changing clock color q's, green clock to red Options

[juBz86]

i know people talk about this all the time but i was just wondering if anybody changed the color of their clock from stock bright green to red. i kinda dont think its possible but if anybody has done it can you fill me in. (i read that some ppls stock color are white. lucky bums!)

o yea lost one of those rubber pieces that touch the circuit board so if anybody wants to give me one or send me a white clock (i'll pay 4 it) i would appreciate it!

This post has been edited by juBz86: Jan 28, 2005 - 12:08 AM

[shid]

yeah. it's not possible. no one can ever do it! NEVER!!!!

its not only possible, but its one of the more common mods. Neverstop and I both have done it to name 2, and a couple others.

flash makes it look like crap

[juBz86]

how did you do it shid? what did you use?

[shid]

Woops, I totally forgot to answer that part of the question.

I used folder tabs- the kind you find in file cabinets. The kind for binders I found were too pinkish and too transparent.

I've been looking into jacking some color gels from work tho, and getting a better color with less light depreciation Basically you just open up your clock (four very tiny screws) remove the green plastic piece, and replace it with a color gel of your choice. Remember tho, red is the underachiever of the visual spectrum.

[juBz86]

i dont have a green plastic piece its more like an amber color. it tones down the super bright green that the clock emits.

[shid]

yeah, I guess mine was kind amber. Anyway. replace that.

[juBz86]

ok thanx i'll try that after school 2morrow

[Hanyo]

if you remove the green plastic would the clock glow white?

[raz128]

bear in mind, the amber piece will probably break as it comes out. No biggy though, as it's a horrible-colour thing anyway. hehe.

I used the stage-lighting gel stuff for mine (blue), it's one of the easiest things to do.... a cheap and cheerful job

[SinisterWhisper]

The only problem with this is not all the clocks have the same color my 95st's clock color is teal without the amber lense but a few people on here said that there's was white.

[Rjb23]

Where do you get stage lighting gel from?

[juBz86]

hanyo- i'm not sure but i think i read amyjo's clock was white w/out the amber thing. but mine is bright green.

i'm gonna check micheals art supply store or like walmart or somewhere. i know ebay has some. ebay i'll post again later when i get home.

[juBz86]

ok i finally got it! i got a pack of hanging folder tabs from walmart. its a pack of 24 and i used one. who wants one? there are red blue and yellow. u could use them for the turn signals to change them from the green to watever.

anyway back to the subject. i only used one red tab. and i ended up using a glue gun to glue it down and left the amber lens out of it. anyway it looks decent for now. not the best but it looks good enough.

[shid]

yeah I kept my amber lens out too. I ended up using two layers of the red tint however

[Griff]

do you need to upgrade the light to make it nice? or is that the stock light in your photo shid?

[LeonStryfe]

do you need to upgrade the light to make it nice? or is that the stock light in your photo shid?

stock lights are good enough, just take a folder tab and place it there should be good enough

[Zimluura]

i got my lighting gels from here
http://axemusic.com/prodType.asp?PT_ID=211...strPageHistory=

and an 1/8 inch piece of plexi glass from home-depot. broke the original amber lens out. cut off a small rectangle of plexiglass, then used a bastard file to make it fit perfect. wasn't held in by clips or anything, just sandwiched in there by the clock housing.

the plexi glass doesn't curve like the original amber lens. but the final product looks great.

[WALKER]

So after reading this topic yesturday I went home and changed my clock color. However I was disappointed. After taking that amber lens off the clock color was still basically the same, the ugly green color. So then I inserted my blue folder tab and it really didn't do anything, my clock is still quite green looking.

Should I be using another layer of blue folder tab or do I need something better than a folder tab to get the blue color? Is it even possible to get the color to be blue since the bulb is basically green?

For all of you who have blue clocks, what did you do? Change bulb or just use a blue cover?

Zimluura - Did you just use those gels from the link you posted? Was your bulb white or green? Also what did you do with the light ring around the key, did you use a gel in there or did you actually change bulb to blue? Right now I have it white because I took the green cover off the bulb...hmm light bulb came on while typing, is there one of those covers on the bulb in the clock?

