What is the point of the dashboard light dimmer??

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slimskater

Discussion Starter · Apr 22, 2011

For the past couple of weeks, my dashboard lights have been very dim and I thought maybe something was wrong with them. But I start messing with the little dimmer knob and noticed that it controlled the dash lights. I had always thought it set a delay for the lights when you lock the car, but I was wrong.

Anyway, why is it there? What is the purpose of dimming your dashboard lights??

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Epiic

· #2 · Apr 22, 2011

IDK the true purpose but at night when I drive and it's pretty dark out, I dim the lights so it isn't so bright and so it doesn't hurt my eyes when I look at the dash.

Hope this helps!

slimskater said:
For the past couple of weeks, my dashboard lights have been very dim and I thought maybe something was wrong with them. But I start messing with the little dimmer knob and noticed that it controlled the dash lights. I had always thought it set a delay for the lights when you lock the car, but I was wrong.

Anyway, why is it there? What is the purpose of dimming your dashboard lights??

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blanthony

· #3 · Apr 22, 2011

seriously did you start a post about this??????????????

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ShaksForteSX

· #4 · Apr 22, 2011

blanthony said:
seriously did you start a post about this??????????????

Does it really matter? He had a question so he asked it. Most do the same thing. It's a forum, i believe thats what these are for.

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Rainyraven

· #5 · Apr 22, 2011

Epiic said:
IDK the true purpose but at night when I drive and it's pretty dark out, I dim the lights so it isn't so bright and so it doesn't hurt my eyes when I look at the dash.

Hope this helps!

This is the purpose you said it right there.. thats the idea of the adjustment switch

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noodile

· #6 · Apr 22, 2011

blanthony said:
seriously did you start a post about this??????????????

First
No Hating here. Be respectful.

and secondly,

To dim lights, i know when i drive at night i keep them at lowest setting because bright lights in the dash reduce your night vision. (Think airforce pilot, dim green lights to help with night vision)

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blanthony

· #7 · Apr 22, 2011

Noodile I figured you'd be the first flipping on a post like this. You must have started seeing a shrink to control your rants or you are either still stoned from 4/20 LOL

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Ratdaddy

· #8 · Apr 23, 2011 (Edited)

You will also find. That when you run your headlights when it's still a little light out, you can barely see the dash or radio lights .But if you rotate the knob up it will brighten up the dash ...

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chuckd

· #9 · Apr 23, 2011

The dimmer all the way up is for driving in the daylight with your headlamps on

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CuKoup

· #10 · Apr 23, 2011

I don't know about any of you all but I never mess with the switch. I just leave it on full birghtness at night. It doesn't hurt my night time vision that I can tell.

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patyouknow

· #11 · Apr 23, 2011

CuKoup said:
I don't know about any of you all but I never mess with the switch. I just leave it on full birghtness at night. It doesn't hurt my night time vision that I can tell.

same here.

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ForteSXFan21

· #12 · Apr 23, 2011

If you drive at night in the city then the lights wouldn't affect you to much. I did a lot of rural highyway driving and it was annoying have the lights blinding you when everything past 50 feet was pitch black. No that I am back in the city I just leave them at the highest setting with no issue.

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topspin

· #13 · Apr 23, 2011

I find the best setting on most cars is at about 80% of the maximum intensity. The adjustment is there for personal preference of course.

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noodile

· #14 · Apr 23, 2011

blanthony said:
Noodile I figured you'd be the first flipping on a post like this. You must have started seeing a shrink to control your rants or you are either still stoned from 4/20 LOL

hahahahah, funny. in all honesty, i do flip out if its something thats been answered or something that has 2000 threads on, but for this, its honestly a noob mistake kinda.

PS: i might also be easy on this because a friend of mine drove WITHOUT his headlights on because when he turned them on he couldnt see the dash.

NO JOke. i had to show him the switch

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