Clock dim switch on MY00
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I have just got my MY00 Impreza and was surprised to see a switch that is for the sole purpose of dimming the digital clock at night - how naff! Is there a modification that can be done to automatically switch this to dim when the light are on?
p.s. - Still a bloody brilliant car though!
p.s. - Still a bloody brilliant car though!
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Naf? It's the best bit of the car - the comments I've had....
Yea OK - its naf Christ knows what they were thinking when they did that (probably done by the same bloke who designed the front of the MY01 car)
Yea OK - its naf Christ knows what they were thinking when they did that (probably done by the same bloke who designed the front of the MY01 car)
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It would be fairly easy to do a mod to automatically dim the clock if required, all you would need would be a standard relay and a few bits of wire. Make a couple of connections and away you go.
If you want to do this give me a shout and I will tell you how to do it.
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But as I said before, just leave it on dim, thats what I do, unless I'm real bored driving at night, then I might actually switch it.
If you want to do this give me a shout and I will tell you how to do it.
SS
But as I said before, just leave it on dim, thats what I do, unless I'm real bored driving at night, then I might actually switch it.
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Now it may be different on a MY00 but in my MY95 ( and I don't think they've changed the unit ) the purpose of the swicth is not to dim the clock light, but to cancel the automatic dimming if its not required - hence the "Bright" switch rather than "Dim" switch.
I think the idea is most of the time when the lights are on you want the clock to be dim - because its night and its distracting. But if its a little foggy and you've got the lights on you may also want to see the clock so you can cancel the auto dim feature with a press of the "Bright Switch". I think you'll find if the lights are off the switch has no effect at all.
Its all in the FAQ -
I think the idea is most of the time when the lights are on you want the clock to be dim - because its night and its distracting. But if its a little foggy and you've got the lights on you may also want to see the clock so you can cancel the auto dim feature with a press of the "Bright Switch". I think you'll find if the lights are off the switch has no effect at all.
Its all in the FAQ -
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