Interior Overhead Interior Lights (courtesy ones)

smb09_1999 · 15th March 2007, 23:29

Changed mine to blue bulbs today as mentioned in a few threads. They look the bees knees - well worth the £15 I spent on them!

Makes a mockery of the £200 Honda want to light up the footwells.

czechplastik · 22nd March 2007, 22:12

Nice one, take any photos? I'm still thinking about doing this.

Brodick · 22nd March 2007, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by czechplastik

Nice one, take any photos? I'm still thinking about doing this.

Would that be Pink Lights CZ ?

(or the blue ones)

czechplastik · 22nd March 2007, 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodick

Would that be Pink Lights CZ ?

(or the blue ones)

There are no stupid questions...just stupid people.

Obviously the blue ones, what are you trying to say?!

smb09_1999 · 22nd March 2007, 22:31

Hang on, I'll go in the garage and see what I can do with the old camera.

Brodick · 22nd March 2007, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by czechplastik

There are no stupid questions...just stupid people.

Obviously the blue ones, what are you trying to say?!

Just checking fella

I'm sure if TC was around she may have asked the same question

Have to say I prefer the normal white lights

smb09_1999 · 22nd March 2007, 22:52

First off, apologies for the quality. I have sharper images but it doesn't give the blue lighting justice. So heres a blurred version but the blue glow on here is what it looks like in reality.

smb09_1999 · 22nd March 2007, 22:53

PS - anybody got recomendations on a book as to how to take digital pictures at night? (serious question!!!!)

czechplastik · 22nd March 2007, 23:34

Looks good, adds a mysterious element to things. I like it, and as you say its on £15...can't be bad to that!

smb09_1999 · 22nd March 2007, 23:55

I did the rear courtesy light as well and it looks just as good!

LoonyJohn · 23rd March 2007, 01:22

smb09 - your night time photos - take a torch with you and follow these steps: (this is if you have a compact digital with no AF illuminator)

1 turn on your camera, make sure the LCD is used not the viewfinder. turn off the flash
2 shine the torch on what you want to photo
3 compose the picture
4 half press the shutter button (two stage shutter release on most cameras), make sure the auto-focus is locked onto a target
5 turn off the torch
6 fully press the shutter button. Be careful not to move, as camera shake will be a problem.
7 Your image will probably be very dark, you might want to correct it using a photo enhancing program.

There also might be some settings in the manual setup, which allows you to change the sensitivity of the camera.

At least with a digital you can have lots of attempts without it costing anything!

smb09_1999 · 23rd March 2007, 09:05

Cheers LoonyJohn - always wanted to know some tricks of the trade. My camera does have an aF illuminator but it looks as though Ic an easily get intot he menu and switch it off. I tried loads of settings last night and didn't get any joy with them.

Pottsy · 23rd March 2007, 09:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by smb09_1999

PS - anybody got recomendations on a book as to how to take digital pictures at night? (serious question!!!!)

Use a tripod! That way you can reduce the aperture and get a deeper depth of field. The exposure time may be a minute or two, but who cares?

This one was exposed for a few minutes, IIRC.

madasadad · 23rd March 2007, 09:23

I'll try a tripod one of the blue courtesy lights over the weekend and see how I get on. Watch this space.

okehciv · 23rd March 2007, 14:46

Nice pic Pottsy,you could do weddings ect when you get fed up of flying

Topcat · 23rd March 2007, 18:21

Those lights must be a pain in the bum at night if you need to read something, think I prefer the normal ones myself.

czechplastik · 23rd March 2007, 18:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pottsy

This one was exposed for a few minutes, IIRC.

I love that photo, looks great. What camera did you use for that?

terry · 23rd March 2007, 21:21

Topcat:
I've done the blue light front and back.
If a better light is needed I use the ones on the back of the visor. They are not quite as bright as the original white map lights, but good enough for most things.

madasadad · 23rd March 2007, 22:34

Terry, I'm with you. We all bought our cars partly due to form over function, ie we fell in love with the concept of the Civic. If I wanted to be sensible I'd have bought a Mundano. Topcat, trust me you'll appreciate the interior glow more frequently than you'll ever miss reading lights. By the way if pushed, the vanity lights would be ok, just checked on way back from shops.