This post has been edited by WALKER: Jul 13, 2006 - 4:08 PM

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

mix the colors! woohoo

put a green tab and a red tab to make white? am i right?

[WALKER]

I don't really think that would work. I guess I can try it. I don't really think there is any possible way to make white since it is the absence of color. Also in order to make blue it is impossible in my mind because it is a primary color...that is why I am confused as to how it was done.

I looked at my clock again and the clock display is the ugly green, don't see anyway to change that.

[kriz45]

dude i just read this fourm today and i changed my clock color. it was really sweet. thanks for the idea. BTW its red. do you think it would work with blue cause im trying to get a blue theme going

[malpaso]

dude i just read this fourm today and i changed my clock color. it was really sweet. thanks for the idea. BTW its red. do you think it would work with blue cause im trying to get a blue theme going

No doubt It will, see my clock color



This post has been edited by malpaso: Jan 22, 2007 - 2:27 AM

[kriz45]

awsome is that just with the binder tabs also?

[malpaso]

awsome is that just with the binder tabs also?

Honestly my way was more simply . I have made new blue cover from this bottle

That's it

[WALKER]

But what color was your clock without a cover, was it green?

[malpaso]

But what color was your clock without a cover, was it green?

I was something like light-green-blue color... can't specify that better

[WALKER]

Hey no problem, that is good enough. I will go back to the drawing board tonight and try round 3 of getting it blue. Tonight I am going to use a thick dark blue plastic off of a tic tac container, I think that should work quite well. Am tempted to try the orange container and see what that looks like.

This post has been edited by WALKER: Jul 14, 2006 - 9:39 AM

[nader]

:i just used the tabs you can get from folders.....

[Griff]

id have to talk to my physics teacher on how to mix colors of light, its not like mixing paint colors...he explained it to me once...but i forgot. would be kool if u can make white...

[WALKER]

Well just to let all of you know the blue tic tac container worked perfect for changing my clock color to blue.

[Tony-94]

Here is my clock conversion. As you can see it's almost white in color, used the cover from a MR2 clock but anything you can find thats the same purple color should give the same result. Matches the stereo well too.

[WH95TE]

malpaso your lights look amazing.

[soven]

purple for green to white

[Tony-94]

Thats the idea. Will try and get some night time pictures up.

[Celica power]

dude i just read this fourm today and i changed my clock color. it was really sweet. thanks for the idea. BTW its red. do you think it would work with blue cause im trying to get a blue theme going

No doubt It will, see my clock color

And can you tell me how you have make your climate unit that color

[nixxx]

Well just to let all of you know the blue tic tac container worked perfect for changing my clock color to blue.

Man thx for this tip, it works like a charm.....

[sillycarowner]

Lol i managed to change my key ring colour alright but how the hell do u even get the clock out? How do i get behind it and into the dashboard, it's got be something so simple that i'm missing here

[GreenyST204]

Lol i managed to change my key ring colour alright but how the hell do u even get the clock out? How do i get behind it and into the dashboard, it's got be something so simple that i'm missing here

You have to pull out the bit around your gear stick, take out the two screws holding the bit around the climate control and stereo which the clock is attached to then i think it is four smaller screws on the clock.

[Negative]

Exactly.
Does anyone know if they make a red tic-tac container? I did the red clock mod a few years ago with some color samples from a paper company. They had various colors in the sample pack so I was able to mix and match about 5 sheets to get the exact red to match everything else in my car but even after cutting the green wire on the back of the clock it's a little hard to see on really sunny days. I think a red tic-tac container and just a few of the paper samples would work better.
Also did the gauges, key-ring, lighter ring and dome [LED] in red. Looks like a submarine under attack in there. LOL.

[mneal2_92788]

i used some of the clear colored cd cases for my clock and my stereo color mods. the others (keyring, climate, etc) with unvisible light sources i put colored paper areound the light, but not too close so it wouldnt burn. as long as it surrrounds all of the light's reflection it will work! for my guages at the time i have colored bulbs, but i am going to try somethin different when i get the hyper whyte LEDs im lookin at

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

hmmmm im thinking about this.....

i wonder if i can use a gel...

