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Dash Lights, always cranked?

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Old 06-23-2004, 11:01 AM
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Dash Lights, always cranked?

I always have my dash lights on full brightness even at night... Do you guys do the same or dim it with the lights on?
Old 06-23-2004, 11:02 AM
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Full Brightness.
Old 06-23-2004, 11:10 AM
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I lose my night vision if the dash lights are too bright. I have them turned down a couple notches for night time.
Old 06-23-2004, 11:13 AM
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No way I could handle "retina scorching" high at night.
Old 06-23-2004, 11:23 AM
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I turned em down for night, but they're invisible at dusk.

So, full bore 8 dots night/day.
Old 06-23-2004, 11:33 AM
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Almost, but not quite. I have to knock it down a notch at night. 7 dots for me.
Old 06-23-2004, 12:40 PM
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i keep mine barely above lit. i used to have white guages on my last car and because the needle/panel indicators contrast, i set the lights on dim and my eyes became used to it. besides, it's bright enough in my car when fools come up behind with their highbeams on. :shakehd:

no votes for dim/blind driving or for people who set it and never change it afterwards?
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If, at night, other dirvers can see your face clearly because of all the dash lights reflecting off of it then its waaaay too bright.
Old 06-23-2004, 01:50 PM
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2 dots under full, full is ricer bright at night
Old 06-23-2004, 01:52 PM
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full bright is too bright even during the day...have it 2 dots under full as well
Old 06-23-2004, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by domn
Full Brightness.
right on ! I love it bright and girls love it too.
Old 06-23-2004, 08:05 PM
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I leave it on full brightness all day and night. That's the very first thing that I "set" when I took delivery of my TSX.
Old 06-23-2004, 08:22 PM
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I leave mine on full -1 dot all the time..
Old 06-23-2004, 09:23 PM
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Full bright at night is too much. My only complaint with the brightness is if I turn on my headlights during the day and it's raining, I have to flip it to full bright, same with the nav.
Old 06-23-2004, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by pcaulfie
My only complaint with the brightness is if I turn on my headlights during the day and it's raining, I have to flip it to full bright, same with the nav.
oops..I forgot..that's the only time I turn it to full bright...
Old 06-24-2004, 01:46 AM
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Depends. In the city (LA) full bright is a bit much but not really all that bad with all the ambient light around outside. One dot under full works fine.

But... get it on a rual highway in Southern Utah on a moonless night and it's really blinding. I have to turn it down in those situations or I can't see the road well.

Bottom line, if it's really dark outside, then everything inside has to be a lot darker too.

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Old 06-24-2004, 02:42 AM
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always full brightness
Old 06-24-2004, 03:58 AM
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Full bright... Day and night... (My dash color is red, not blue as in the TSX)
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