Kremmen · 24th March 2007, 13:25

Mine arrived this morning, took a minute to fit and they are the mutts nuts.

More spaceship effects.......

Ground control to Major Tom

15th March 2007, 23:29	#1 (permalink)
smb09_1999 Nneeaawwwwwwww Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 15th February 2007 Location: Northumberland Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Overhead Interior Lights (courtesy ones) Changed mine to blue bulbs today as mentioned in a few threads. They look the bees knees - well worth the £15 I spent on them! Makes a mockery of the £200 Honda want to light up the footwells.

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22nd March 2007, 22:12	#2 (permalink)
czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,492 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice one, take any photos? I'm still thinking about doing this.

22nd March 2007, 22:31	#5 (permalink)
smb09_1999 Nneeaawwwwwwww Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 15th February 2007 Location: Northumberland Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hang on, I'll go in the garage and see what I can do with the old camera.

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smb09_1999 Nneeaawwwwwwww Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 15th February 2007 Location: Northumberland Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	PS - anybody got recomendations on a book as to how to take digital pictures at night? (serious question!!!!)

22nd March 2007, 23:34	#9 (permalink)
czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,492 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks good, adds a mysterious element to things. I like it, and as you say its on £15...can't be bad to that!

22nd March 2007, 23:55	#10 (permalink)
smb09_1999 Nneeaawwwwwwww Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 15th February 2007 Location: Northumberland Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I did the rear courtesy light as well and it looks just as good!

23rd March 2007, 01:22	#11 (permalink)
LoonyJohn Honda Tardis Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 18th February 2007 Location: NE Derbyshire Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	smb09 - your night time photos - take a torch with you and follow these steps: (this is if you have a compact digital with no AF illuminator) 1 turn on your camera, make sure the LCD is used not the viewfinder. turn off the flash 2 shine the torch on what you want to photo 3 compose the picture 4 half press the shutter button (two stage shutter release on most cameras), make sure the auto-focus is locked onto a target 5 turn off the torch 6 fully press the shutter button. Be careful not to move, as camera shake will be a problem. 7 Your image will probably be very dark, you might want to correct it using a photo enhancing program. There also might be some settings in the manual setup, which allows you to change the sensitivity of the camera. At least with a digital you can have lots of attempts without it costing anything!

23rd March 2007, 09:05	#12 (permalink)
smb09_1999 Nneeaawwwwwwww Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 15th February 2007 Location: Northumberland Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cheers LoonyJohn - always wanted to know some tricks of the trade. My camera does have an aF illuminator but it looks as though Ic an easily get intot he menu and switch it off. I tried loads of settings last night and didn't get any joy with them.

23rd March 2007, 09:23	#14 (permalink)
madasadad Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 21st February 2007 Location: Carrickfergus Posts: 272 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'll try a tripod one of the blue courtesy lights over the weekend and see how I get on. Watch this space.

23rd March 2007, 18:21	#16 (permalink)
Topcat Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 11th May 2006 Location: Middlesex Posts: 2,730 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Those lights must be a pain in the bum at night if you need to read something, think I prefer the normal ones myself.

23rd March 2007, 21:21	#18 (permalink)
terry Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th September 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 319 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Topcat: I've done the blue light front and back. If a better light is needed I use the ones on the back of the visor. They are not quite as bright as the original white map lights, but good enough for most things.

23rd March 2007, 22:34	#19 (permalink)
madasadad Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 21st February 2007 Location: Carrickfergus Posts: 272 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Terry, I'm with you. We all bought our cars partly due to form over function, ie we fell in love with the concept of the Civic. If I wanted to be sensible I'd have bought a Mundano. Topcat, trust me you'll appreciate the interior glow more frequently than you'll ever miss reading lights. By the way if pushed, the vanity lights would be ok, just checked on way back from shops.

24th March 2007, 13:25	#20 (permalink)
Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Mine arrived this morning, took a minute to fit and they are the mutts nuts. More spaceship effects....... Ground control to Major Tom