car theater lighting effect?

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:22 pm

hey guys i have a 93 camry and my gf has an 06 rolla and i love the theater lighting effect(dome light dims out slowly).. i was wondering how would i(if at all possible) mod my regular dome light to do that?

also, anyone have an opinion on the brightest 194 bulb out there? ie: brand

TechSys · Post by **TechSys** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:37 am

theherd wrote:Now how about the other group of lights? The Rear Side Marker, Rear License Plate, Ashtray, Rear Roof Rail (reading lamps), Instrument cluster, and Warning/Indicator lamps all use the same basic type of bulb. These are a T3-1/4 Wedge Base bulb, which is about 0.4" (10.3mm) in diameter and 0.81" (20.6mm) in overall length. There are several bulbs which meet this specification, and as such are interchangeable:
Trade No. / Design / Volts / Watts / Amps / Avg. CP / Life
161 / 14.0 / 2.66 / 0.19 / 1 / 4000
158 / 14.0 / 3.36 / 0.24 / 2 / 3000
194 / 14.0 / 3.78 / 0.27 / 2 / 2500
192 / 14.0 / 4.62 / 0.33 / 3 / 2000
168 / 14.0 / 4.90 / 0.35 / 3 / 1500

To get brighter go with either the 192 or 168 bulbs.

for a full article on bulb alternatives, check out The Herd

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:20 am

If you were referring to the effect where the lights slowly fade out, that's done with a capacitor, I believe. I saw an article on how to do it, but I don't remember where so you're going to have to google it.

Chris from MI · Post by **Chris from MI** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:46 am

Here is a link for the dimmer. Just click on the "Dome Light Dimmer" tab on the left hand side of the page. Looks like $40 will get you what you want. Remember google is your friend!

http://www.webelectricproducts.com/

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:12 pm

Where CFW? I figured he'd be all over this!