Dash dails paint

1. rrallye L-plater Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 53

   #1 21st April 2011, 22:37

   Hey all,
   
   Going to change my Dash light of my MK1 VTR into white instead of green.
   How do i get the paint removed from the Dash dial card? sandpaper?
   Please advise.
   
   
   Thanks.
2. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #2 21st April 2011, 23:38

   are you being serious??
3. rrallye L-plater Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 53

   #3 22nd April 2011, 00:23

   Sure, why not?!
4. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #4 22nd April 2011, 00:25

   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/lockwood-dials...-/270723077754
   
   get something like this mate.
5. rrallye L-plater Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 53

   #5 22nd April 2011, 00:30

   No mate, i like my black dial card. i just want to change the color of the light from it (its coverd in a green filter) how do i remove the green filter from the original card in order to make the light- white?
   
   Many Thanks.
6. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #6 22nd April 2011, 00:38

   oh my bad lol.
   
   im honestly not sure, as iv never seen the inside of the dial card
7. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #7 22nd April 2011, 07:45

   i cant picture what your on about, can you post up pics?
8. rrallye L-plater Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 53

   #8 22nd April 2011, 08:31

   found http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...highlight=dial
   
   whats the liquid that he used to get the filterr off? petrol?
9. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #9 22nd April 2011, 10:51

   he didnt, he changed the bulbs or in his case led's
10. rrallye L-plater Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 53

    #10 22nd April 2011, 12:27

    Well he clearly did sandpapered the card and used a liquid ״benzin" what's that?
11. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #11 22nd April 2011, 12:31

    You have a green filter on the instrument cluster(correct name)impossible to change just buy a set of lockwood dials.
    
    Steve.
12. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

    #12 22nd April 2011, 19:47

    don;t u change the leds at the rear on mk1 dials? think they are 501 or somethings?
13. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #13 22nd April 2011, 20:09

    There aren`t LED`s on a mk1 just bulbs even if you changed the bulbs for coloured 1`s you`d still have the green filter.
    
    
    Steve.
14. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #14 22nd April 2011, 22:58

    benzin = paint thinners its a czech company. And fine sand paper like 1500 wet and dry.