'99 Dials and backlighting - what colour should it be?
'99 Dials and backlighting - what colour should it be?
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snotrag

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15,506 posts

234 months

Monday 28th November 2011
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What is standard?

My car has Green backlighting to the HVAC and a green, LCD digital clock.

The Instruments are White backing, and Orange backlighting though?

Is this normal?

The reason I wonder is that it doesnt look at all aftermarket, its very,very nicely done.
(The ODO LCD is green still too).

I'd like it all to match, thats why I ask. I am assuming its going to be easier to change the HVAC to orange...

MX-5 Lazza

7,954 posts

242 months

Monday 28th November 2011
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Mk1&2 = green
Mk2 = red

snotrag

Original Poster:

15,506 posts

234 months

Tuesday 29th November 2011
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Hmm ok so this is weird...

I suppose this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detail...

is what your clocks look like Lazza?

It seems I have 2001 spec clocks in my car, as that's the exact setup I have!?

Bizarre...

MX-5 Lazza

7,954 posts

242 months

Tuesday 29th November 2011
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MX-5 Lazza said:
Mk1&2 = green
Mk2 = red
DOH! I wrote that on my iPhone while in the bath last night!

It should say:
Mk1&2 = green
Mk2.5 = red

MX-5 Lazza

7,954 posts

242 months

Tuesday 29th November 2011
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I think the Mk2 & Mk2.5 instruments look the same other than the dial faces. Mk2.5 odo is red though so if you have green odo red/white dials then it looks like someone has just swapped the Mk2 dial faces & lighting for Mk2.5 dial faces & lighting. Not a bad suggestion I'd say as I think the white dial faces look much nicer cool