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Old 06-03-2006, 03:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question How to change Dash Board Lighting

My XRS has Red dash board lighting which I do not like. It lights up in the morning too Bright red.
How can I change this light to a softer color like light green or soft white color.
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There's a guy that will swap out the red LED's for a colour of your choice. It's labour intensive as there a a lot. He does this a s a business. You send him your gauge cluster and he'll send you a loaner while he does the job. Go to:

www.matrixowners.com

and search for LED gauge conversion.

As another option to get more colour, you can do this:

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what did u do to get ur gagues to look like that?
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First of all, the 05/06 Matrix has white and red lighting. I painted the gauge pods blue.
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