Instrument Panel Colour

I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks

"bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
> panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
> bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
> display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
>[/color]

The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough so
you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
> >[/color]
>
> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough so
> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]

I don't plan to make the dispaly any brighter than it is, just to
change the colour. That y i'm not changing the bulbs, I just want to
change the covers.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
> >[/color]
>
> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough so
> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]

I don't plan to make the dispaly any brighter than it is, just to
change the colour. That y i'm not changing the bulbs, I just want to
change the covers.

Joe, you could really use some fiber in your diet:

[url]http://www.metamucil.com/specific_conditions/constipation.shtml[/url]



JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
> >[/color]
>
> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough so
> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]

"Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1165604659.331138.224740@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Joe, you could really use some fiber in your diet:
>
> [url]http://www.metamucil.com/specific_conditions/constipation.shtml[/url]
>
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=green]
>> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
>> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
>> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
>> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
>> >[/color]
>>
>> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough
>> so
>> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]
>[/color]

This guy gets excitement from changing the colors of dashboard lights, and
you think *I* have issues? :-)

"bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1165603042.238828.127760@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=green]
>> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
>> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
>> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
>> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
>> >[/color]
>>
>> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough
>> so
>> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]
>
> I don't plan to make the dispaly any brighter than it is, just to
> change the colour. That y i'm not changing the bulbs, I just want to
> change the covers.[/color]

I am not familiar with bulb covers, however, there are tinted replacement
bulbs available, usually blue and red. The red supposedly preserves your
night vision, and blue light supposedly makes blood more visible.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

The eye is not as sensitive to red light as to green light of the same
intensity, that is why green laser pointers can be used to point out
things in the sky with a visible beam as the light scatters off dust in
the air.

I didn't know that about blue, good tip ;-)


Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165603042.238828.127760@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> >
> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=darkred]
> >> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
> >> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
> >> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
> >> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
> >> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
> >> >
> >>
> >> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough
> >> so
> >> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]
> >
> > I don't plan to make the dispaly any brighter than it is, just to
> > change the colour. That y i'm not changing the bulbs, I just want to
> > change the covers.[/color]
>
> I am not familiar with bulb covers, however, there are tinted replacement
> bulbs available, usually blue and red. The red supposedly preserves your
> night vision, and blue light supposedly makes blood more visible.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]

Ray O wrote:
[color=blue]
> I am not familiar with bulb covers, however, there are tinted replacement
> bulbs available, usually blue and red. The red supposedly preserves your
> night vision, and blue light supposedly makes blood more visible.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]

The color of the display is given by the "condom like" covering over
the bulbs, that's waht i'm trying to source to give the display a
softer tone. It's easier than replacing the bulbs.

In article <1165604659.331138.224740@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Joe, you could really use some fiber in your diet:
>
> [url]http://www.metamucil.com/specific_conditions/constipation.shtml[/url][/color]


And hemeroids exacerbate the problem. By jove, I think you are on to
something there Mark.



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>
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=green]
> > "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
> > > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
> > > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
> > > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
> > > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
> > >[/color]
> >
> > The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough so
> > you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color][/color]
--

"Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1165607030.257012.50740@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> The eye is not as sensitive to red light as to green light of the same
> intensity, that is why green laser pointers can be used to point out
> things in the sky with a visible beam as the light scatters off dust in
> the air.
>
> I didn't know that about blue, good tip ;-)
>[/color]

At least the tip about blue light was in an ad for a SureFire LED flashlight
:-)
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message[/color]
[color=blue]
> I am not familiar with bulb covers, however, there are tinted replacement
> bulbs available, usually blue and red. The red supposedly preserves your
> night vision, and blue light supposedly makes blood more visible.[/color]

<http://stlplaces.com/night_vision.html>

Too bright of any color, even red, can degrade it. White light degrades
it the fastest. Single colors usually preserve night vision.

In cockpits, we frequently use red, green, or blue, depending upon the
cockpit and the task, but only one of them at a time. I own an LED
flashlight with selectable red, green, blue, or white light.

Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165607030.257012.50740@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > The eye is not as sensitive to red light as to green light of the same
> > intensity, that is why green laser pointers can be used to point out
> > things in the sky with a visible beam as the light scatters off dust in
> > the air.
> >
> > I didn't know that about blue, good tip ;-)
> >[/color]
>
> At least the tip about blue light was in an ad for a SureFire LED flashlight
> :-)
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]


So does anyone know where I could source the T1 & T1 3/4 bulb
caps/covers? I think this is the size ob the bulbs in the instrument
panel.

B A R R Y wrote:[color=blue]
> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
> > "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message[/color]
>[color=green]
> > I am not familiar with bulb covers, however, there are tinted replacement
> > bulbs available, usually blue and red. The red supposedly preserves your
> > night vision, and blue light supposedly makes blood more visible.[/color]
>
> <http://stlplaces.com/night_vision.html>
>
> Too bright of any color, even red, can degrade it. White light degrades
> it the fastest. Single colors usually preserve night vision.
>
> In cockpits, we frequently use red, green, or blue, depending upon the
> cockpit and the task, but only one of them at a time. I own an LED
> flashlight with selectable red, green, blue, or white light.[/color]


I'm planning to use just 1 colour, but I don't know where to source the
covers for the bulbs.

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:7Mieh.7102$Ka1.3495@news01.roc.ny...[color=blue]
> "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165604659.331138.224740@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>> Joe, you could really use some fiber in your diet:
>>
>> [url]http://www.metamucil.com/specific_conditions/constipation.shtml[/url]
>>
>>
>>
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> "bornfree" <selburn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1165602195.151246.210860@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
>>> > I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
>>> > panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase
>>> > these
>>> > bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
>>> > display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks
>>> >
>>>
>>> The more exciting color might be bright enough to blind you just enough
>>> so
>>> you don't see a deer on a dark road. Sounds like a bad idea.[/color]
>>[/color]
>
> This guy gets excitement from changing the colors of dashboard lights, and
> you think *I* have issues? :-)[/color]

Whatever floats your boat, I guess. In my case, I couldn't tell you what
color my dash lights are...and don't much care, as long as I can see them.[color=blue]
>
>[/color]