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The other day, in a spontaneous
trip from Melbourne to Sydney,
driving along the lonely freeway
in the wee hours in the morning,
i noticed that as low as much
dash lights were, they dont suit
the pitch black environment.
Not so much the dash it's self,
more so Stereo and GPS, found
myself
covering the stereo up
with a book just so it wasn't a
distraction
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Is it not possible to turn off the backlight on the GPS? Perhaps not. |
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Surely some car stereos are capable of being wired into the dash lighting potentiometer? Perhaps not. |
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Some aviation panels have channeled lighting, which isn't back- or integral lighting, but is surface mounted and illuminates the gauges from the front. Maybe that's the answer, but probably goes to far. |
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1) No, I meant it goes to Far, Kansas.
2) Ooops. (<- There's your extra "o") |
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Seems like a brilliant opportunity for duck tape.
[+], I like driving in the dark too. |
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If you don't like the duct tape idea because it will totally obliterate your view and leave a sticky residue, you could also use a custom cut bit of window tinting film (available at most good auto parts stores) which will tone down the display lights when applied to the surface, but still allow you to read them. |
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Either painters tape or gaffers tape would let you block the light, without leaving a residue. (Even masking tape would work, provided you don't leave it on for more than a day, and don't leave it on in direct sunlight). |
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there is a fuse. why not put some spades in that and wire out for a switch (and an external fuse tap). In-fact this works well for lots of different automotive circuits.... |
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Unless your fuses are in a convenient, easy to reach, location, then it's time consuming to either pull them or put them back. |
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For that matter, what about when you want to hear the stereo or gps, just not see it's lights? |
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If you turn off the headlights, do the dash lights turn off too because they think its day? One could then use night vision goggles for driving. |
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//Surely some car stereos are capable of being wired into the dash lighting potentiometer? // |
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I was thinking the exact same thing. |
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