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Old 06-16-2008, 10:21 AM
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I keep mine blue as it fits my interior/exterior colors. But, I actually have found a use for the mood lighting: I generally keep my headlights in the auto position. Sometimes, when it's raining during the day, it's hard to tell if my lights have activated by looking at the dash (as they are supposed to be on when it rains). All I have to do is look up at the light dots on my overhead console. If I see blue, I know my lights activated.

BTW, I installed the blue LED interior lights kit. If you do this, I would recommend keeping the original white lights in the map lights and the boot area.
 

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Old 06-16-2008, 11:23 AM
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any chance I can see photos of these colors? I haven't gotten my Mini yet and I am so excited!!!
 
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Blue here also.I tried the different colors but found the blue more appealing at night when driving.
 
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Old 06-16-2008, 02:47 PM
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is there a red???
 
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Old 06-16-2008, 02:48 PM
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POST some pics you people are killing us!!!!!
 
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I use the purple. The other ones are okay. I haven't really played around with them. Purple is the one my husband left it on when we were driving home from picking Lucy up and I've never changed it.

Cybergypsy, red is not one of the colors. I wish it were!
 
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Old 06-16-2008, 02:53 PM
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Always blue



 
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Old 06-16-2008, 02:54 PM
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Still looks very cool thanks for posting pictures the wait is hard and long........
 
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Old 06-16-2008, 03:33 PM
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Blue nearly all the time. Orange occasionally.
 
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Old 06-16-2008, 03:50 PM
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Blue seems to be most common. Purple is for the girls (like me!). Funny thing about purple--I've read that it is the color for "wishy-washy" personalities.

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Old 06-16-2008, 06:23 PM
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Although I don't have my car yet, I am guessing I will choose orange. I am big in coodinating car color schemes, and will mellow yellow exterior and orange dash display, orange ambient will compliment this.
 
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Old 06-16-2008, 06:56 PM
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I keep it on orange, matches well with my Redwood LL
 
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I rock the blue right now.
 
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I use blue ambient lighting. I like the way it and orange play off each other.

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Old 06-18-2008, 11:11 AM
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Umm how come i dont have ambieT?

Is it because i have a 2003 mc? I see all these pretty blue lights everywhere in the car, of course i dont have any of that. How did you guys get all that? I'm probably out of luck huh?
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:15 AM
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Yup, you're out of luck. They started adding them 2007+ (note the forum categories - you strayed!) It's just one of the nice little perks.

I keep mine on BLUE...'coz it's so pretty. It clashes with the orange dash lights, but oh well.
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:20 AM
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I will go blue when I get mine (LB exterior, c'mon!) and will probably look for some way to make my instrument lighting blue as well. Gotta be consistent.
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:26 AM
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I have mine orange most of the time to match the speedo but Im going through a blue phase at the moment. I wish the speedo would change colour too, that would be very cool.
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:30 AM
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I have mine orange. I love it...cause it matches the speedo. But does anyone know how to make it brighter?? Its kinda dark on the door handles!?!
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:33 AM
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Purple here.

+1 on how to make it brighter?
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:40 AM
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i dont have my car yet. hopefully in a week.
do these lights turn green by any chance?
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:43 AM
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Noooooooo *pounds on high chair* Well thanks for lettin me know.
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:45 AM
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ahah your right! I did stray...
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:05 PM
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I would have loved red
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 01:01 PM
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blue -- matches the color of the backlit button lights on the car kit of my Sirius Stiletto2
 


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