Interior Small red interior light

ctrdaveg · 10th June 2008, 13:26

Does anyone know what the small red lights is for on the ceiling console over the rear view mirror. ??
It's always on.

mrh339 · 10th June 2008, 13:35

Its for ambient light so when its dark you can see things.

ctrdaveg · 10th June 2008, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrh339

Its for ambient light so when its dark you can see things.

see what exactly. I have never noticed that

NEEMSTAR · 10th June 2008, 13:57

its there to light up the gear stick at night
just for show

lloeki · 10th June 2008, 14:00

it has to be pitch black. it is really useful when driving at night and one looks for something in the middle box, so you don't have to light the full roof light which will make you blind.

amronno · 10th June 2008, 15:31

This subject has been discussed earlier;

Tiny blue light in the roof - whats it for?
Blue light that shines on the gear stick
Little Blue light
Improving blue LED over gearstick

Orschild · 10th June 2008, 16:31

is this a standard thingie? I never noticed it

FWH · 10th June 2008, 16:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orschild

is this a standard thingie? I never noticed it

Yes it is standard.
Red on the R and blue on the others.

Easy to miss.

ctrdaveg · 10th June 2008, 19:28

Thanks for all the answers, you learn something every day

philosoma · 10th June 2008, 19:44

I broke mine trying to make it brighter, so I fitted a bright clear red led with variable resistor. It points at the gear leaver after a lot of adjustment, looks ace at night

Orschild · 10th June 2008, 22:35

Yep, my wife said she noticed the blue lamp above the gear stick, but I didn't. It has not been dark enough when we have been driving i suppose. We have only had the car for a month, so I guess that I will notice more details.

angie4m · 10th June 2008, 22:42

Its not very bright, the BMWs have small orange lights front and rear but they have two so it makes it more visable.....seems to serve no purpose in the Civic as its not actually bright enough to illuminate anything apart from your finger about an inch from it and even then it still not bright.

lloeki · 16th June 2008, 22:32

on mine it's really enough to light the middle area when it's really pitch black outside, eg on the countryside. when driving in town it's not that visible. as I said before, in these conditions it's useful for e.g the to look inside the boxes while driving without blinding the driver, though I agree the blue light in the 1.8l had a more intense feel.

fon the fun part, it scared the hell out of my girlfriend when we first drove the type-r by night: for a second she thought my hand was covered with blood!

Pottsy · 16th June 2008, 22:41

The wiki is your friend!

What is the Little Blue Light for? - Civinfo Wiki

lloeki · 16th June 2008, 22:45

wow. on this shot it just so much looks like a spaceship!

Rossman · 25th June 2008, 02:35

My dash is nowhere near as bright as that even when I turn the brightness dial to full

I can barely see the steering wheel button illuminations or the main console illuminations on mine - have you carried out a mod to make them that bright, if not, I think a trip to the dealer might be in order as mine is positively dull compared to that

It's one of the things that really disappointed me about our Civic when we were looking into buying one we came on the website and saw that pic and thought wow, when we got ours we took it out on the first night only to be completely underwhelmed - must try and get a piccie of ours for comparison

Pottsy · 25th June 2008, 06:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rossman

My dash is nowhere near as bright as that even when I turn the brightness dial to full

It's just a long exposure on the camera that makes it look brighter.

Little Blue light

hurricane · 25th June 2008, 08:18

And one thing to remember, don't know what UK spec cars are like, but here in Finland (and I suspect most of Europe outisde UK), the lights (side & dipped) are constantly on even when set to off. To see the little ceiling light the lights have to be physically turned on, i.e. the light switch has to be rotated to ON. This is the same for the fog lights and headlight washers, they also only work when the lights are set to ON. Easy to forget when your lights are constantly shining...

Rich 11 · 25th June 2008, 09:17

Funny never noticed a red light when coming down the motorway in the early hours last week ?? Have they stopped doing them on 08 models or is this something else that does not work ??

Pottsy · 25th June 2008, 09:31

Just have a look up - it's the little hole between the two circular map reading lights:

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mrh339 Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 27th September 2007 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 429 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (0)	Its for ambient light so when its dark you can see things.

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NEEMSTAR Nobody gets out alive Rocketship door handle Join Date: 7th October 2007 Location: In your mind Posts: 1,216 Thanks: 27 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts iTrader: (0)	its there to light up the gear stick at night just for show

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lloeki Wheelnut Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: France Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	it has to be pitch black. it is really useful when driving at night and one looks for something in the middle box, so you don't have to light the full roof light which will make you blind.

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amronno Just a basic member Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 8th August 2007 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 842 Thanks: 12 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (0)	This subject has been discussed earlier; Tiny blue light in the roof - whats it for? Blue light that shines on the gear stick Little Blue light Improving blue LED over gearstick

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philosoma Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd March 2007 Location: England Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	I broke mine trying to make it brighter, so I fitted a bright clear red led with variable resistor. It points at the gear leaver after a lot of adjustment, looks ace at night

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Orschild Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 7th January 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 171 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yep, my wife said she noticed the blue lamp above the gear stick, but I didn't. It has not been dark enough when we have been driving i suppose. We have only had the car for a month, so I guess that I will notice more details.

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angie4m Why Do I bother? Civinfo guru Join Date: 28th September 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,749 Thanks: 17 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Its not very bright, the BMWs have small orange lights front and rear but they have two so it makes it more visable.....seems to serve no purpose in the Civic as its not actually bright enough to illuminate anything apart from your finger about an inch from it and even then it still not bright.

16th June 2008, 22:32	#13 (permalink)
lloeki Wheelnut Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: France Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	on mine it's really enough to light the middle area when it's really pitch black outside, eg on the countryside. when driving in town it's not that visible. as I said before, in these conditions it's useful for e.g the to look inside the boxes while driving without blinding the driver, though I agree the blue light in the 1.8l had a more intense feel. fon the fun part, it scared the hell out of my girlfriend when we first drove the type-r by night: for a second she thought my hand was covered with blood!

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lloeki Wheelnut Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: France Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	wow. on this shot it just so much looks like a spaceship!

25th June 2008, 02:35	#16 (permalink)
Rossman Infidel Valve Cap Join Date: 1st June 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	My dash is nowhere near as bright as that even when I turn the brightness dial to full I can barely see the steering wheel button illuminations or the main console illuminations on mine - have you carried out a mod to make them that bright, if not, I think a trip to the dealer might be in order as mine is positively dull compared to that It's one of the things that really disappointed me about our Civic when we were looking into buying one we came on the website and saw that pic and thought wow, when we got ours we took it out on the first night only to be completely underwhelmed - must try and get a piccie of ours for comparison

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hurricane Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 22nd May 2008 Location: Kymenlaakso, Finland Posts: 206 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	And one thing to remember, don't know what UK spec cars are like, but here in Finland (and I suspect most of Europe outisde UK), the lights (side & dipped) are constantly on even when set to off. To see the little ceiling light the lights have to be physically turned on, i.e. the light switch has to be rotated to ON. This is the same for the fog lights and headlight washers, they also only work when the lights are set to ON. Easy to forget when your lights are constantly shining...

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Rich 11 TYPE R GT (R-15016) Rocketship door handle Join Date: 11th May 2008 Location: Hull East Yorkshire Posts: 1,185 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Funny never noticed a red light when coming down the motorway in the early hours last week ?? Have they stopped doing them on 08 models or is this something else that does not work ??

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Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,083 Thanks: 17 Thanked 111 Times in 64 Posts iTrader: (0)	Just have a look up - it's the little hole between the two circular map reading lights: