The gauge cluster itself basically sandwiches the gauges and some oddly-placed light bulbs attempt to light up the gauges at night. But even with new incandescent bulbs and new blue diffusers, the gauges usually appear with a dim, green glow.
Well, the green glow won't change with this method, as I believe this is caused by a yellow incandescent light bulb lit behind a blue diffuser (yellow + blue = green). But the green glow will appear much brighter by repainting the white gauge cluster with a silver metallic paint...
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| Before: The white background of the gauge cluster wasn't bright and shiny anymore, so the dash lights were ineffective. |
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| During: With gauges removed, paint the white areas with silver metallic. Don't paint the black areas. (Sorry for the blurry photo...) |
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| After: With shiny silver metallic paint and new diffusers, the bulbs light up the gauges much better. |
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| Here's what I used. You'll need a silver metallic paint for this task. The more reflective, the better. |
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