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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Little red lights

I've searched but couldn't find...what are the little red lights by the rearview mirror for? I noticed them shining on my hand when I reached up to close the top or switch on the dome light. They don't seem to light anything else up, though.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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They are part of the "ambient lighting". You can adjust their color on some models from orange/red to blue/purple. Kind of like mood lighting. Fairly subtle.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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Yes it is ambient lighting but not color changeable on your model. Change the brightness of the dash lights and see what happens.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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It's referred to as 'waterfall lighting'
 
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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They actually light up the center speedo/dash pretty good. I miss mine sometimes.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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I thought those little lights we're aimed at the so called cup holders way down there ? ? ?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 11:25 PM
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my 2012 model has em........
 
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 06:31 AM
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does anyone know where to BUY those LEDs?

Mine are Orange, and it is Dang hard to find Orange / Amber LEDs that are the same color... I want a pile of them so I can do More ambient lighting in my Mini!

I really like the color / subtlness of the stock orange ones, and I think it would be neat to use "stock" leds for the ambient setup anyway
 
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