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[robbieh]

whats up everyone. my name is Rob. im 26 from CT. i just bought an 03 protege a few weeks ago. so i joined this site and have been reading about different things. the project i was interested in the most was putting in blue gauge lights. but i guess to sand down the green film, id have to remove the needles. and from what i read, thats hard to do without breaking them. hmm..
well this site and the people seem great and im sure ill get ideas for other cool mods.
heres some pics of my car. this is the only car ive ever had that i liked this much!

 

[vcinsanity1523]

welcome to the forums!! Nice to see another person joining from CT. Where about you located im from South Windsor.

 

[bazooka joe]

welcome aboard! check out the NEPOC section for local meets and other things of interest in the ma, ct, ri, nh and me area. look forward to meeting you sometime!

 

[vcinsanity1523]

welcome aboard! check out the NEPOC section for local meets and other things of interest in the ma, ct, ri, nh and me area. look forward to meeting you sometime!

ya what he said lol... i was furious i couldn't go to the meet last sunday stupid flu got the best of me

 

[bazooka joe]

ya what he said lol... i was furious i couldn't go to the meet last sunday stupid flu got the best of me

ya, we missed you...how you feeling now?

 

[vcinsanity1523]

ya, we missed you...how you feeling now?

finally 100% again i ended up getting bronchitis (spelling) after the flu so it was a pleasant week and a half lol

 

[nativebackup1]

welcome to the forums im from ct too! hey b i thought u were workin today

 

[vcinsanity1523]

welcome to the forums im from ct too! hey b i thought u were workin today

closin

 

[nativebackup1]

yea that makes sense-ur not on anymore-lol

 

[robbieh]

thanks for the welcomes guys. cool... someone from south windsor and bloomfield. im in manchester. anyone know any tricks for removing those needles without breaking them?
wasnt that snow storm great? with any luck, ill slide my new protege into a tree before i get a chance to put some new wheels on it!!!

 

[vcinsanity1523]

thanks for the welcomes guys. cool... someone from south windsor and bloomfield. im in manchester. anyone know any tricks for removing those needles without breaking them?
wasnt that snow storm great? with any luck, ill slide my new protege into a tree before i get a chance to put some new wheels on it!!!

o cool cool haha ya the snow sucked i have snow tires on my MSP though so it was fine... as far as the needles im sure as long as you are really careful you shouldn't have to much of a problem with them..

 

[nativebackup1]

lol yea the storm sucked-i had to work in manchester and i dont have snow tires...so i had to use my moms hyunda(spelling sucks)-lol

 

[TurboDrive]

I did this mod in a first gen Pro. You don't have to remove the needles. It's really simple. you have to remove the entire instrument panel and replace the bulbs in the back of it. Hope this helps.

 

[TurboDrive]

I did this mod in a first gen Pro. You don't have to remove the needles. It's really simple. you have to remove the entire instrument panel and replace the bulbs in the back of it. Hope this helps.

 

[robbieh]

hey turbo.. thanks for the hints but i read that in a later gen protege, there is a transparent green film under the gauge faces. so no matter what color bulbs you put in, it will always be green.
and supposedly you can sand away that green film, but to get to it, you have to remove the needles so you can get the faces off. can anyone confirm this for an 03 protege?

 

[mickeyreategui]

welcome to the familia