esteem instrument cluster backlighting changed to red

nawabnabeel · 15th December 2008, 01:05

hi guys. even my esteem's instrument cluster or speedo had the boring green back lighting so thought of changing it to something different. saw the snaps of the baleno whose backlighting was changed to red so thought of going with red. i also read some posts in which people mentioned that the backlighting of esteem cannot be changed easily so i decided to try it out. i replaced the old bulbs with new ones & covered them with the same red plastic sheet which the baleno guy did. got the sheet for Rs.3

. it was hell of a tough job atleast for me. you can see in the pic that the red light is softer on the eyes than the original green one.
now i am done with it but unfortunately i didnt have a cam with me when i was doing it.
heres the pic

shreyasma · 16th December 2008, 12:46

Cool Bro!! Congrats!

Thats useful for me atleast.

I had given up the idea for my esteem but now after you have done it, I have got the spirit back..Will do it this weekend.

cheers:

vishalpipraiya · 16th December 2008, 15:59

@shreyasma: be sure to document the whole process with pics. i'll follow in your stead

nawabnabeel · 17th December 2008, 23:16

@shreyasma

best of luck brother. take care while removing the speedo cable.

arungee6 · 17th December 2008, 23:35

Hello folks,

Any one tried it on a Santro?.. eagerly waiting for reply. Already fed up with the original green lights.

Cheerscheers:

noidaboy · 17th December 2008, 23:42

>> mods kindly remove this post

noidaboy · 17th December 2008, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by arungee6

Hello folks,

Any one tried it on a Santro?.. eagerly waiting for reply. Already fed up with the original green lights.

Cheerscheers:

What's there to try? just go ahead and do it.

nawabnabeel · 18th December 2008, 01:26

i have also done the same trick with backlighting of the ac switches but as it has a green stickering on it which i didnt try to remove, it is not giving that bright red look instead its looking light pink. will try to post pic soon.

yogisays0909 · 18th December 2008, 01:48

I have changed the bulbs to white led bulbs in my eld m100 shape type 1 Esteem, but no luck, no doubt the coour changed but its again dark as before.
Is there any way to make them brighter?

yogisays0909 · 18th December 2008, 01:51

I have changed the regular bulbs to white led bulbs, but no luck, no doubt the back light colour has changed but still dark as before.
Is there any way to make the speedo cluster bright.

vishalpipraiya · 18th December 2008, 08:29

is it the same process that was followed for the baleno one or does something different need to be done for esteem?

shreyasma · 18th December 2008, 13:47

HO HO!!

Lots of encouragement. Thanks guys.

Will take a lot of pics and share it wid you all

Cheers!
Shreyas

benbsb29 · 19th December 2008, 11:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by yogisays0909

I have changed the regular bulbs to white led bulbs, but no luck, no doubt the back light colour has changed but still dark as before.
Is there any way to make the speedo cluster bright.

What mm white LEDs did you use? Also, how many LEDs did you use?
You can use more than one LED connected in series to get more light.

Quite a few threads on similar lines now on the forum. Do check them out.

shreyasma · 22nd December 2008, 12:23

Finally...finished the DIY

Took many pics but unfortunately, the quality was very very bad for posting.

You might wonder whats with the color blue..It is the roof lights.
I had a blue rubber tube. I just pushed the bulb inside it...

The out come of the roof light is that its not very blue..but looks close to white...

Cheers! cheers:
Shreyas

vishalpipraiya · 22nd December 2008, 12:53

@shreyas: great stuff. no pic of the roof light? you have posted the final product snaps, none of the process? opening the console etc.?

15th December 2008, 01:05	#1
nawabnabeel BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 200 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	esteem instrument cluster backlighting changed to red hi guys. even my esteem's instrument cluster or speedo had the boring green back lighting so thought of changing it to something different. saw the snaps of the baleno whose backlighting was changed to red so thought of going with red. i also read some posts in which people mentioned that the backlighting of esteem cannot be changed easily so i decided to try it out. i replaced the old bulbs with new ones & covered them with the same red plastic sheet which the baleno guy did. got the sheet for Rs.3. it was hell of a tough job atleast for me. you can see in the pic that the red light is softer on the eyes than the original green one. now i am done with it but unfortunately i didnt have a cam with me when i was doing it. heres the pic Attached Thumbnails
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16th December 2008, 12:46	#2
shreyasma BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bang! Posts: 652 Thanked: 6 Times	Cool Bro!! Congrats! Thats useful for me atleast. I had given up the idea for my esteem but now after you have done it, I have got the spirit back..Will do it this weekend. cheers:
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16th December 2008, 15:59	#3
vishalpipraiya BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 44 Thanked: Once	@shreyasma: be sure to document the whole process with pics. i'll follow in your stead
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17th December 2008, 23:16	#4
nawabnabeel BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 200 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	@shreyasma best of luck brother. take care while removing the speedo cable.
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17th December 2008, 23:35	#5
arungee6 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cochin Posts: 21 Thanked: 2 Times	Hello folks, Any one tried it on a Santro?.. eagerly waiting for reply. Already fed up with the original green lights. Cheerscheers:
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17th December 2008, 23:42	#6
noidaboy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Noida Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	>> mods kindly remove this post Last edited by noidaboy : 17th December 2008 at 23:51.
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18th December 2008, 01:26	#8
nawabnabeel BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 200 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	i have also done the same trick with backlighting of the ac switches but as it has a green stickering on it which i didnt try to remove, it is not giving that bright red look instead its looking light pink. will try to post pic soon.
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18th December 2008, 01:48	#9
yogisays0909 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 538 Thanked: 313 Times View My Garage	I have changed the bulbs to white led bulbs in my eld m100 shape type 1 Esteem, but no luck, no doubt the coour changed but its again dark as before. Is there any way to make them brighter?
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18th December 2008, 01:51	#10
yogisays0909 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 538 Thanked: 313 Times View My Garage	I have changed the regular bulbs to white led bulbs, but no luck, no doubt the back light colour has changed but still dark as before. Is there any way to make the speedo cluster bright.
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18th December 2008, 08:29	#11
vishalpipraiya BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 44 Thanked: Once	is it the same process that was followed for the baleno one or does something different need to be done for esteem?
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18th December 2008, 13:47	#12
shreyasma BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bang! Posts: 652 Thanked: 6 Times	HO HO!! Lots of encouragement. Thanks guys. Will take a lot of pics and share it wid you all Cheers! Shreyas
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22nd December 2008, 12:23	#14
shreyasma BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bang! Posts: 652 Thanked: 6 Times	Finally...finished the DIY Took many pics but unfortunately, the quality was very very bad for posting. You might wonder whats with the color blue..It is the roof lights. I had a blue rubber tube. I just pushed the bulb inside it... The out come of the roof light is that its not very blue..but looks close to white... Cheers! cheers: Shreyas Attached Thumbnails
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22nd December 2008, 12:53	#15
vishalpipraiya BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 44 Thanked: Once	@shreyas: great stuff. no pic of the roof light? you have posted the final product snaps, none of the process? opening the console etc.?
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