to rip apart the instrument cluster.

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:24 pm

CAUTION!!!

there is a green film behind the tachos so whatever light colour you want, it will still show green, but the odometer is orange without a coloured globe

so, anyone know who make custom gauges?

Group Buy Anyone

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:11 pm

Mania sell custom guages....I'm sure they would do a group buy

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:27 pm

Kelvin just changed the dash light in his NB8A though...
http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=27257

Why is yours different?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:54 pm

no idea

i put some blue sleeves on my globes and they still come up green :evil:

there is a diffrent tone then the stock green but its not blue like it should be =/

edit, also tryed it with an uncoloured globe (that shitty amber colour) and it was green but you get the amber through the needles, thus is why i presume mine have a green film :shock:

Ajay · Postby **Ajay** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:04 am

i did this originally too crocaine!.. my bulbs stayed green when i bought the sleeves..

EASY solution.. take the bulbs to supercrap or repco.. *somewhere like that* and GET LED BLUE BULBS brand is narva... they work wonders.. all my interior lighting is blue now

Cheers
Ajay

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:56 pm

In the NA i had EL guages which lit up red and blue.....so

(same as what u had AJ)

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:43 pm

mx5_boy wrote:i did this originally too crocaine!.. my bulbs stayed green when i bought the sleeves..

EASY solution.. take the bulbs to supercrap or repco.. *somewhere like that* and GET LED BLUE BULBS brand is narva... they work wonders.. all my interior lighting is blue now

Cheers
Ajay

and i was going to buy some led's too ... you got any pics?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:44 pm

Fuzzlet wrote:In the NA i had EL guages which lit up red and blue.....so (same as what u had AJ)

i love these but they dont make any for teh nb :frown:

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:47 pm

Crocaine wrote:i love these but they dont make any for teh nb

Hehe no, they dont make them often, however for the right price (and number of sets) the guy I got mine from can do custom.....I'm considering redoing the SE's lights like this, but at the same token I like not being blinded by the guages haha

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:02 pm

The trouble with the NB8A dash lights is the green color is built into the gauge faces.

Blue would probably be easier than red.

I've got some photos online somewhere that shows about 3 or 4 different solutions to get a red dash (including some expensive LED options).

The best ended up being those small colored rubber \"condom\" things that slip over the globes. They fade and need to replaced every year or so but it's an easy job, they're cheap and you can buy them from Repco/Supercrap etc.