gauge dimming.... - Honda Prelude Forum

mcgill · 02-01-2003, 01:52 PM

As i am sure you all know, when you turn on your headlights.. your gas and clock gauges dim alot.. and i was wondering if anyone knew how to make it so they didn't dim when I turned the headlights on.. thanks.

SiLudeH23A · 02-01-2003, 05:55 PM

i have alittle wheel dimmer right next to my cruise control button, not on the wheel but by the sunroof button. if you turn that the whole way up it makes everything brighter except the clock. the gass and temp gauge on mine get as bright as they normaly are.

concLude · 02-01-2003, 06:06 PM

do you think there is a way to wire it so the clock also brightens up with the gas and temp gauges?

i smell DYI

SikRedRX-8 · 02-01-2003, 11:54 PM

I don't know about you all but I just turn the adjuster (next to my sunroof button) up if I want it to stay as bright.

mcgill · 02-02-2003, 03:01 PM

yea i did that.. but my clock still dims

SlowSi · 02-02-2003, 07:23 PM

Why do you want the clock to be bright anyway? Seems distracting to me.

concLude · 02-02-2003, 08:43 PM

so i can see what time it is obviously, with the glare on that panel, its impossible to see the time

Qveon · 02-02-2003, 11:27 PM

You would have to run a relay from your parking lights to your coil of the relay and the on the switch side of the relay you would split the illuminumation wire on the clock so when you turn your lights on the clock will not see the signal to dim. don't quote me on this, it may reduce the voltage, but i highly doubt that. If it does reduce voltages just cut the power to the clock and run a 12v constant to it?

Absolut · 02-03-2003, 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by Qveon
You would have to run a relay from your parking lights to your coil of the relay and the on the switch side of the relay you would split the illuminumation wire on the clock so when you turn your lights on the clock will not see the signal to dim. don't quote me on this, it may reduce the voltage, but i highly doubt that. If it does reduce voltages just cut the power to the clock and run a 12v constant to it?

Or... just run a wire from the dimmer wheel's full bright circuit to the dimmer pin of the clock...

I have actually looked at the schematic in the helms, its really easy to do, I just havn't done it yet.
1 wire total.

LudemanDan · 02-03-2003, 11:43 PM

Weird, your clock shouldn't dim even if you turn the dimmer down. It's connected to the clock/radio circuit, not the dash lights.

SlowSi · 02-04-2003, 03:53 PM

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Originally posted by concLude
so i can see what time it is obviously, with the glare on that panel, its impossible to see the time

Do you drive with your lights on during the day? If you don't, then where does the glare come from at night?