[Slick]

Man, that blue tic-tac box worked like a charm. Since i was painting the interior, i decided to change the clock color also.

[mr-belowaverage]

Man, that blue tic-tac box worked like a charm. Since i was painting the interior, i decided to change the clock color also.

What are the two things below your stereo in the CD din?

[dagreat1]

I don't really think that would work. I guess I can try it. I don't really think there is any possible way to make white since it is the absence of color. Also in order to make blue it is impossible in my mind because it is a primary color...that is why I am confused as to how it was done.

I looked at my clock again and the clock display is the ugly green, don't see anyway to change that.

clear or white light is not the absense of color

[Negative]

True. White is all colors in the spectrum. But you can make it.
BTW - I did my blinkers recently. Tried using multiple things but ended up cutting the cap to a 20oz Coke Bottle into the right shape and it came out a nice deep red. Amazingly bright still too. Those Blinkers bulbs are the brightest ones in the car

This post has been edited by Negative: Mar 2, 2007 - 10:41 AM

[djseven]

I just changed my clockcolour today and it looks so nice...first i thought it was goin 2 b a hell of a job, but its so easy!!! and it cost only 39cents! i'll upload some pics later on

[djseven]

ok here are the pics...








i took these pics with my phone while driving...i like the results though

This post has been edited by djseven: Apr 2, 2007 - 8:11 PM

[Random_Stranger]

how can I get the ac unit? I dunno how to take it apart, or I am kind of scared to I should say.

[djseven]

i cant get the ac out as well. its stuck from behind, i need to remove the 2 cables attached to the ac, but i cant hardly reach it

[DSToyo]

^i think you need to remove them from the engine bay check this

[Random_Stranger]

^i think you need to remove them from the engine bay check this

Toyo! I love what you do for me.... TOYOTA! LOL remember those commercials? Okay anyhow, DUde, thanks a mil. I discovered, I never had to take it out. LOL Hoepfully I can put up some pics when it is done in my profile thinige. Thanks again man.

[Random_Stranger]

Oh by the way, what do you use to paint everything? Like spray paint?

[steroid]

Hey guys,

Yeh use a good spray paint, preferably one for plastics.

Was just wondering, i used a red filter gel to make mine red (clock lights up green originally), works good at night, not visible in daylight as i have still to remove the tinted plastic facia. the reason is i wanna replace it with clear plastic so that it still has a factory feel to the clock/console (unless u take it apart and find the filter). does anyone know what i could do/use to get effectively as close to the plastic face i have but clear and not tinted?

the problem with making my own piece of plastic is the face curves, if i use a flexible plastic type thing the problem is getting it to stay in place, curved...

any ideas?

thanks

[lazarpaul]

Hey every1......i know this is old and everything but this might help some of you.....i was looking 4 the blue tic-tacs that some of u were talking about and i couldn't find any at wallmart.....so i came home with this box that u can find in the office stuff dept for about $0.50......so i gave it a try and i couldnt be more happy......
it's a little bent(fits right in there) and it matches my gauges exactly

[Jared95]

the lighting gels work the best...its what they are made for....go to your local music / sound store that carries speakers and lighting stuff ...and they should have them.

[facade]

I raed this last night and tried it this morning.......took me 5 hours.............

but i finally got it:


at night (or dark)



I had the worst problem finding the right plastic part for it.

[KAOS]

Walker;
thats a great Idea with the TicTac's I'll have to try that as well...

[GriffGirl]

haunts from beyond the grave. . .

[njccmd2002]

spoooky

[eduxz]

look i am going for blue celica and i did what most people did take the amber piece out and put a folder tab and yes experienced the same problem of putting one blue will still look green what i did is that i used a red and blue together mixed and in the end turned out to be blue.... the only down of this procedure is that the light is not as bright as before so at day u may have difficulty trying to see the clock but i dont mind at night looks sweet

[808celica]

instead of using the folder tabs........

i bought the whole folder divider that came in transperant color red goodness might go green or blue dependind on my leds imma have

[RickJamesBish]

Mine's green too.

