pretty cool clock color guide, check it out Options

[rocky2006]

http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/clocks1.jpg
http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/film.jpg
http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/plug.jpg

from everythingcelica.com

most of us have the green clock, so only those will work with us. i would have never thought to use purple and blue to have a blue clock. guess ill have to try it out.

This post has been edited by rocky2006: Mar 27, 2005 - 2:02 AM

[CelicaSTX02]

what do they mean by "filters"......how do you change it??

[rocky2006]

oop, my bad:

http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/film.jpg
(added this link to first post also)

im guessing you just take out the stock lens and put the cellophane over the clock face and put the clock back in.

This post has been edited by rocky2006: Mar 27, 2005 - 2:01 AM

[ShadowFX]

where is the plug thats in the third pic? just the plug that plugs into the back of the clock?

[rocky2006]

i guess so. ill see if i can get to doing this today being easter and all.

[Drocay]

are clocks aren't that complicated, u just take it out pop the little brown thing off, if u leave it off your clock is now white, after that u can use either oracel transparent vynel like i did, or notebook tabs to change to what every u want.

[rocky2006]

my click is teal with the filter off, which is why i put the guide up. if it was white then there would be no need for this topic.

[Drocay]

it must change from model to model then i did mine on friday and it came out super good and real easy.

[ShadowFX]

yeah mine is a light green/teal without the brown thing. I had a look at my clock plug just then and its different to whats in the pic. mine has 5 holes, but only has 4 wires (only 4 connections on the clock too). the green one is second from the left. would pulling the green still work?

and also, is there a way to remove the wire from the plug, without damaging it? theres some clips things on the top but i dont know how they work..

[blaque_6thGen]

I'm going to go try this right now. I'll give my show and tell later. Good luck to the rest of you dudes!

[amysmojo]

wow what is this...the 6th topic on changing the clock color? lol thats cool though Ill just add my .02 again hehe! Batman & I both used blue stage lighting gel (a thin film of plastic) on our clocks. I was lucky like some of the other people on here & had the super white clock once the lenz was removed...(the picture is w/ the film of course lol)

[ArizonaRed]

Its friggin easy just buy some celophane or tabs like i did and stick it in.
(yes that plug goes into the back of the clock) Might as well leave it hooked up since your lights are on when its dark and you dont need the super bright clock light in your eyes.

clock......................................................



http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...92&#entry261592

[blaque_6thGen]

Unfortunately I have the brown lens. This makes it kinda difficult because when you put in the filters it dims the light. I may need to disconnect that wire that dims it with the lights. Also, I haven't seen it during the day...I hope I can still see it.

[Batman722]

I am gonna give it a try and disconnect my wire tomorrow. I will let you know what happens. KA-BOOM !!!!!!

[rocky2006]

blaque, you take the lens off. you dont keep it on when you change the clock color or the lens will dim it (like in your case) and make the color not be what you want.

[rocky2006]

i just did it. its much better than the teal i had. i ended up using 1 purple layer under 2 layers of blue. that seemed to have good lighting still and have a nice blue clock.

[Batman722]

I just cut my wire. It works perfect. No more dimming. I am happy about this mod and it took about 2 min

[djspike]

Thanx Batman

[ShadowFX]

just cut the green wire? does your plug look like the one in the pic (with 5 wires out the back, and the green in the middle)? my plug loks diff. it has only 4 wires out the back but 5 holes, and the green is 2nd from one end (not in the middle). :S

[bloodrain]

im probably gonna try this, hopefully I'll have the white clock ^_^

[blaque_6thGen]

Hey, thanks rocky. I did end up taking it off, but I din't want to just leave it like that, without anything solid to cover it. So I got a piece of clear plastic that was lying around the house, cut it, and used the oven to soften it so that I could shape it to fit where the original brown lens used to go. Then I laid it in and used three spots of glue with the gluegun to hold it in...now the clock is white. Then i put in a whole bunch of blue cellophane wrapping and a little bit of purple. Now it looks great. Even in the daytime the clock lens is blue, I think it looks pretty cool.

I'll put up some pics soon so that you guys can see.

Thanks everyone!:D

This post has been edited by blaque_6thGen: Mar 30, 2005 - 11:39 AM

[Batman722]

just cut the green wire? does your plug look like the one in the pic (with 5 wires out the back, and the green in the middle)? my plug loks diff. it has only 4 wires out the back but 5 holes, and the green is 2nd from one end (not in the middle). :S
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yes we have 4 wires. Cut the green. It works normally except it doesn't dim when you put the lights on.

[ShadowFX]

ok thanks batman. i dont want to go cutting any wires im not sure about

[Hanyo]

i wonder what year celica gets the white clock?

i want to do this, but i fear i will have the nasty light green clock color.

[rocky2006]

that was the point of this thread haha. for those of us who have the green clock (such as me) the guide will tell you what to put over the clock for your desired color. 2 blue layers over 1 purple layer over my green (teal with no filter) clock made it a nice clean blue.

[JoKeRkId613]

maybe this is a dumb question. what kind of clock does my car bring? i dont know if they were made randomly or if specific clocks were made for specific years. because from what i understand, some clocks just come white with a green filter, and some clocks shine green with no filter. mine is a 94 st coupe. i want a standard blue color for mine. not light and not too dark. just like a royal blue. im guessing if its like rocky's with no filter, i would use 2 blues over 1 purple. but if it's white...what do i use? a couple of blue layers??? and how do i know if my clock has a filter? are these dumb questions??? lol.

