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diddiyo · 07-22-2008, 11:49 AM

Quick question:

Can the interior lighting be deactivated while driving?
It's probably a nice gimmick for a (romantic?

) moment in the parking lot, but I think it could get a little annoying or even distracting when driving. Wouldn't it be a waste of energy during daytime anyway?

EllwynX · 07-22-2008, 12:09 PM

My guess is it only comes on when the headlights or parking lamps are on.

It will probably be similar to the lighting in the new Malibu. It's soft and subtle, not distracting at all.

2010_5thgen · 07-22-2008, 12:34 PM

im sure there is a dimmer or off switch for it.

kanys · 07-22-2008, 12:34 PM

Yeah on my car the (very) subtle interior lights come on only when dark. I love the way the Camaro ones look, but I also understand your point. So hopefully they are not too bright, but noticeable if you are looking for them.

*The_Blur* · 07-22-2008, 12:37 PM

I think the lighting would be a good thing if it stayed on with the headlights. I remember switching from the Cobalt to my Impreza, and the darkness of the interior was distracting. Outside the car, my headlights lit the outside very well, but the interior is very dark. The contrast makes it harder to focus at night—one more reason I want to get rid of this damned wagon.

Hylton · 07-22-2008, 12:38 PM

A silly gimmick if you ask me.

2010_5thgen · 07-22-2008, 12:39 PM

well its an option so you dont have to get it if you dont like it.

GothamCamaro · 07-22-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hylton

A silly gimmick if you ask me.

If you ask me, it's cool.

2010_5thgen · 07-22-2008, 12:40 PM

+1

Hylton · 07-22-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

well its an option so you dont have to get it if you dont like it.

Is it?

pinkcamaro10 · 07-22-2008, 12:46 PM

I love it! It's one of my favorite features

MisterCamaro69 · 07-22-2008, 12:47 PM

Yeah it's a gimmick...a COOL gimmick

Hylton · 07-22-2008, 12:49 PM

If it will put more bums in the drivers seat then I'm all for it!

RB43TD · 07-22-2008, 12:54 PM

I really like it. Don't like that fact that you have to get leather interior to get the lighting though. But now I have a better excuse to get the leather. So I guess it'll work out in the end.

Chogan2200 · 07-22-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hylton

If it will put more bums in the drivers seat then I'm all for it!

haha, that reminds me of a slogan for a local Window Tinting company around here. "TNT Tinting! Cause you can't get no @5! behind clear glass!"

GothamCamaro · 07-22-2008, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hylton

If it will put more bums in the drivers seat then I'm all for it!

Well it's putting this bum into one.

fbodfather · 07-22-2008, 01:15 PM

The lighting is dimable -- it comes with the leather interior upgrade, as I recall. It is ice blue unless you order an Orange Accent interior -- then it is orange in color.

Gimmick -- perhaps -- but as someone pointed out, it's a COOL gimmick. Further, it allows you to see the door handle and window buttons at night -- so it has a purpose as well.

theholycow · 07-22-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RB43TD

I really like it. Don't like that fact that you have to get leather interior to get the lighting though. But now I have a better excuse to get the leather. So I guess it'll work out in the end.

Forget packaged options. I'm buying mine base model and asking for parts for my birthday/christmas...

Txturbo · 07-22-2008, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbodfather

The lighting is dimable -- it comes with the leather interior upgrade, as I recall. It is ice blue unless you order an Orange Accent interior -- then it is orange in color.

Gimmick -- perhaps -- but as someone pointed out, it's a COOL gimmick. Further, it allows you to see the door handle and window buttons at night -- so it has a purpose as well.

I like it...

punkdrum01 · 07-22-2008, 07:21 PM

+1, ill be getting it!!!!!!

*Mindz* · 07-22-2008, 07:22 PM

I'm another bum it's attracting.

JaysonAych · 07-22-2008, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RB43TD

I really like it. Don't like that fact that you have to get leather interior to get the lighting though. But now I have a better excuse to get the leather. So I guess it'll work out in the end.

Yeah, it's tough for those who weren't looking to get the leather.

I, however, was going to get the leather anyway, so getting it all grouped into one package might save some money over having them offered separately.

The ambient lighting is a very very slick gimmick, and I love it. The sacrifice of the cows for the leather that it goes with will not be in vain.

playhard67 · 07-22-2008, 07:33 PM

Perhaps the lighting can be made (offered as an option) to match the color of the exterior of the car??

playhard67 · 07-22-2008, 07:34 PM

I'm sure Pink would love Pink Accent lights...

pinkcamaro10 · 07-22-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by playhard67

I'm sure Pink would love Pink Accent lights...

How AWESOME would that be?!?!?!?!?!?!!?

07-22-2008, 11:49 AM	#1
diddiyo Drives: commonly known as "failboat" Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: earth Posts: 3,056	interior lighting Quick question: Can the interior lighting be deactivated while driving? It's probably a nice gimmick for a (romantic? ) moment in the parking lot, but I think it could get a little annoying or even distracting when driving. Wouldn't it be a waste of energy during daytime anyway?

