Anyone know if the back light color is changeable (even if it has to be modified) on the BH/BE STi Genome boost gauge or the green hue is part of the construction?
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STi Genome boost gauge question.
Started by CRUISN, May 11 2016 11:13 AM
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Posted 11 May 2016 - 11:13 AM
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Posted 13 May 2016 - 04:57 PM
There's an instruction video on YouTube
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Posted 13 May 2016 - 05:33 PM
Yes it can, but is pretty tricky, you need to pry the bezel off and can change the led colour
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Posted 13 May 2016 - 05:39 PM
Thanks guy's.
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Posted 07 June 2016 - 07:00 PM
Ive purchased one, now to see about the color change...
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Posted 13 June 2016 - 01:28 AM
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Posted 18 June 2016 - 05:13 PM
Gauge is apart, quite easy actually.
The face background is tinted green but that was easily removed with some citris spray so is now clear.
Unfortunately the surface mount LED's are green also. Next step is remove and replace with some white ones.
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Posted 21 June 2016 - 07:23 AM
Looking forward to seeing the finished result...
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Posted 10 July 2016 - 04:52 PM
Gauge deconstruction. Not particularly hard but not for the faint hearted either.
Waiting on delivery of the smd white LED's to swap in place of the green ones.
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 06:33 PM
Nice, i might do this too, i have one of those sitting in the garage somewhere.
So de/re solder the led's on the circuit board job?
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 07:01 PM
Yes but you also have to remove the green tint from the back of the gauge face also.
I have the LED's now and got a .5mm tip for my soldering iron today. Will change them out over the weekend.
I have the LED's now and got a .5mm tip for my soldering iron today. Will change them out over the weekend.
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 08:59 PM
Sweet, look forward to seeing how she goes.
what lumens/wattage leds did you go for?
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 09:04 PM
Yep also looking forward to see the finished product
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Posted 15 July 2016 - 02:10 PM
Sweet, look forward to seeing how she goes.
what lumens/wattage leds did you go for?
1400 to 3500mcd @ 20mA, color temp of 5500k.
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Posted 17 July 2016 - 05:27 PM
Changed. Put it all back together sometime this week.....
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Posted 17 July 2016 - 05:39 PM
Looking good Mark....
Can't wait to see the finished gauge.....
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Posted 23 July 2016 - 09:57 AM
Crap pic but gauge is winning. Nice clear white back lit, not too bright.
The plug that it would usually connect to is used by the auto headlights. Thankfully the gauge came from Japan with the female plug and tails so I removed all pins not required and piggy backed it to the existing wiring.
The plug that it would usually connect to is used by the auto headlights. Thankfully the gauge came from Japan with the female plug and tails so I removed all pins not required and piggy backed it to the existing wiring.
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Posted 23 July 2016 - 02:24 PM
Plumbed and installed.
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Posted 23 July 2016 - 04:39 PM
Yep that's a winner Mark, I like that a lot. 
I will grab one of those gauges for my RS at some stage.....
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Posted 23 July 2016 - 04:45 PM
Thanks.
If anyone is interested, I have five spare white Cree LED's. Bought 10 "just in case". Free.
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