With the instrument cluster that you have, you can change the colored film behind the LCD displays to make them a different color as well.

 

I know that this thread is very old but how do you change the colored film to a different color, I plan on doing it to my instrument cluster where the backlighting would be a different color or do I just change the bulb and if so would that be sufficient?

 

oh good idea, can you change the film on the main dails in the same way do you know?

 

I swapped my cluster in my SLK with one from a Crossfire and noticed that I could use either the green film or the yellow for the LCD displays. I went with the yellow. The EURO version of your cluster should be the same. We got that style in the C-Class over here.

The color behind the rest of the face is part of the face on the back. Colored lights do make it look different.

 

A bit late but those led's are way too bright. U can see them sitting behind the lcd's. Also the other led's are a bit too bright imo but those aren't directed to your eyes. U'll see a lot less at night because your eye will adapt to the led's.

I guess U can insert a resistor in line with the led power supply for the interiour, but about the instrument cluster I don't know. Did U use the instrument socket's to power those led's?

 

A bit late also but he said they are connected to the dimmer i.e. adjustable brightness.

 

YES.. i would also like to hear more about the replacing of colored film behind cluster. How to seperate thwe cluster plastics to get inside.

Also ...LED BULB #s or source info ? I cant find LEDs for the lower or the extreme L & R sides ???