07-22-2008, 12:34 PM	#3
2010_5thgen Drives: 2007 HUMMER H2 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 2,416 View My Garage	im sure there is a dimmer or off switch for it. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS:Borla LT headers, Borla catback,AirAid CAI,Hurst Shifter,Pedders sway bars,SS brake lines, Xa coil overs,sub frame and HD diff bushings,BMR Toe rods,Trailing arms,driveshaft tunnel brace,subframe connectors,360 Forged 22" wheels....... Stage 2 cam package:460 RWHP/431 Tq FU LBJ!!!

07-22-2008, 12:37 PM	#5
The_Blur Moderator Drives: 2010 Camaro LS project Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 9,842 View My Garage	I think the lighting would be a good thing if it stayed on with the headlights. I remember switching from the Cobalt to my Impreza, and the darkness of the interior was distracting. Outside the car, my headlights lit the outside very well, but the interior is very dark. The contrast makes it harder to focus at night—one more reason I want to get rid of this damned wagon. __________________ BUY TIMELESS HATS! If you don't have constructive feedback, then feed your feedback back up your backside. 48:27

07-22-2008, 12:39 PM	#7
2010_5thgen Drives: 2007 HUMMER H2 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 2,416 View My Garage	well its an option so you dont have to get it if you dont like it. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS:Borla LT headers, Borla catback,AirAid CAI,Hurst Shifter,Pedders sway bars,SS brake lines, Xa coil overs,sub frame and HD diff bushings,BMR Toe rods,Trailing arms,driveshaft tunnel brace,subframe connectors,360 Forged 22" wheels....... Stage 2 cam package:460 RWHP/431 Tq FU LBJ!!!

07-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#9
2010_5thgen Drives: 2007 HUMMER H2 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 2,416 View My Garage	+1 __________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS:Borla LT headers, Borla catback,AirAid CAI,Hurst Shifter,Pedders sway bars,SS brake lines, Xa coil overs,sub frame and HD diff bushings,BMR Toe rods,Trailing arms,driveshaft tunnel brace,subframe connectors,360 Forged 22" wheels....... Stage 2 cam package:460 RWHP/431 Tq FU LBJ!!!

07-22-2008, 12:09 PM	#2
EllwynX Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 2,271	My guess is it only comes on when the headlights or parking lamps are on. It will probably be similar to the lighting in the new Malibu. It's soft and subtle, not distracting at all.

07-22-2008, 12:34 PM	#4
kanys Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 882	Yeah on my car the (very) subtle interior lights come on only when dark. I love the way the Camaro ones look, but I also understand your point. So hopefully they are not too bright, but noticeable if you are looking for them.

07-22-2008, 12:38 PM	#6
Hylton Drives: fanboys and ass kissers crazy. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,181	A silly gimmick if you ask me.

07-22-2008, 12:46 PM	#11
pinkcamaro10 Belle Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,651 View My Garage	I love it! It's one of my favorite features __________________ 3000 3/26 3300:4/30 3400:5/7 3800:5/14 2G1FC1EV1A9110079 4104:5/20 4200:5/30 "Patiently" waiting thanks to all the pink milk people!

07-22-2008, 12:47 PM	#12
MisterCamaro69 Drives: Is all that we see or seem Join Date: May 2008 Location: But a dream within a dream? Posts: 7,634	Yeah it's a gimmick...a COOL gimmick __________________ Great Racing Quotes "Don't brake until you see God, just don't meet him" "Never run out of real estate, traction and ideas at the same time." "I was doing fine until about mid-corner when I ran out of talent." "I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol."

07-22-2008, 12:49 PM	#13
Hylton Drives: fanboys and ass kissers crazy. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,181	If it will put more bums in the drivers seat then I'm all for it!

07-22-2008, 12:54 PM	#14
RB43TD Me Likey My Camaro Drives: 2010 Victory Red 1LT/RS Camaro Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 360 View My Garage	I really like it. Don't like that fact that you have to get leather interior to get the lighting though. But now I have a better excuse to get the leather. So I guess it'll work out in the end. __________________ People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded.

07-22-2008, 01:15 PM	#17
fbodfather Drives: Camaros................ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (suburban Detroit) Posts: 1,830	The lighting is dimable -- it comes with the leather interior upgrade, as I recall. It is ice blue unless you order an Orange Accent interior -- then it is orange in color. Gimmick -- perhaps -- but as someone pointed out, it's a COOL gimmick. Further, it allows you to see the door handle and window buttons at night -- so it has a purpose as well.

07-22-2008, 07:21 PM	#20
punkdrum01 Drives: 1999 z28 Vert Black/Black Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 177	+1, ill be getting it!!!!!!

07-22-2008, 07:22 PM	#21
Mindz Account Suspended Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The happy place... with the white padded walls... wearing a coat that makes me hug myself... Posts: 10,630	I'm another bum it's attracting. __________________ "The blue rush feels like an Iconic camaro to me, like hennessey and other tuner cars have their own feel to them" ~ AdnanHfuda "Wow...That was record time...I didn't have to remove the pic. It suddenly disappeared in like 5 seconds...haha...Wow!!!" ~Big Al Camaro5 Car of the Week 3/22/10

07-22-2008, 07:33 PM	#23
playhard67 come to poppa Drives: 67RS,09 Harley FLHX Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,863	Perhaps the lighting can be made (offered as an option) to match the color of the exterior of the car??

07-22-2008, 07:34 PM	#24
playhard67 come to poppa Drives: 67RS,09 Harley FLHX Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,863	I'm sure Pink would love Pink Accent lights...