[aflacattack]

tried the tictac case, didnt work, used an enlarger filter(photography thing) and ended up spilling glue all the way down the front of it and you cant see the clock >.<...
so now i gotta go and get some color gels from somewhere and see if i can pull it off with that..

[delusionz]

Red seems to work out best, The green from the clock goes with red to make firey orange digits on a blood red background... I used some translucent blue (Blue Colbat 37) paint on the actual LCD clock surface and it simply gave me turquoise/aqua digits. I'm going to try replacing the plastic aswell perhaps some extra blue will cut out some of that green but I'm pretty sure it's going to just become dimm and still not filter any green.



This post has been edited by delusionz: Jul 17, 2008 - 5:28 AM

[jophish]

i'm having an incredibly hard time securing the stage gel that i bought to the plastic housing for the clock...i've tried hot glue, and elmers...neither is working. Any suggestions? I'm thinking that some kind of mechanical fastener rather than glue would be the way to go...

[stevest202]

i stuck the lighting gel with some thinly cut double sided tape

[delusionz]

i stuck the lighting gel with some thinly cut double sided tape

Wow thats good, But are your digits white? I don't see any green in yours at all?

[aflacattack]

if you guys wanna cut out the green, use a number 3 or 3 1/2 photographic enlarger filter. That will take the green right outa it!

[circuscatch85]

How do you get the clock open? i know it said earlier there were 4 tiny screws, but i don't see those anywhere

[slow_yota]

Ok..so i took the console/dash area apart to replace all of my lights with blue lights and im all done cept the clock.Are you guys keepign the plastic "S" piece that gives the oem clock cover its color ? or just putting the tabs behind the amber cover ?

[GriffGirl]

I took my amber plastic thing out, and used the tic-tac container for my blue. If you're careful with the amber piece and don't break it, you can use it as a form. Put the hacked up tic-tac container plastic on top of it, and heat it with a hair dryer using the original amber piece as a form, it won't soften up the way the tic-tac plastic will. Then you can basically reattach the plastic the same way the amber one was attached, with the flat little tabs on the top and bottom. Voila! Professional aqua-blue results!

[DEATH]

On a side note: I have 3-4 spare clocks with and without brown filters if anyone needs one. I also have a book of various color tinted clear paper that have several shades of each color which can be combined to make practically any color you can come up with. If anyone wants me too I'll make clocks in your color choice for $20ea - just gonna need you to post a sample of the exact color you want.

[slow_yota]

uhh...Arent tic tac boxs clear ??

[GriffGirl]

Oh yeah, THAT'S why it didn't work!


















This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Aug 6, 2008 - 12:50 PM

[slow_yota]

hmm..I dont think ive ever seen those blue boxs..off to wal mart i guess.

[DEATH]

They have red ones like that too.

[slow_yota]

hmm..I looked i didnt find any..I ended getting some big colored folder tabs.Cut 6 of them into the size of the clock hole..Lets see how well this turns out.. * Bites Nails*

[WWSideWinder]

Hi all I have changed the Clock - At Last.

I orderd a Supergel Sample book ($0.00) and spent some time finding the right shade.

Took pics with my Cellphone but they are gastly, I'll take pics with my Camera tonight.
The blue is perfect.

Delusionz I have Gell's for your car lets get together some time soon.
I have pinks for Nat as well.

[parriehunter]

Hi all I have changed the Clock - At Last.

I orderd a Supergel Sample book ($0.00) and spent some time finding the right shade.

Took pics with my Cellphone but they are gastly, I'll take pics with my Camera tonight.
The blue is perfect.

Delusionz I have Gell's for your car lets get together some time soon.
I have pinks for Nat as well.

Sounds interesting. When i am back up in aucks might have to meet up. Definitely thinking of changing the console lights to blue.

[WWSideWinder]

HI Parriehunter,

Yup look me up, Delusionz has my number but just give a post on on 6G and i'll get to you.

PS I Got 3 sets of Gel Samples so no problem for you and you can even pick the exact shade of Blue or Red or PINK.... LOL

[parriehunter]

HI Parriehunter,

Yup look me up, Delusionz has my number but just give a post on on 6G and i'll get to you.

