Does anyone know if it's possible to change the color of the lighting of the max at night, and if so how? I'd like to make the lighting brighter kind of like the lexus bright white background. This is the lighting at night and it's just not bright enough sometimes.
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Or at least does anyone know where to start looking into it?

Thank you for the help.

 

Stupid question, but have you tried turning the dimmer dial all the way? It's pretty bright in mine i actually have to turn it almost the exact opposite way as it's too bright.

 

I thought about changing my dash light to look like the VW's.. I would have to say that is the best dash color's i have seen...

 

 

That's true.... you can manually adjust the brightness of the dash lights. The switch is to the left of your steering wheel and it's like a volume **** you can turn on a hi-fi system.


~limsandy

 

I agree...there are many times when the dash just doean't seem bright enough. I have already fiddled with the dash dial to adjust the brightness, but it leaves me lacking at times.

 

I find it ok, except near the middle it seems to be darker there near
the 140-160mph and the 0-1 on the tac

 

Has anyone pulled the dash apart to find out how it is lit?
I cannot stand the way mine looks at night. It is dull and faded.

and for those that post "use the dial to adjust it", don't you ****ing think we have already tried that

aka Lumbee799
been around since 12/00

 

No need to get irritated by it. Sometimes people make obvious mistakes, doesn't hurt to remind them.

 

I know about the dimmer switch on the left. I just hate the faded look on some numbers, and like it's been mentionned before, our dash is just plain dull and boring. As Lumbee799 mentionned above has anyone removed the dash and happen to see how the dash is lit back there?

Thanx for the help

 

i think it looks nicer then almost any car out there when its lit up at night

 

I was so jealous of my friends VW Jetta when I saw it at night. It was deep purple with red needles. Awesome combo! Too bad the car is a big POS with no power.

Let me know if you get the ***** to take apart your dash, I sure don't want to break mine. I would be happy if I just had blue needles as the rest of my interrior is pretty blue already with my ricey neon

Oh, the Lexus dash (if anything like my chick's RX300) is REALLY bright. Although I think $40,000 is too much for her moon-buggy

 

Not an exact match but available to those who are interested in it.

Check out SWA's gauges for the 5th gen.

 

maybe it's just me, but after seeing purple dash lights for a while, wouldn't you just get really sick and ****ing tired of it. i mean the car is meant to look classy, the white lighting make it look clean and classy. the purple lights sure look cool, nice, etc..., but after a while, you get sick and tired of them...i had a jetta for a week and although nice, it was annoying me having them so bright and purple in my face.

as far as changing the dash lights, fine fine i'll open it up this weekend and let you know what size bulbs are behind that thing.

 

theres another guy on the org with a merlot 2k3 that changed his to blue...
cant remember the name tho...

 

If i could i just want to replace the bulbs because i like the silver/titanium look faces better then those other gauges.. I like the white to though.. Hmmmm maybe i could put it on a switch...

 

It depends on where they put the little bulbs.

My dash lights up good.

 

I don't ever remember having this problem with my 2k GXE.

 

Its not that bad, Just that I shouldn't have these stupid problems with a 25+ car

 

Mine doesn't look terrible, it's just annoying sometimes. Also worst, with the sunroof cover open, the slightest amount of light in the car makes it looks not well lit. I don't want to change the dash, just the bulbs.
We would all appreciate that Polo. If you don't mind, can you take pictures as you're removing the dash to get access to the bulbs, so i could use that as reference when changing the lights. I've never removed the dash in this car, it would make life easier. I'll write instruction on how to change the bulbs if i do it. Thank You much for all the help.

 

Not sure if this matters, but the Infiniti I35 has the bright white lights in the back as well. Since both cars are so similar, i think they're just using a different type of led than in our max. But not sure, just speculating here.

 

TO THE BATCAVE!!

 

Very true people miss the obvious.... Its like when people cant find the "any key" on a keyboard....

I too wish my light was brighter!!

 

i've been thinking about the same thing lately..


i wanted to get these but not hook up the indiglo lights and just either keep the stock lighting or something similar..


is that possible??

 

Thanks Dude!

 

Don't change to colored bulbs, unless you know for a fact that they are brighter. If not, your needles will not illuminate well.

Also the difference between the Infiniti and Maxima guages is that the Infiniti has electroluminescent guages. If you want something bright like that, you would probably need to get either indiglow or reverse indiglow guages.

 

Or possibly the I35 gauge cluster???

 

i need to know how to change the damn lights too...lol...one of them (i guess ive never looked) burned out behind the AC controls. Now NONE of my AC stuff lights up on the left side. The ****, the auto button, the econ button, the off button, the front and rear defrost button...all out. what can i do about it? while im in there i might change the color or somethin...who knows....

 

they are mini wedge bulbs behind there. get themz piaa wedge bulbs that have a higher wattage (but not too high cuz it gets hot)

 

on Lexus's the needles themselves are a buncha tiny LEDs, but the guage lighting behind them is usually wedge bulbs... the Lexus dealer charges about 5-7 bucks a bulb but I think the only alternative for us is to use aftermarket bulbs in there because the Lexus ones are TOO bright and powerful

white is best screw blue it becomes annoying to look at after awhile... damn VWs

 

MaximaZero: Where can i purchase one of those front end that you have on your sig??? Those are sweet... I'm going to take a guess.. Japan Right??? hahahahaha..

 

any do a write up on changing these lights yet?

 

anyone???

 

i said give me till this weekend...very impatient people....

 

Oops, my bad, i musta missed that... Thanks

 

I'm pretty sure it's photoshopped. I think CustomMaxima was talking about producing that kit but not sure if they are.