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      06-03-2020, 08:02 AM   #1
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Hey Guys,
I have noticed that during the day the lighting on the stereo, gear stick etc is white but at night it changes to orange. Likewise with the digital dash.

Is there anyway to change the lighting so that it stays white both day and night?
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I haven't seen anyone post about coding it so far to date.

A very quick read as to why BMW has stuck with the red/orange lighting even while transitioning to using white for daytime:

https://www.bmwblog.com/2017/02/28/e...ts-always-red/
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Hey Guys,
I have noticed that during the day the lighting on the stereo, gear stick etc is white but at night it changes to orange. Likewise with the digital dash.

Is there anyway to change the lighting so that it stays white both day and night?
I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
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I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
Was the coding difficult for the instrument cluster?

Also if you find a way of coding the rest of the car please share!! I am not a fan at all of the orange at night.
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Hey Guys,
I have noticed that during the day the lighting on the stereo, gear stick etc is white but at night it changes to orange. Likewise with the digital dash.

Is there anyway to change the lighting so that it stays white both day and night?
I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
Any photos?
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I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
Was the coding difficult for the instrument cluster?

Also if you find a way of coding the rest of the car please share!! I am not a fan at all of the orange at night.
I for one like orange better than white at night because it is easier on the eyes. Specifically, if I were to have all white lights around me, there would be more light pollution and my eyes wouldnt be as reactive to other car lights. If they are orange, it is "easier" for my eyes to react to any whiter light coming from car lights. I think of the orange as the "Dark mode" that we have on our iPhones (when the light is dimmed and becomes yellowish to reduce the blue/white light from our screens).

Not pertinent to the change in orange to white color thread, but hey thought I would chime in my comments lol. I think it is safer.

EDIT: read the article after writing my excerpt and I guess I am not alone in liking the orange/redish warm interior color at night change. Guess BMW was way ahead of its time as well ha.
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Hey Guys,
I have noticed that during the day the lighting on the stereo, gear stick etc is white but at night it changes to orange. Likewise with the digital dash.

Is there anyway to change the lighting so that it stays white both day and night?
I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
Any photos?
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I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
Was the coding difficult for the instrument cluster?

Also if you find a way of coding the rest of the car please share!! I am not a fan at all of the orange at night.
you just change the value of DIM_NACHT_EIN in Kombi
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Hey Guys,
I have noticed that during the day the lighting on the stereo, gear stick etc is white but at night it changes to orange. Likewise with the digital dash.

Is there anyway to change the lighting so that it stays white both day and night?
I've coded the instrument Cluster to stay white at night and i love it. Never thought about coding the rest of the car, thinking about it now it might actually be nice
Any photos?
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Nice. I don't have full digital dash so i dont know if that will work on mine.
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