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Old 01-02-03, 09:22 PM
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So whoever said, Its not a problem just a little dim is wrong. My **** is WAY dim. The scarey thing is I think it has something to do with the alternator or something cuz If I sit with the car in park or with the brake pressed for a decent amount of time the dash gets bright again. 3 or 4 miles down the road it'll start getting dim again.
So it actually gets BRIGHTER when you hold the brake down?? That seems really weird. Seems to me that putting more load on the alternator would cause the other lights to become dim.....but i'm no EE.

My problem, if you want to call it that, doesn't seem related to the alternator. I don't see any rapid fluctuation of brightness.

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Old 01-02-03, 09:31 PM
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I too notice this at night, except it seems to only effect the center pod (MPH Speedo) but the two on either side appear to be brighter.

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Old 01-02-03, 09:33 PM
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My dilemma affects all 3.
Old 01-02-03, 10:35 PM
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I have that center dim problem all the time.. it drives me nutz.. oh well.. could be worse.. it could have been one of the side ones.. and then my sense of symetry would have been thrown completely off ...
Old 05-09-04, 02:02 PM
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anyone here gotten an answer on this... my center gage is darker than the other left one and the right one.. i have a 2001 GS430
Old 05-09-04, 05:13 PM
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Ive noticed it to Paul..but I kinda like it dim..when I had my es I use to turn it down at night because it would start to hurt my eyes after a long road trip..
Old 05-10-04, 07:30 AM
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again not a problem for me. Just a observation. I'm with you Dave.

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Old 05-10-04, 06:37 PM
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of couse it has to because if it was as bright as it is in the day then it would blind you.
Old 05-10-04, 08:08 PM
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Someone in clublexus attached LEDs to the light sensors and fool the computer into thinking is daytime always so the dashboard is always max brightness.
Old 01-04-07, 03:38 PM
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Hi guys,
I'm having this problem with my dash lights, and don't see any resolve through the search, anyone have an answer to this?
Old 01-04-07, 05:30 PM
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So the solution is for the Lexus dealer to change the settings?
Old 01-05-07, 12:52 AM
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This has been bothering me too. I was parked and I shinned my flashlight into the sensor and it got a ton brighter and stayed that way for a while. I tried it while I was driving and it worked, but then went right back to dim. I'll call the dealer, but its prolly gonna be a $$$$ just for them to change it.
Old 01-05-07, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by kingloose
anyone here gotten an answer on this... my center gage is darker than the other left one and the right one.. i have a 2001 GS430
Same on my 2001 ... the center is slightly dimmer than the outer two and the HVAC is dimmer than the radio display.

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Old 01-05-07, 05:24 AM
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I have my 2000 GS4 in for the 60K service today and I am actually having them look at the dash because all three gauges are sooo damn dim at night on the highest setting. So I'll report back what they tell me.
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Originally Posted by opmredwing
I have my 2000 GS4 in for the 60K service today and I am actually having them look at the dash because all three gauges are sooo damn dim at night on the highest setting. So I'll report back what they tell me.
Any new info on this .... mine are getting REAL dim on the low light setting.

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