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Old 01-16-19, 11:45 AM
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Default Blue interior lights?

My apologies if this has been discussed ad nauseam, but I found a pic the other day (sorry, misplaced it) of an interior like mine ('18 350 F Sport), but instead of all the lights (like the temp and radio) being white, they were all a cool blue color. All of them looked identical in color as well, so it led me to believe this was some sort of factory option. Is that the case, or is there an aftermarket kit to do this?
Old 01-16-19, 06:12 PM
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Pretty sure all of the years had white back lighting. Sometimes in pictures the HVAC and gauge cluster look slightly blue.
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Originally Posted by Burrcold
Pretty sure all of the years had white back lighting. Sometimes in pictures the HVAC and gauge cluster look slightly blue.
Thanks for the input. This was obviously blue, so either modified or photoshopped.
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I think you meant blue but not as in the photo you posted (which is a stock car) right?

I haven't seen the photo you are referring to but if someone did it, that would be because someone opened up the hvac/stereo etc and individually soldered blue LEDs in place of the stock white ones. A project i want to do one day to my CT. (but with white LEDs) i want to mimic my IS. The CT has old fashioned 90s green Toyota LEDS

Very popular in audi and BMW circles to change out the LEDs. people do LED swaps. it's a very advanced project requiring advanced skill. so even given my extensive DIY experience I'm afraid of bricking expensive modules all cause I wanted a color change. possible but difficult and time consuming. but could be worth it if you want it bad enough. the downside is blue is visually straining to the eyes at night. Red is shown to be the least straining, which is why BMW does red.
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Originally Posted by E46CT
I think you meant blue but not as in the photo you posted (which is a stock car) right?
Right, everything you see that's white light was a cool blue light instead.
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Just installed led bulb on courtesy footwell lights, and wont work? any solution?
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