DIY; 97-01 Clock Color Change

[thomas97]

i saw this one prelude with blue numbers, an as my stereo being blue,
and everything else breaking on my car i said hey!
what the hell, who cares if this breaks, my car sucks anyways.

alright,
since my car is at my other house i wont at this time be able to help you with how to remove the clock, ill make sure to update this later though.

AFTER REMOVAL;
Once removed and brought inside you have your nice little 97-01 clock
[note that i am working on a 97 clock out of my base model]
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00612.jpg

Now then, there are several clips around the clock holding the face to the back,
Disclaimer, If you are opposed to a clip breaking and or frustration DO NOT ATTEMPT, STOP NOW AND STAY ORANGE. YOUR BOUND TO BREAK ATLEAST ONE [1]

If you decide to stick with this though it will start to look like this;
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00613.jpg

Once you have carefully removes the face from the front make sure you DO NOT tip the face towards the ground, the buttons will fall out and you may loose them!
here is the two split, careful around the circuitry, it is not recommended that you use a tool, your hands will do.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00614.jpg

Next, carefully pull out the button pushers one by one and store them safely somewhere for later reassembly.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00615.jpg

Next apply pressure to the face pushing it out through the "back" of the clock, until you get results similar to this;
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00616.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00617.jpg

I have yet to do this step yet, but next install the buttons and place the color piece of plastic in front of the screen as shown,
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00618.jpg

remember! the better you cut the plastic to fix the less it will rattle and make unprofessional like results!

last, slide the faceplate over the bottom and your done, then go back into the car and replace everything and plug it in,
The clock its self without a color as shown;
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/Thomastk/DSC00620.jpg
glows green blueish color so if your happy with that then leave it with no color, although it may be a goo idea to put clear or a sunglass like material in front

enjoy, i hope i helped.
Thomas97

[00CDMLUDER]

nice write up. :cool:

[thomas97]

good thing someones interested!:wink:

[Si Speed]

nice write up. get those pics up soon on how to remove the clock from the dash b/c i really need to know how to remove the clock and the part of the dash thats surrounds it.

Just pry the big plastic piece off slowly like you would the radio/climate control bezel.

[thomas97]

^ E's got it,
Then theres 3 screws that remove the clock,
dont worry though, this peice is less prone to breaking unlike the radio bezel!


EDIT:
Ohhh i forgot, you have to remove the power supplies from thee button and the clock too.

[00CDMLUDER]

yep i was able to get it off :cool:

[thomas97]

nope, climatecontrol and radio stuff has nothin to do with this mod:wink:

i used a flat head, but be VERYYY CAREFULY you dont want to replace this, trust me.

[00CDMLUDER]

where can i get a plastic peice to make my clock blue? i looked at walmart in the arts and crafts but didnt find it? any suggestions?

[thomas97]

hmm, i got word from a friend that theres a "purple tint" like window tint or a spray tint like the paint used for the ruby red taillight mod for the 4g

he says the purple over the orange should make it blue,
not sure. check around for that, otherwise ive seen the blue plexi sheets on ebay for a couple bucks

[SHDude716]

My friend and I were just talking the other night about how this would be damn near impossible! Genius!!!

[jimmyznutz]

Excellent write up. I did mine yesterday, but all I could find where opaque colored transparencies. So it's really blurry till I can find some clear colored ones.

[thomas97]

My friend and I were just talking the other night about how this would be damn near impossible! Genius!!!

far from impossible dude haha!

[v3xslider]

like all the best ideas,simple,but brill!!

[ogsmakdade]

not bad. can't believe I never saw it before.

[thomas97]

uh huh
unless your going to change everything else though its kinda stupid lol

[ogsmakdade]

you know I have big plans. this will become blue.

[thomas97]

roger that d00de,
keep me updated yo!

[Rpontious]

Has anyone tried the tint over the clock yet, i have been thinking about doing that because taking it out and doing all over that is a lot more work.

[walmendoza]

thx man. i think im going to try this out.

[Mike89]

Is there a way to get the clock numbers to come out in white?? without white tint lol

[Oceanborn]

Grey/smoke tint MIGHT do it... but to be honest, no there really isn't a good way.