okay so i am in the process of changing up the look of my HVAC. i ordered a few #74 bulbs online
my question is how do i make it so that the little HVAC icons arent red anymore, but clear so that they will be the color of the leds? if there is a thread for this just link me to it
thanks!
also, i have an 05 sunfire, if that is need, haha
I belive that all sunfires had a red tint in the actual material of the HVAC face that is pretty much impossible to remove. Atleast that's what it was in my 97. When I did my LED's I just blacked out the icons and called it a day. You could try to get a new HVAC face from blackcatcustom.com or something, or try one off a cavalier. I'd imagine they don't have the red in them (but don't quote me on that, just guessing). Hope that helps.
Also, try searching a little bit, you'll probably turn up something more useful. Good luck.
yeah ive been searching ill do some more
and also just to clarify, what im asking here is if anyone know how to get rid of that red film over the icons so the true pure color comes through
ethanfbm wrote:yeah ive been searching ill do some more
and also just to clarify, what im asking here is if anyone know how to get rid of that red film over the icons so the true pure color comes through
That's what I mean, I don't think it's possible to remove it. Or it wouldn't be worth the effort.
I think the ones from a cavalier are like blue or green or something (idk) so maybe you should try fitting the face of one of those on instead of the Sunfire one.
Just a suggestion.
where could i get one of those?
The ones in a cavalier are white
So the 'true' red would show through better
If you are wanting the 'clear' knobs
all you have to do is cut the rubber surrounding and it comes off, voila clear knobs
Best ones to get clear knobs are from a 95-99 Cavy
the newer ones the edges chip off I have found
oh yeah i already made my knobs clear, im just looking for the icons to be clear too so they will match the knobs when i put the blue or green LEDs in.
the 'icons' come right off as well if you don't care for them
just a light pull on the edge of them
If you are wanting to keep them, then you will need cavalier ones as they are white
Again I suggest getting them from a 95-99 Cavalier as the newer ones edges seem to chip off
Xplicit wrote:The ones in a cavalier are white
So the 'true' red would show through better
If you are wanting the 'clear' knobs
all you have to do is cut the rubber surrounding and it comes off, voila clear knobs
Best ones to get clear knobs are from a 95-99 Cavy
the newer ones the edges chip off I have found
Ok, glad a Cavalier person could clarify that lol
where could i get a cavi HVAC face plate like this?
Junkyard, ebaymotors, classifieds
the cav ones have the colors painted on the back of them, which if you have a light hand and a very mild pant remover(maybe watered down nail polish remover) you can take the paint right off,
be careful however because the black is also painted on and if you press too hard with a q-tip or whatever you use orlet the remover sit on it too long, it will take the black off too, I have tried it once with decent results, I did end up taking some of the black off which looked like crap.
I have not tried it with a diluted remover solution yet, but I think it would work slower, giving better results.
good luck and use a spare one to do this, maybe pull a few while you are the the juck yard.
steve
ive got a hvac plate for cavalier ill sell ya $15 shipped
didnt want to make a new thread so ill just bring this one back from the dead. the other day i put some blue leds in my hvac and cleared the faceplate. im really happy with how it turned out
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day shot (very bright still)
u kiddin wrote:didnt want to make a new thread so ill just bring this one back from the dead. the other day i put some blue leds in my hvac and cleared the faceplate. im really happy with how it turned out
night shot
day shot (very bright still)
this is exactly what i wanna do. think u could give me a ez walkthrough bro?
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ya no problem
-first get the bulbs -#74 in whatever colour you choose
-than remove the HVAC face and plastic piece behind it.
wrap the plastic piece in foil with the shiny side facing inwards like so
than cut some foil of for the knobs .
i actually had to cut more than shown in the pic to get the blue to shine through the cleared faceplate. i will edit a pic and show what needs to be removed.sorry for bad editing skills
the black parts are what need to be cut out.
this is what it looked like without the extra foil cut away
than to get the faceplate clear you could use a cavi one but what i did for one was peel the adhesive film off the parts i wanted to clear than with nail polish removeer i got rid of the paint. (mine didn't turn out 100% perfect. still need to go get a new one and redo it). that should look something like this
ignore the song i was listening to
than simply put it all back together and install it into the car and your done
another pic
hope this helps. if you have any other questions ask away
btw the first pic is the back of the plastic piece. DO NOT CUT OUT LED HOLE ON THE FRONT OF THE PIECE or the whole foil advantage is pretty much gone
iv never taken my HVAC apart... so theres a plastic peice behind the black front plate? so whats the point in covering the plastic peice in foil? is it to get even lighting? i guess ill get the whole idea better when i actualy take mine appart and see whats there for myself lol. too bad theres not a youtube vid for his lol
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hondakilla14 wrote:iv never taken my HVAC apart... so theres a plastic peice behind the black front plate? so whats the point in covering the plastic peice in foil? is it to get even lighting? i guess ill get the whole idea better when i actualy take mine appart and see whats there for myself lol. too bad theres not a youtube vid for his lol
i know it is more involved in a cavi to remove it but once you do pull off the kbbs and there are 4 little clips on the faceplate and all you have to do is gently lift them with a screw driver if you cant do it with your fingers. then the plastic piece sit right behind it. very easy to figure out once you have it apart. the foil is to increase the lighting output and to make it even. in another thread the guy who did it first explained it better than i could ever.
it is halfway down this page
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=45&i=68177&t=68177&p=4
also a good thread to read in general if you want to do your HVAC knobs
so here is a good question. how the hell did u get the bulbs out of the sockets without them breaking????
Mike Z A.K.A SNEEZY wrote:so here is a good question. how the hell did u get the bulbs out of the sockets without them breaking????
i took needle nose pilers and was really careful. i only got out unbroken. the other i broke then just grabbed onto to what was left of the bulb and pulled it out. it doesn't really matter if you break them as you as replacing them.
