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Internal lights in SE and HSE Discovery 3's ...
Hi all,
... internal lights in the Discovery 3
My GS has a (very) bright light on each side, which is perfect for illuminating the whole inside of the planet, but much too bright for the passanger to use as a map light etc ... 'er indoors turned it on to read a map the other day (GS, no sat nav!) and it was blinding!
My question is, do you SE/HSE guys have a better light as standard (perhaps with a small map light along with the standard lighting) and if I bought one, would it work???
Thank you
Paramedic, Father, Dog lover and Husband ... in no particular order!
I assume they are all the same units... My HSE passenger map light is also blinding.As you slide down the banister of life
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26th Feb 2010 12:31 am
SN
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my SE interior lights are same as my old S interior lightsSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
26th Feb 2010 12:33 am
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Thanks guy's ...
I guess they are all the same with 3 square black buttons on all ...
I'll have a play around with a smaller bulb in the wife's side - let you know how I get on ...
(or could just buy a sat Nav eh?) Paramedic, Father, Dog lover and Husband ... in no particular order!
26th Feb 2010 12:49 am
Dave T
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26th Feb 2010 8:09 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
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The interior lights are very [too] bright.
If I need to, I always switch on the passenger light whilst in drivers seat.
That way you lose a lot of the brightness on your side.I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
Some of the cheaper LED w5w replacements are dimmer than the standard T5/W5W lamps if that helps? Or you could source a dashboard lighting dimmer switch from just about any make of car (just get the cheapest you can find) and wire that in to the passenger lampI know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
26th Feb 2010 9:12 am
PaulP
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Or you could just get your wife to wear sunglass at night like DSL does...problem solved 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
26th Feb 2010 9:14 am
chrisc
Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 362
The lights are exactly the same on my s model, what's a map used for ?
26th Feb 2010 11:41 am
mik
Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Skoatland
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The Saxo clan use paint on the inside of their rear light clusters to blacken them. They don't darken the lights much*
Would this be of use?
(Weirdly - since it's decades since I read it - this reminded me of HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy.... just gone searching for the quote..... The reason I'm having so much trouble flying this ship is because it's black. The walls are black, the floor is black, the console is black, the switches are black, the labels are little black letters printed on a black background, and when you press anything, a black light lights up in black to tell you you've done it. 8)
* lie
26th Feb 2010 11:51 am
Alan G
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
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The set up on my old TDI was a good idea, the map reading lights were under the rear view mirror.
Even the one in the FFRR are dinky little lights at either side of the main light front and rear.ATB
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