blue light too bright at night.... what's the best way to dim it? electrical tape or dark film? thanks!
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For me it is not a bother where I have it position. It just me know it is working because my radar is in dark mode.
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It's not too bright at all. But if it bothers you, either take a black sharpie to it or buy the cable without the led.
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there is a button that you press to lessen or brighten the light. you can put the display on pitch black too. however, the blue light on the mute button does not dim. but if you have it installed underneath steering column or something its not really noticeable
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Try a small piece of scotch tape, layer if needed. The tape will diffuse some of the light.
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You might have to cut it or wrap around sides. Depending on room it might put out too much light. You could always put a dimmer switch on it.
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I used a lyton electronic LED dimmer. Works perfect I would imagine the old triac dimmers would not work well . . .
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If you find the ice warning light too bright, just put a piece of semi-opaque tape over it to reduce the brightness.
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The color of my dash and instrument lights is red. I don't think it's too bright at night but try changing the color. Blue is nice and soothing at a dim setting even thought my lights are red I like changing the color to keep it interesting. Did you know the dimmer had a timer?
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While I like this light very much, it might be too bright for you. I have it in the bathroom and find that no other light is needed at night in that room. I have no experience with dim night lights so cannot help you there.
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Dont know if its too late to answer this to you... but I did fix it myself just sticking a piece of dark tape on the lateral... just over the round mirror found bellow the on/off switch. I did realize that it was sending some signals to the camera saying it was not night. Maybe some reflex from the white wall. So, I did tape it and now its working fine!
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Electrical tape is your friend... also great for blocking that annoying 12:00 flashing on the VCR.
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We thought of trying a dimmer switch, but my husband wasn't sure the bulbs it uses would work for that. Would be real nice to be able to dim this beautiful light. Good Luck!
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Hi Tom, What I'm using to control the light better is a snoot that I had laying around. I would like to make barn doors just haven't figured out the best way to do that yet. hope this helps. Thanks for your question
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Buy led shades. They are tinted plastic that you cut to size and stick over the incredibly bright time readout. I had same problem. They are way overpriced but work. I actually had to put two of them on so I can sleep.
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This is an easy thin to fix. Don't remove LEDs - just get double-sided transparent tape and a tinted plastic sheet of your color choice (grey, red - my favorite for night use, etc.). Cut the plastic sheet to size, put on two strips of tape along the whole length (so that LEDs don't shine through the edges) and you have the brightness and color of your choice. Plastic report covers are a easy cheap source of suitable plastic sheets.
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The light at night is a bluish light... you would probably need two. Good luck...
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We recommend using the in-line dimmer http://www.hitlights.com/ls-mdimmer.html on our site.
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Congrats...you have inherited a great porch light. After dusk, flip the wall power switch to off, wait about 2-seconds, then flip the switch back on. The light is now in "manual" mode. Now, the light will remain full bright all night, but will return to AUTO mode after dawn. A better way would be to remove the glass dome and set the "DualBrite" switch to "Dusk To Dawn." In this mode, the light will stay lit all night, but in the dim setting until it senses motion. Then , it will automatically switch to full bright for 3-hrs, 6-hrs, or dusk to dawn. In this mode, you won't have to bother with the light. It will come on when it gets dark automatically, and stay on. Hope this helps. Congrats...you have inherited a great porch light. After dusk, flip the wall power switch to off, wait about 2-seconds, then flip the switch back on. The light is now in "manual" mode. Now, the light will remain full bright all night, but will return to AUTO mode after dawn. A better way would be to remove the glass dome and set the "DualBrite" switch to "Dusk To Dawn." In this mode, the light will stay lit all night, but in the dim setting until it senses motion. Then , it will automatically switch to full bright for 3-hrs, 6-hrs, or dusk to dawn. In this... » Read More Congrats...you have inherited a great porch light. After dusk, flip the wall power switch to off, wait about 2-seconds, then flip the switch back on. The light is now in "manual" mode. Now, the light will remain full bright all night, but will return to AUTO mode after dawn. A better way would be to remove the glass dome and set the "DualBrite" switch to "Dusk To Dawn." In this mode, the light will stay lit all night, but in the dim setting until it senses motion. Then , it will automatically switch to full bright for 3-hrs, 6-hrs, or dusk to dawn. In this mode, you won't have to bother with the light. It will come on when it gets dark automatically, and stay on. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Hi Sammie21,You should be able to turn them on/off by using the control on the camera cable, just roll the little wheel up or down to make the light brighter or dimmer.
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Hi, you could dim them if you hard wired them to a dimmer switch. You could also wire a dimmer switch on the line side of a receptacle and dim the lights through the receptacle that you plug your lights into. They are incandescent light bulbs so a dimmer will not damage them and they will work fine.