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Post by chris » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:33 am

authentic wrote:Are you changing the colour of the speedo or the whole design?
Not doing the speedo yet, doing the A/C Controls
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Post by chris » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:46 am

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Almost there..
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Post by authentic » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:21 pm

chris wrote:
authentic wrote:Are you changing the colour of the speedo or the whole design?
Not doing the speedo yet, doing the A/C Controls
Nice nice. Definitely make a thread for the process, keen to see how it works out. I'm wanting to at least make the backlighting red but I have no idea what the bulbs are behind there.

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Post by sprsta » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:46 am

authentic wrote: I'm wanting to at least make the backlighting red but I have no idea what the bulbs are behind there.
there are a whole bunch of 5w bulbs with green rubber overlays on them
i went to repco and bought a packet of red overlays stuck em on and the cluster was red

i think there was even a thread some time ago in the electronic section that someone used leds for the same result

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Post by warrior » Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:02 am

I have used leds on mine and makes them very crisp and clear :)
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Post by MrGrey » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:54 pm

a while ago I came across a tutorial on a forum/webpage somewhere that listed all the bulbs in the MX5 and the LED bulb codes for the appropriate LED's used to replace them.... basically you can swap all for LED's except the headlights.
If you have no luck, give me a yell and I would be happy to try and refind the page for you :)

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Post by CordedBowl » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:59 pm

Today I finally put on my Rays Gramlights I purchased off Aidwano around Christmas time, I don't really like the colour combination but I like the shape of them!

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MadKiwi and I also started on a paint project of ours, to paint a set of wheels and a pair of doors :D

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Everything's primered, more to come!

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Post by Furai » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:30 pm

Thats looks fookin awesome. I like the contrast for some reason.

You going to paint them a dark gun metal?

Also what size are they? Who are the others for?

Your car reminds me of Keisukes now, need to paint it yellow and either A-Spec kit or widebody and GT wing. :lol:

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Post by chris » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:08 pm

So, I have started work on the AC panel - will do a write up when I am sober :3
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Post by authentic » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:45 am

MrGrey wrote:a while ago I came across a tutorial on a forum/webpage somewhere that listed all the bulbs in the MX5 and the LED bulb codes for the appropriate LED's used to replace them.... basically you can swap all for LED's except the headlights.
If you have no luck, give me a yell and I would be happy to try and refind the page for you :)
Cheers man, yeah I've already swapped out nearly every bulb for LEDs. My reverse lights illuminate errthang now. All I have left are the number plate lights, the center brake light (needs a wide dispersion bulb with a 194 base, haven't found one yet) and the heater control bulbs.

I got most of the info from this page: http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led- ... /36-744--/

I got the LEDs off Trade Me.

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Post by chris » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:27 am

I had a look at my karma yesterday (-15!!) and thought "wow, time to be a decent member of the Mx5 community."

Anyway - totally cosmetic (kill me if you wish) I was getting sick of looking at my faded aircon panel.

I decided to attempt to make my own.

It's a fairly simple process (where I am up to anyway)

First thing you need to do is remove the centre console, from memory this is 5 screws, 2 at the bottom of the tombstone, 1 in the centre under the ash tray/cupholder and 2 inside the lid.

Once that is off you can remove the tombstone, this is 3 screws from memory, the first is on the bottom left (passenger side) and then two behind the air vents. If you haven't removed the airvents before they are nice and simple, get a thin towel or cloth and put it over one of the vanes in the vent, get some flat nose pliers and pull! Touch wood I have never damaged my vents :)

Now that you have got the centre console and tombstone out you need to get the AC panel out. The three toggle knob things are easy, you unscrew them. However when you unscrew them be careful not to lose the small screws!

the "AC 1 2 3 4" knob is simple just pull it and "pop" it's off!

Now you get to the fun part, the backing plates. The peel off, simple right?

Scan them in, use photoshop and customize them!

At the moment I have only come across one problem.... The printing, I need to find a material that will be suitable! grrr.

I might post a pic later of the ones I have done!
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Post by harlansmart » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:34 am

There you go, -14 now.
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Post by chris » Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:19 am

Yuss :D

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Post by Kieran » Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:30 pm

harlansmart wrote:There you go, -14 now.
Check Again :lol:

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Post by Angreal » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:31 pm

chris wrote:Yuss :D

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I was going to say "isn't the demister on the left?" But that's in the nb. It's been so long since I've seen the original

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Post by chris » Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:52 pm

Angreal wrote:
chris wrote:Yuss :D

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I was going to say "isn't the demister on the left?" But that's in the nb. It's been so long since I've seen the original
Beer tonight?
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Post by Angreal » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:44 pm

chris wrote:Beer tonight?
Quite clearly there wasn't enough beer :roll:

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Post by chris » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:07 am

Angreal wrote:
chris wrote:Beer tonight?
Quite clearly there wasn't enough beer :roll:
The zero tolerance makes it difficult...
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Post by siren676 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:21 pm

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Post by SkilletKid » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:46 pm

What happened there? =[
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Post by siren676 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:15 am

Heater hose went pop just as i got home :(
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Post by MrGrey » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:55 am

oh man, sorry to hear, but at least it happened just as you got home instead of in the middle of nowhere.....

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Post by punkoutnz » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:39 am

Easy to get replacements dude. Get the genuine Mazda ones, they're about $40 for a pair directly from Mazda. Piece of cake to fit too, just cut off the old hose rather than dicking around because the ali on the fittings that go into the car are soft as shit and you don't want to crush them.
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Post by siren676 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:38 pm

Sorted some replacement ones, picking them up tonight.
Probably not working tomorrow so will fit them then.
Is it worth putting on different clamps or are the factory ones ok?
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Post by marcellarius » Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:04 pm

The factory hose clamps can be a pain in the arse to slip in behind the engine. I had some replacements on hand, I think I ended up using them because I couldn't get any of the pliers I had into the tight spaces.

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