I did this two years ago. I didn't think it was a big deal. I never knew 'they said it couldn't be done'. I removed the green filter completely. I have a little red 'bulb condom' over the bulb behind the MFA. I also changed the factory stereo to red. They both look stock (radio is no more though).
On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 08:45:05 -0700 (PDT) James Blumenfeld <[email protected]> writes: > They said it couldn't (shouldn't) be done but last > night I changed the color of the lighting in my MFA > display. > Obviously you need to be REALLY careful. > I pulled the circuit board, removed 2 screws from > the top and 2 from the bottom and lifted the white > plastic frame. Now we see the top of the LCD. Gently > take an x-acto type knife and gently pry up the bottom > of the black rubber circuit connector from the board. > Once you get a few spots freed up go to the other > side. Do not remove the rubber connector from the LCD > itself. Once freed up the LCD (with the 2 rubber > connectors) will lift off. Now you will see the green > filter. Remove this and replace with one in the > desired color (I used a color tab from a loose leaf > divider). > It is actually not that hard, especially if you've > taken the cluster apart before. (Sigh; who hasn't?) > If you're shy try this with a broken cluster first. > > James Blumenfeld > 87 gti 16v > > PS; How many more listings do I have to make before I > get on the top ten list? Oh well, I must not be bored > enough! > JB > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! > Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to > [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of > your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
