Dimming instrument panel lights

**98-110** · 25th October 2010, 08:38 PM

"If you mean the panel of warning lights. I agree the lowbeam and highbeam warning lights are too bright out in the sticks at night." - yes that's my exact problem!

To Bushranger: I bought a rheostat from wreckers, but couldn't get it to work on a test setup in the shed. So did nothing!

To roverrescue: Steve this sounds great. Is the 'white electrical tape' the same stuff we use to wrap/bind wiring together except white instead of black?

Thanks

**Gumnut** · 25th October 2010, 10:39 PM

Hi,

I found black leckie tape worked a treat. Either leave a sliver uncovered, or make a little hole in it.

I did that as a quick fix the first night I drove mine, and five years later, the adage that the best permanent fix is a really good temporary fix has yet again been proven true!

I do think the Army flip up covers are a good idea as well, but they also cover the ones that you may want to pull over for!

Andy

**weeds** · 25th October 2010, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Gumnut

Hi,

I do think the Army flip up covers are a good idea as well, but they also cover the ones that you may want to pull over for!

Andy

the army covers have a little hole that line up with the middle of each warning light.........so that you can still monitor

**jc109** · 31st October 2010, 10:10 PM

Red celophane works a treat when you're having trouble dimming equipment on a vessel's bridge at night. I don't know why there'd be any problem using that in a car. I used a carefully balanced newspaper to cover the stereo in my car when I last drove across the Nullarbor. Probably not a great idea for your gauges though.

**98-110** · 3rd November 2010, 07:55 AM

Thanks all for those great ideas. I'll try some form of 'thin film rheostat' - simple, targets only the offending lights and won't break!!

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