I was tired of looking at my stock white lighting from the OEM radio so I got to thinking about if I could change the colour and this is what I came up with. I started with a 96-98 but it might be able to be done with a 99-00 if your looking for the Si look.
Time needed: 20 min… depending on how many times you have taken apart your dash.
Tools: Small Phillips screw driver, 1 paint brush, 1 little jar of paint (your choice of colour)
Skill level: 1
Total cost: $0
Start by removing your factory radio. There are DIY’s so im not going to cover that, just search if you don’t know how.
Remove the screw beside the harness plug
Remove the screws on both sides of the faceplate
Pry off the cover starting with the area marked “open”
Remove the cover from the back
Gently remove the faceplate from the main housing
Pry the circuit board from the faceplate, the volume knob will want to stay on so you have to force the curcuit board out slowly
Remove the blue “condoms” from the LED’s. there are 6 in total
Lightly paint the LED’s with the paint of your choice, I chose red
Reassemble in the reverse order. Put the radio back in your car, put your dash back together and admire your work.
Time needed: 20 min… depending on how many times you have taken apart your dash.
Tools: Small Phillips screw driver, 1 paint brush, 1 little jar of paint (your choice of colour)
Skill level: 1
Total cost: $0
Start by removing your factory radio. There are DIY’s so im not going to cover that, just search if you don’t know how.
Remove the screw beside the harness plug
Remove the screws on both sides of the faceplate
Pry off the cover starting with the area marked “open”
Remove the cover from the back
Gently remove the faceplate from the main housing
Pry the circuit board from the faceplate, the volume knob will want to stay on so you have to force the curcuit board out slowly
Remove the blue “condoms” from the LED’s. there are 6 in total
Lightly paint the LED’s with the paint of your choice, I chose red
Reassemble in the reverse order. Put the radio back in your car, put your dash back together and admire your work.
I feel bad u guys stuck w/ stock radio (it hooks up w/ security system, am i correct?)