DIY Amber Climate Control

Before you begin, READ. Don't attempt this mod unless you can live with broken pieces of plastic or can afford to buy new pieces from the dealer. Also, once you apply the nailpolish remover, there is no turning back. So if you have any intentions of returning to stock form, you will most likely need to buy new a new climate control unit.

Required Tools and Material: Small paint brush (about 1/8" or 3mm) Small flathead screwdriver Nail polish remover Colored film "White stuff" aka teflon tape, white plastic bag (thicker the better, not the cheap grocery stuff)

Notice the gap the razor fits through.
Slide small screwdriver through the gap and under the plastic Carefully peel of the plastic piece. It will break if you use too much force.
Remove climate control buttons. With screwdriver under the button, give it a thumbs up and it should pop right out. Becare not to get hit by flying buttons!
Blue stuff, remove with nail polish remover. I highly recommend a same artist paint brush because it allows for greater control over a Q-tip.
Remove blue stuff until you can see through. Be careful not to over expose the plastic to the nail polish remover because you will get dots in the black non-visible parts. Remove only the fan, off, and numbers. Don't attempt to remove the red or blue stuff unless you have are mad.
White stuff (teflon tape, white plastic bag). Required because when you remove blue stuff, you also remove the layer of white that is visible in the day light.
Cut white stuff so that it covers all illuminated parts. Then cut film such that it can cover white stuff, and stick to plastic.
Apply white stuff to film, then apply film to plastic.
For all the buttons, same concept as above. Carefully remove blue stuff, cut film and white stuff, apply.
Finished project in the daytime.
Illuminated Amber.
Illuminated Red.

-David

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