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Too much front lighting ... That would get distracting to me91GL BP/F3A with boost
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That's with the dimmer all the way up,I drive with them on as dim as it goes they're still pretty bright lolComment
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What did you do to get those blue lights?90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
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I went to AutoZone and looked up what the part number was for my gauge cluster lights because the tach side wasn't lighting up anymore and I was looking at the bulbs and found these pilot less that worked.just have to pull your cluster out and the lights are right on the back.they're like a little nob you twist to pull out,I did my turn signals also,I found led bulbs for the top of the cluster on eBay there's a little panel with two bulbs in it on the top of the cluster also i just removed the green tint and replaced the bulbs with blue one,I can get you the part number if you want me to.About the hardest part is trying to finagle the Speedo cable back in but its not that bad.Comment
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If you take the cluster apart and use aluminum tape as a reflector in all the pockets and clean all the dust out these clusters are really bright. I like that blue effect!Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.Comment
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Wow, great tip!Originally posted by Advancedynamix View Post90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
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If you take out the lens that covers the top (front) lights and sand it with 80 grit it will tone it right down and make it much more tolerable. It'll also help it spread out better instead of just having spots.Last edited by sketchman; 04-18-2015, 09:04 AM.Any difference that makes no difference is no difference.
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Another good one! Gotta try all this stuff now. Nice little mods showing up here. Here's another: inside the back of the cluster, where the bulb is located for the backlighting, there is a little molded wall partly around it. Dremel that off for more light. It may only be in the non-tach or the tach cluster, I forget, but I do remember doing it. Might as well check for it, while you have it apart to install the aluminum tape.Originally posted by sketchman View PostLast edited by TominMO; 04-18-2015, 09:20 AM.90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
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Thanks guys those are some great tips in going to have to try them outComment
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Got some aluminum tape and installed it inside the instrument housing. The only problem I had before was reading the trip odometer at night. Now I can read it fairly easily if I move my head forward about 12". Before, I actually needed a small flashlight to read it. My cluster is a Festy tach cluster that I modded by putting in a 140-mph early-90s Protege speedo.
I'm gonna try this on a non-tach cluster too and see if it makes a difference. I think on the non-tach clusters only the speedo section is backlit, with the smaller gauges being lit only from above in front. I have two non-tach clusters; one is stock and one has the Protege speedo in it, which I used in Matthew with a small aftermarket tach.Last edited by TominMO; 04-19-2015, 09:23 PM.90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
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Disaster preparedness
Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info
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my trip odomiter doesn't work anyways so that wouldn't matter to me... thzt color would match the backlight on my radio perfectly tho....Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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