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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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I keep mine blue as it fits my interior/exterior colors. But, I actually have found a use for the mood lighting: I generally keep my headlights in the auto position. Sometimes, when it's raining during the day, it's hard to tell if my lights have activated by looking at the dash (as they are supposed to be on when it rains). All I have to do is look up at the light dots on my overhead console. If I see blue, I know my lights activated.

BTW, I installed the blue LED interior lights kit. If you do this, I would recommend keeping the original white lights in the map lights and the boot area.
 

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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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any chance I can see photos of these colors? I haven't gotten my Mini yet and I am so excited!!!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Blue here also.I tried the different colors but found the blue more appealing at night when driving.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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is there a red???
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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POST some pics you people are killing us!!!!!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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I use the purple. The other ones are okay. I haven't really played around with them. Purple is the one my husband left it on when we were driving home from picking Lucy up and I've never changed it.

Cybergypsy, red is not one of the colors. I wish it were!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Always blue



 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Still looks very cool thanks for posting pictures the wait is hard and long........
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Blue nearly all the time. Orange occasionally.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Blue seems to be most common. Purple is for the girls (like me!). Funny thing about purple--I've read that it is the color for "wishy-washy" personalities.

They don't know me!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Although I don't have my car yet, I am guessing I will choose orange. I am big in coodinating car color schemes, and will mellow yellow exterior and orange dash display, orange ambient will compliment this.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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I keep it on orange, matches well with my Redwood LL
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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I rock the blue right now.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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I use blue ambient lighting. I like the way it and orange play off each other.

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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Umm how come i dont have ambieT?

Is it because i have a 2003 mc? I see all these pretty blue lights everywhere in the car, of course i dont have any of that. How did you guys get all that? I'm probably out of luck huh?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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Yup, you're out of luck. They started adding them 2007+ (note the forum categories - you strayed!) It's just one of the nice little perks.

I keep mine on BLUE...'coz it's so pretty. It clashes with the orange dash lights, but oh well.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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I will go blue when I get mine (LB exterior, c'mon!) and will probably look for some way to make my instrument lighting blue as well. Gotta be consistent.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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I have mine orange most of the time to match the speedo but Im going through a blue phase at the moment. I wish the speedo would change colour too, that would be very cool.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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I have mine orange. I love it...cause it matches the speedo. But does anyone know how to make it brighter?? Its kinda dark on the door handles!?!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Purple here.

+1 on how to make it brighter?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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i dont have my car yet. hopefully in a week.
do these lights turn green by any chance?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Noooooooo *pounds on high chair* Well thanks for lettin me know.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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ahah your right! I did stray...
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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I would have loved red
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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blue -- matches the color of the backlit button lights on the car kit of my Sirius Stiletto2
 
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