Panel Illumination

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Panel Illumination

Post by Red »

Riders,

My 2008 FJR is doing fine by me. If I could change one thing, though, I would want something like a back-panel illumination behind the LCD information panel. It is hard to read in certain light conditions. A glowing sheet of microscopic LEDs would be okay, in whatever way that can be done, under the LCDs. Alternately, for you aircraft types, I have found 12Vdc LED eyebrow lights, sold as license plate illumination bolts, that could provide light from above the panel. I think two of them would be enough, and I may even have to dim them a bit with some tinted tape. I'd rather not be drilling into the panel, though, if there is a better plan out there. Maybe I am missing something, so any suggestions would be welcome.

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Re: Panel Illumination

Post by rbentnail »

For me, among the top of the list of Desired Mods Never Done is a dash light dimmer switch. The glare from the reflections in the windshield at night can be really annoying when on rural unlit roads.
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