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Oooo KAy

so it seems they are just a token complience item that may or may not be hooked up or may or may not work!!

im not really fussed, i was just looking for an easy place to wire my boost gauge to ( pretty cool when boost gauge goes dim ALSO!!.........u know u want urs to :wassup: )

Ahh its all too much effort these compliencing mobs..... *shakes head*

Thanks people....

Anybody Else??

Haro

Mine doesn't have one either, I Iwould prefer they didn't put one on. All the ones I have seen put on imports and the one one my GTST are rubbish. And I would prefer the car get through the compliance with as little touched as possible. I have never used the ones on my previous cars anyway.

hey guys, not being smart here, but.................

i too didn't quite appreciate the 'dashlight dimmer' control ever since I started driving (about 18 years ago). Anyway, when I started doing trips interstate that required a fair bit of night travel, where there were no street lights, towns, other cars to be seen for hours (on some highways), that's when that little dimmer became a beautiful accessory. DO YOU KNOW HOW GOD DAMN BLINDING YOUR DASHBOARD BECOMES ONCE YOUR EYES ARE ACLIMATISED TO DARKNESS. (go to sleep one nite next to ur mobile phone...should u get a call at 4 in the morning you will notice that those little LEDs can become very effective at pissing your eyeballs off!!)Your dash becomes something you want to cover with a jacket or piece of cardboard. It turns into a bitch at 3.30 in the morning when on the Newell Hwy and the dash is all you can see!!

It's there to assist the long distance overnight driver.

anyways........havagoodweekend!.......anyways!

Must be a personal thing, I have never found the dash lights on any car too bright on my frequent "red eye runs" between Brisbane and Sydney. Although the HKS TT can get a little bright, but you can switch that off anyway.

For years I've wondered what possible use it could have. I've never touched mine ever and since it obviously isn't required in Japan I assumed it was some weird ADR that was put in for some obscure reason that noone knew about. Good to know someone found a use for it :)

  JAS-25T said:
i never got one on mine

Hey JAS,

that pic of a Skline rear, did you get that from this site? Just that it looks exactly the same as one I posted of my car (same angle, exposure etc)!! Enjoy!

  benjiman74 said:
Mine hasn't got one either (not that it bothers me) but there's an empty square hole to the left of the steering column where i believe the dimmer would have been installed from the factory. Does anyone know why they remove/cut the wires of the dimmer for compliance?

That square hole to the left of the steering column would be for the electric antenna height adjuster thingy me thinks. I am pretty sure 33s don't have a factory dash light dimmer which is why so many get dodgy ones fitted during compliance.

houdy

well unfortunately my lights on the dash stick out like dogs balls....even the boost gauge (i personally DO like the dimmer option) ..... but im sure i can live with it, car will be for sale soon anyway then its back to the old skool baby!! 1976 Mini Clubman S with a 1310cc engine....*cough cough* well i thought it sounded like fun.

Thanks for the feedback people.

HarO

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