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Old 09-10-2004, 08:48 AM
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Another "peeve"

Maybe I'm just being "anal" but when I'm driving down the highway at night with my high-beams on that little high-beam indicator light in the instrument cluster drives me nuts!!! It's like it's burning a hole in my retina. Why was it not designed to dim with the rest of the dash lights??? Why does it need to be so prominent? Does it think it's better than all the other lights? Maybe because it's only on part-time it feels it needs make up the difference. I don't know, but I hate it! Maybe I need to spend less time driving around in the dark. Yeah that's it, I'll stop driving at night! That'll teach it! "Mr. Bright light" goes "nappy nappy". Put that in your pipe and smoke it you stupid light!!! Oh, wait... my job, shift work, off at midnight, dammit that light's got me by the short and curlies! That's it, I give up. I'm gonna start to car-pool.

P.S. I got a ride with that smelly, chain-smoking, fat guy that only showers on his birthday...That high-beam light has a pretty color don't ya think?
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LOL Thats just funny. Show that light who's boss.!!!!
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swede,

piece o' black electrical tape over it will take care of that problem! take that!

bob
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Just wear sunglasses. That'll make it dim a little.
Old 09-10-2004, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob_98SR5
swede,

piece o' black electrical tape over it will take care of that problem! take that!

bob
HEY! That was going to be my response!!
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I had a super annoying high beam light in my 300GT (The turn signal indicators would blind you too!!) So while installing a stereo I went ahead and pulled the cluster out and put some fingernail polish on those bulbs, dimmed them down a lot but they still showed up fine in the daytime. I put a good coating on and left only a small bit of the tip not covered.
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maybe u could get some red see through like film or something. like the 3d glasses had and cut it to cover that part. and glue it around the edges?
Old 09-11-2004, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
I had a super annoying high beam light in my 300GT
Was that back in the day prior to the making of the 3000GT?
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Funny post. Everything is going to be alright........... Just do as Bob said and be done with it. If you really want to see it...a little....poke a tiny little hole in the tape.
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Mine is burned out in my Cruiser....

bwahahahahahahaha!

I share not, your pain!
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its so bright so you remember its on.....you think that little lights bright...you should see how bright your highbeams are in someone eyes thats driving at you when you forget cause the indicator light didnt stand out enough....



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