PS I Got 3 sets of Gel Samples so no problem for you and you can even pick the exact shade of Blue or Red or PINK.... LOL

Sweet sounds like a plan.

Cheers will definitely have to have a mini meet.

This post has been edited by parriehunter: Oct 22, 2008 - 8:08 PM

[WWSideWinder]

Yup

You, Mike, Nat and Me 4 people 3 cars......

[parriehunter]

Yup

You, Mike, Nat and Me 4 people 3 cars......

Better than one car .

[WWSideWinder]

Hi again

now a Pic of my clock, this is the best shot but the Blue is deeper than in the Photo.




Blue is more like the reflected Blue the the Blue on the numbers.

[eraser]

hi all!

this is my blue clock in 6gen:

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=V96dIfNirAE

i write instruction in polish language:

http://www.celica-club.org.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13100

[parriehunter]

Damn WWSideWinder that looks awesome.

Well done.

[paul52]

hi all!

this is my blue clock in 6gen:

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=V96dIfNirAE

i write instruction in polish language:

http://www.celica-club.org.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13100

hi!
ive just read all the posts and im confused(tic tacs,platic tabs, gels..=S) xDhehe i love the way ur clock look, could u tell me what did u use? and how did u make it?

[richee3]

I read somewhere that using a purple gel will give you a white clock... I must have used the wrong shade or purple or something! Lol. I got my light gel for $1 so I can't complain for the nice aqua blue I got. It's a step in the right direction. But has anybody achieved a white clock (actually white, not just kinda blue) with the gels? Or would I need to replace the whole clock? Because my step-momma just bought an '09 Camry with the white gauges and clock, and that's exactly what I want in my car. So I guess I'm desperate enough to buy a new clock if I have to, but I like those $1 light gels if anyone can give me the right color combination.

EDIT: Forgot to say the first time that I don't really think it's possible to do this, turn a green clock to white, since white is all colors and those gels filter colors out and remove them. But hey, if I can get close, I'll be happy

This post has been edited by richee3: Dec 1, 2008 - 11:58 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

experiment!!!i just colored a piece of plastic with a dark blue marker and got teal...

[eraser]

hi all!

this is my blue clock in 6gen:

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=V96dIfNirAE

i write instruction in polish language:

http://www.celica-club.org.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13100

hi!
ive just read all the posts and im confused(tic tacs,platic tabs, gels..=S) xDhehe i love the way ur clock look, could u tell me what did u use? and how did u make it?

I have used blue foil projector for front plastic. For a display alphanumeric i sticked on oracal foil. I made different combinations of colors.

[6GenCircleLghts]

I took a pink cup, cut it up, used two pieces, and it made my clock white. Which it was green. Now to other projects, lol.

This post has been edited by 6GenCircleLghts: Dec 18, 2008 - 5:36 PM

[GriffGirl]

^ That actually kind of makes sense, since green and red are opposites on the color wheel, if you had just the right pink it could feasibly cancel out most of the green.

[richee3]

^ That actually kind of makes sense, since green and red are opposites on the color wheel, if you had just the right pink it could feasibly cancel out most of the green.

So could a red color gel cancel the green too? I read somewhere that purple does the trick, but that just turned it a nice teal blue that everyone else has. I haven't picked up the other colors yet. I got that single purple gel for $1 rather than $6 for ever color. I'm cheap, I know

[6GenCircleLghts]

The cup that I cut up, I think it's pink, but I could be color blind, lol. And as you can see, I put one piece on another so it made it darker. And then a picture of what my clock looks like. And maybe that is blue, but I think it looks more white.

[richee3]

That looks pretty white to me! I'm going to go to the dollar store and buy some plastic cups now Nice job!

EDIT: I just went to town and bought a red light gel to replace the purple one I had in there. Worked beautifully! I now have a nice white clock with a blood red background. For only $1 and about ten minutes of work. Well worth it.

This post has been edited by richee3: Dec 20, 2008 - 6:10 PM

[JustinCapps]

lol, i just took the clock apart. popped the nasty brown cover out. then sparpied the glass of the clock! works great!