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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Forgive my ignorance, as I cannot find a thread on it, BUT what lights up our dashes? mini bulbs, leds, etc....

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It's two black lights. There is one on the left and one in the right. If you look at the dash from the passenger's side, you will notice the lexian/plastic clear plastic cover of the gauges glow a bit also.
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It's two black lights. There is one on the left and one in the right. If you look at the dash from the passenger's side, you will notice the lexian/plastic clear plastic cover of the gauges glow a bit also.
Hmm interesting...is it possible that they dim over time or can one go out? Dash just doesn't seem as bright as it used to. Maybe it's me though......
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They do go out. If one of them went out, you wouldn't be able to see either the left part of the gauges at night or the right I would say. Mine don't light up, or reflect light, in the middle of the gauges between my RPM's and the speedometer as well as they do in the oil, fuel, amps, and temp gauges.
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Okay thanks....
No gauges for me quite yet JW...I am about to order those HID's though
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Sounds good. I just through it out there for you!
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Not to be a smartazz, but have you adjusted the dash light intensity **** on the left of the dash (in the pic below it's the round **** on the left of the steering wheel just under the HUD DISPLAY adjuster). If you have, never mind.

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Originally Posted by Patches
Not to be a smartazz, but have you adjusted the dash light intensity **** on the left of the dash (in the pic below it's the round **** on the left of the steering wheel just under the HUD DISPLAY adjuster). If you have, never mind.

Yep...like I said could just be me...just doesn't seem as bright as when I got the car 3 years ago...I dunno...
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Hmm interesting...is it possible that they dim over time or can one go out? Dash just doesn't seem as bright as it used to. Maybe it's me though......
Reach up and remove sunglasses. Summer is over.
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The metal Bezel rings can cause shadows also, if you have them installed.
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