How To: Amber Clock

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Well this is a little weaksauce but I’m far to cheap to buy a JDM clock when I can make my own for a 1/4 of the price. So laugh and poke fun all you want.

Disclaimer: As usual, you do this mod of your own free will. If you screw up, it’s your fault.

List of materials:
#1 flat head screw driver
Tamiya clear orange paint
foam brush
masking tape

Step 1: Take the clock out. I used my key to do this. Slip the key under and pop it out. Undo the connector at the back. Here it is out of the car.

Step 2: You need to take the clock apart. Start by removing the silver tabs on the side.

Then undo the 4 black clips, 2 on top and 2 on the bottom.

Now you can pull it apart.

Step 3: Mask it up with masking tape.

Step 4: Get your paint and foam brush and paint the clock. I did 2 coats.

Finished.

Step 5: Reassemble the clock.

Step 6: Put it back in the car. Pics are at night because I did this late at night.
Lights off:

Lights off:

Enjoy and flame away at my cheapness.
I did this so it will look better with the S2000 cluster I’m swapping in.

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cool. looks good. ima try it on my spare clock. whered you get the paint?

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Any hobby shop should carry it.

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It doesn’t look amber.

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i think you should’ve painted the plastic lens rather than the LCD part.

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it looks too orange/yellowish

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the plastic lense has a purple tint to it. I used some orange transparent film that my friend who dj’s got me. put a few layers of that on, and then made a new lense with some clear plastic. Worked great. I like the paint idea though. Good job.

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i liked the idea i used some of the left over paint i had from reding out my tail lights now my clockis kind of a dark purple i think it’s kindda cool i was going for red but i’ve never seen anyone with a purple clock