Blue Instrument Lighting
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Blue Instrument Lighting
Just read an interesting tidbit in Road & Track: That blue instrument lighting is more easily perceived by older drivers and red by younger ones. No wonder the TL's lighting appealed to me, and I didn't like the lighting on the BMW, G35, or Pontiacs.
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I find that when the sun is shining directly through my rear windshield or through the sunroof when it's open, the blue and the red of the dash seems to stand out in a way that I can still see my speed/rpms through the glare.. it's really hard to explain, but it's rather nice.
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Audi uses red (which looks nice), BMW and Infiniti use Amber () and Merc uses a cool pastel blue, looks pretty sweet... I like the Blue Red combo on the TL though
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I Love Blue Lights!!!
I love the blue! Blue rocks.............especially the way the 2 lights from the ceiling shine down and reflect on the aluminum trim. Sweet and soothing at the same time!
Nice!!!
Nice!!!
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Originally Posted by ThePianoMan
I love the blue! Blue rocks.............especially the way the 2 lights from the ceiling shine down and reflect on the aluminum trim. Sweet and soothing at the same time!
Nice!!!
Nice!!!
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dont forget about how the white cd and heat buttons dont allow the overkill of the blue lights.....
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Originally Posted by Batman-JGII
I heard that car makers are starting to give consumers the choice of color. Anyone else hear this?
The new Mustang allows you to change the color of the guage lights, I haven't seen it for myself, but you can adjust it based on what you want it to be.
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Originally Posted by Repecat
Just read an interesting tidbit in Road & Track: That blue instrument lighting is more easily perceived by older drivers and red by younger ones. No wonder the TL's lighting appealed to me, and I didn't like the lighting on the BMW, G35, or Pontiacs.
Really?
How many of youngsters rice up their cars with Red/Amber LED or Neon lights inside?
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Originally Posted by ThePianoMan
I love the blue! Blue rocks.............especially the way the 2 lights from the ceiling shine down and reflect on the aluminum trim. Sweet and soothing at the same time!
Nice!!!
Nice!!!
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I cannot stand the red used on the Audi, BMW, etc, interiors. I think it's harsh on the eyes, and I'm probably categorized amongst the young'uns.
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Agreed, it had been proven that Red and Green are best for night vision with wide spectrum incandescent lighting. I'm not sure it makes any difference but how about night vision with the narrow spectrum LED lighting as we have ?
Personally I like red or green. But this blue is striking day or night but seems a bit ricey. And also the balance is off. The instruments are too bright and the control surfaces too dim.
Personally I like red or green. But this blue is striking day or night but seems a bit ricey. And also the balance is off. The instruments are too bright and the control surfaces too dim.
Originally Posted by avs007
Actually it's the exact opposite. It's been scientifically proven that red on black is the easiest on the eyes, and blue on black, is the harshest, actually promoting fatigue and headaches. That's why all the guages in airplanes are required to be red.
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I thought blue was good for keeping nightvision, not effecting your eyes dilation as much as some other colors. Included with that was Red. I have one of those army surplus flashlights and it has a blue and red filter. I know the red less effects your eyes to see low level light, has something to do with the rod cells.
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I personally think our set up is hot ! For some reason bmw , infiniti and audi guage color are just down right boring ! I like what Mercedes is doing but other than them I think we have the hottest ones out there .
*its funny when others mod their cars and their guages they always change them blue ( from what I've seen ) I like /enjoy the brightness because my tint is illegal and it still allows you to see through
*its funny when others mod their cars and their guages they always change them blue ( from what I've seen ) I like /enjoy the brightness because my tint is illegal and it still allows you to see through
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Originally Posted by crazymjb
see through?
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Probably considered young by many, but even when I was younger, I hated red/amber lights...looked cheap to me. I always prefered green. When I saw the blue in the TL, I damn near $hit! I thought it was the coolest to have blue (and I still do).
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