[Shotimes] EATC display

[Ron Porter]

As an update to my 'stereo" story (as the coffee starts to kick in!!), that
blue plastic filter was for the lights in the switches, but the actual
display is triggered electronically, and that's what didn't like being
swapped around between SHO (blue.....or bluish/green) and Mustang (green)
displays.

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Noack, Jason
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:37 AM
To: 'Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com'; shotimes@autox.team.net; techsho@topica.com
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] EATC display


Ok everyone.  Here is the lowdown on the ETAC's. I just bought a newer 95
style one and took it apart to figure it out.  Yes the screens are different
and I suppose you could swap out the display but you'd probably ruin it
first.  You CAN'T swap the full faces because the design of the circuit
board and the way the button work is signafantally different. So all and all
yes it's the lens that determines color.  Not bulb. 

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com [mailto:Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:01 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net; techsho@topica.com
Subject: [Shotimes] EATC display

Every time someone talks about swapping an EATC from some
other vehicle, they almost always ask about the color of the
display.  Well I noticed something yesterday that may shed
some light on the issue.

I glanced at my factory radio yesterday going home, and
noticed that with the sunlight hitting it at a particular angle,
the "lense" over the display had a bluish tint.  I surmised that
the display was green, but with the lense color, looked that
"unique" blue-green.

So I'm wondering if a unit from another model that had just
a green display could swap lenses with the Taurus unit and
then match the other displays.  Or perhaps the lense could
be tinted somehow to match better.

Anyways, this is just something I noticed.  I thought that I
would share.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
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