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lbroskee 01-20-2013 03:06 AM

internal lighting color debate. help?
 
thinking of ditching the bright ass white lights inside my car, but torn between red and blue. out of car is blue, but inside has red/orange accents. btw my fav color is blue also, but i want the car to match up right. opinions?

Calin 01-20-2013 03:08 AM

1. Decide which color you like best
2. Buy whichever color you decide on
3. ???
4. Profit

Asphalt~86 01-20-2013 03:13 AM

I have blue LED domes and footwells will be installed this week

lbroskee 01-20-2013 03:14 AM

thats the problem. i like them both. just curious which would overall match better on a blue FRS with those red interior accents. i am very OCD on matching. if it doesnt match its crap in my mind

mrlewistan 01-20-2013 05:02 AM

i vote red. the blue will look strange washing on the red accents in the car imo

Noob4Life 01-20-2013 05:37 AM

My buddy has bright red LED lights inside his red mr2. I hate them, such a PITA to see with colored lights as opposed to white, but that could just be me lol

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spgrizz22 01-20-2013 08:42 AM

When you get done can you post pictures?!

wbradley 01-20-2013 09:25 AM

Red for wheel wells. Leave the dome as is or lose tha fade out feature.

lbroskee 01-20-2013 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wbradley (Post 676946)
Red for wheel wells. Leave the dome as is or lose tha fade out feature.

so ur sayin white up top, and red at my feet? i dont think that wud blend at all

wbradley 01-20-2013 11:59 AM

I prefer incandescent ambient lighting up top. If you swap to LED you lose the fade out feature. People are still giddy about LEDs but the novelty passed for me.

Red is less distracting at the footwell. There is also a scientific basis for avoiding blue lighting at night as it stimulates serotonin production which can mess up sleep patterns. You are matching the light switches and any lower mount cabin lights with red.

lbroskee 01-20-2013 12:02 PM

but since it's linked to the dome, i doubt it'd b distracting unless stopped

soontobrz 01-20-2013 12:14 PM

where can you buy the different color dome lights?

lbroskee 01-20-2013 12:20 PM

@Chris@Phastek is where im looking

Asphalt~86 01-20-2013 12:26 PM

The blue/red night vision debate has been going on forever all over this forum and other forums.

Driving with blue hasn't affected me thus far and I drive at night all of the time. My biggest concern was my rear view mirror and I can actually see cars just fine if I or a passenger has to pop it on to search for something.

Cops around here use red dome lights in their cars and I also wanted to avoid that because they can get real pissy on "imitating an officer" charge. Even with dome lights....yeah.


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