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      08-20-2014, 03:12 PM   #1
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Dash lighting change?

I'd expect this to be impossible or nearly so but could one change the red instrument lighting to blue? I've got a new F30 and I've just found that, at my age, I see blue instruments (like VW's) much better than the red.
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      08-20-2014, 03:41 PM   #2
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I'd expect this to be impossible or nearly so but could one change the red instrument lighting to blue? I've got a new F30 and I've just found that, at my age, I see blue instruments (like VW's) much better than the red.
i havent done it to the f30s but the e60s and e90s had to be be opened up and installed new leds behind the cluster. im thinking about changing them to white like the daytime clusters on the f01s.
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      08-20-2014, 08:49 PM   #3
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I'm interested in this as well. Could the M3/M4 cluster possibly be swapped into the F30/F32?
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      08-20-2014, 09:37 PM   #4
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shame we cannot get the 6 series digital gauge cluster that is nice
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      08-21-2014, 12:23 AM   #5
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Not sure about swapping out clusters, but you can code your car to show the white backlight instead of amber at night.
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      08-21-2014, 12:39 AM   #6
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Not sure about swapping out clusters, but you can code your car to show the white backlight instead of amber at night.
thats what i was hoping for since it would be a pain taking off the clusters. do you have pics of them done? ill probably give it a shot soon as well.
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      08-21-2014, 07:28 AM   #7
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Not sure about swapping out clusters, but you can code your car to show the white backlight instead of amber at night.
can you? i thought that was just for the HUD? if so what codes are you referring to?
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      08-22-2014, 05:30 PM   #8
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Not a specific to your question but here's an interesting read with regards to the dash lighting, especially posts 4 & 11 http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=997798
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