<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
In my 1971 Mach I, I used to run the dimmer all the way down till it
clicked off. I'd then click it back on and it at just the right
setting, the lowest. It was just enough driving on those back roads
when I was a kid. In the Pantera, I can't seem to get them bright
enough for regular night time driving.<br>
<br>
In the Mach I, I think there is something about how the light is
filtered against the instrument faces vs how it's done in the
instruments on the Pantera. I just need to get brighter bulbs but I
want to make sure I have dimmer capability.<br>
<br>
Asa Jay<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
******************************
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.racingagainstautism.com">http://www.racingagainstautism.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">http://www.teampanteraracing.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism">http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism</a></pre>
<br>
On 1/16/2014 7:30 PM, thomas wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:7B8512C2-FFE8-467D-B6E1-AEB5CEECC979@hax.se"
type="cite">
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=ISO-8859-1">
<div>I find that modern cars, at least our 2010 golf, can't be
dimmed low enough for my taste. It has always been on the lowest
setting and I would prefer it being even lower. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I used to run it on full blast but a colleague I had
mentioned that he had been a radar operator when doing his
military service, and they work in dark rooms, with the
brightness of the screens turned way down, to take advantage of
the eyes peripheral sensitivity. He had complained about his new
car not allowing the brightness being turned down low enough. I
tested turning the brightness down and I now much prefer it
being dark.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Saab even had their "dark panel", where only the speedo was
lit as long as all the other gauges were showing nominal values.
They would lit up only when needed. Really cool and they claimed
it was from their fighter jet legacy. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thomas</div>
<div><br>
17 jan 2014 kl. 03:00 skrev <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com">MikeLDrew@aol.com</a>:<br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div><font face="arial,helvetica"><font family="SANSSERIF"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Geneva"><br>
In a message dated 1/16/14 14 25 40, <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:SOBill@aol.com">SOBill@aol.com</a>
writes:<br>
<br>
<br>
</font>
<blockquote cite="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0,
255); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left:
5px;" type="CITE"><font family="SANSSERIF" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Geneva">Dash Lights: Replacement
for 2W OEM bulbs 5W 'OSRAM' bulb p/n is 2825 W2 1x9,5d
(made in Germany) VOW, BMW, Porsche <br>
<br>
5W vice 3W Dash Bulbs: XENON-A7742 or E89Z-13B765-A from
Ford<br>
<br>
</font></blockquote>
<font family="SANSSERIF" size="2" color="#000000"
face="Geneva"><br>
<br>
>>>And what Bill forgot to mention is that these
bulbs are readily available at any auto parts store.<br>
<br>
Oddly, what is next to impossible to find is the
stock-style 2w bulbs.<br>
<br>
I went through my car and upgraded all the bulbs to the 5w
style (the small gauges use the same bulbs as the larger
ones). I then found that one of the small gauges (ammeter
I think) was much brighter than the others, so I opened it
up and retrofitted the original 2w bulb there. Now they
are all the same, and just as bright as they need to be,
no brighter.<br>
<br>
Cars have dimmer switches on the instrument lights because
bright interior lights is NOT what you want on a dark
road. Driving in the city, with bright lights all around,
yes. But when you are in the middle of nowhere, you need
to dim your interior lights so that you aren't blinding
yourself and compromising your night vision and your
ability to see properly outside.<br>
<br>
Mike</font>
!DSPAM:52d88f05201382199229964!
</font></div>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>DeTomaso mailing list</span><br>
<span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:DeTomaso@poca.com">DeTomaso@poca.com</a></span><br>
<span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com">http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com</a></span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>!DSPAM:52d88f05201382199229964!</span><br>
</div>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
_______________________________________________
Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
DeTomaso mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:DeTomaso@poca.com">DeTomaso@poca.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com">http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com</a>
</pre>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<p class="avgcert" color="#000000" align="left">No virus found in
this message.<br>
Checked by AVG - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>
Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3681/6509 - Release Date:
01/16/14</p>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>