[rocky2006]

all clocks have filters. mine was a teal clock with a brownish lens to make it a greenish color. some are white with a different filter. if you have a white clock, then yes, use a few blue layers only.

[Drocay]

mine was White with Brown filter.

[gt2nv]

i think that some of the wiring that is back there should look like that picuture. i am really sure that mine does.

[ShadowFX]

nope, our clocks are diff. wiring. they only have four wires, but cutting the green wire still stops it dimming when your headlights come on.

[CaliJeff]

maybe it may just be me, but the everythingcelica.com website asks for a username/password, and therefore i cant access it. when i click on cancel, it changes the url to autoblog.com

[lubu]

just go and register!

[massbrandon]

Wow you guys brought this post back from the dead. April 2005.

[CelicaST_CALI]

lol yea who the hell was looking through 2005 posts..lol

[CaliJeff]

hehe, bored i guess. so just register at autoblog you're sayin ?

[stud97023]

I just cut my wire. It works perfect. No more dimming. I am happy about this mod and it took about 2 min

what wire did you cut? You got a pic?

[CaliJeff]

there is only 4 wires. cut the green one. right next to it, it says ACC as well.

[jason]

if you dont wanna cut it.. just pull it outta the harness

[kerosene]

so just cut the green wire?? simple enough

[celicamike]

Just a thought, why don't we all post the information of our car (year, model, etc.) and what kind of clock we have (white or green) to see if we can notice some kind of pattern to their distribution. It would be nice for people to be able to predict the version of clock they have before cracking it open, plus I'm just curious to see if there is a correllation.

Mine: "94 GT hatch USDM-California

Green clock, brown lens

[xs94st]

yea..any1 know what kind of things to layer on top of the clock if its teal under the brown lens?

[kerosene]

what color are you aiming at?

[xs94st]

well, rite now its the teal / bright greenish. i want a blueish tint. i started reading the rest of the posts n imma look into the stage lighting stuff but i duno where around here they would sell it. imma go shop around tomorrow after work

im trynta get my interior to have all blue lights..gauge lights will be made soon..maybe some angel eyes too

[94CelicaDragon]

http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/clocks1.jpg
http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/film.jpg
http://www.everythingcelica.com/gal3/albums/inst/plug.jpg

from everythingcelica.com

most of us have the green clock, so only those will work with us. i would have never thought to use purple and blue to have a blue clock. guess ill have to try it out.

How do you go to 'everythingcelica.com' you need a name and a password, How can you get one If you cant go to the page?

[kerosene]

well, rite now its the teal / bright greenish. i want a blueish tint. i started reading the rest of the posts n imma look into the stage lighting stuff but i duno where around here they would sell it. imma go shop around tomorrow after work

im trynta get my interior to have all blue lights..gauge lights will be made soon..maybe some angel eyes too

easiest.... take a blue permenant marker....

[Jared95]

my input on the clocks would be to go with lighting gels they work so much better than anything else...its what they are made to do ... go to a local music store that sells stage lights and speakers and what not i asked my local shop for a piece of red gel and he gave it to me for free..

[WWSideWinder]

Old Thread but worth an Update.


Super Gel Sample Book (Asked for and Provided Free)


Use two layers of this and Remove the Brown Plastic thing.

and


and you will get this!

The Blue in the photo is too white on my dash it is more the shade of the Reflection that the Pail Blue in this photo.

[andreslr]

Cool clock man, thats the color i need for my clock.
How do I ask for that sample book? Do you think they could ship it to southamerica?
anyway, its midnight blue right? I will check if I can find it in ebay.

[andreslr]

or if someone could send this color, I could pay the shipping or the postal stamps if this could be send as a letter.

[99GT]

You know how old this thread is right?

But kudos for using the search button.

[andreslr]

yup, more than one year old but I can't loose anything trying

[andreslr]

Hey guys, just to update this.

I found a rosco distributor here in Peru. So i visit them and got a couple of sample books.

with 15 minutes of work i got this



it looks kind of blury but it looks really nice. I'm really happy with it, now my panel looks like this.



i just remove the brown filter from the mask and replace it with one blue filter the #85 deep blue fropm the supergel sample book!!!

Thanks for this post!!! it worked great and I also cut the green cable to avoid the clock dim while the headlights are on.

[Temporary-Failur...]

nope, our clocks are diff. wiring. they only have four wires, but cutting the green wire still stops it dimming when your headlights come on.

You don't have to cut anything to stop dimming. Open the clock and remove spring which makes electrical connection between PCB and green wire.

[Arsaces]

I just went to a rosco dealer in jacksonville. They didn't have the supergel sample books, but they had another kind of gel sample book from 2 different companies, I got one of each and went to work. I started out with a teal colored clock like many others, I used a #80 Primary Blue and a almost see through pinkish color. The pinkish color canceled out the teal somehow and made my clock whitish and the blue made the whitish color into blue with a blue background. I had a lot of trouble using hot glue and screwed up a lot of the gels, I ended up just using super glue and everything is working out and looks fantastic!

jaxstage.com is the site for the store I got the gels from. You can find a list of rosco dealers by going to rosco.com and clicking "where to buy."

Hope this helps some folks out, and thanks whoever suggested the gels!