11-15-2013, 05:27 PM | #1 |
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Ambient lighting in black interior photos
When I was shopping for a 328 and debating on the interior color options, I really wanted to see how the ambient lighting showed up in a black interior. From what I recall searching the forums and the web, there aren't many pictures out there (and I know many others had the same question). Now that I've gotten my car, I thought I'd take a few interior shots at night in case some of you have the same question.
For those of you wondering about the door panel lighting, it is definitely a lot dimmer in a black interior than a beige or gray interior (I also have a beige interior F30). It looks a little brighter in the photos since I took these shots in a very dark parking lot. If you're driving around with street lamps, etc., it'll feel a bit dimmer. For reference, I set my interior lighting at the brightest level. Otherwise, the brightness of the lighting is pretty accurate. |
11-15-2013, 07:15 PM | #2 |
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yeah my interior is beige and the lighting doesn't show up as well as in a black interior; those pictures look nice!
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Are you using classic mode or sport mode lighting? |
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Classic seems way brighter for some reason. I keep mine in sport and the light is very subtle, barely noticeable.
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That's funny I came to the opposite conclusion. Sport seemed much, much brighter than classic.
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MY14 iDrive knob looks huge compared to MY13.
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Yup black interior.
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I didn't even know there were LEDs in the footwell!?
I've played around between classic and sport but neither is bright enough. Black interior here as well
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The footwell lighting is actually not that bright on my car. It's only showing up more because I have plastic, clear generic floor mats that reflect the light. In the other F30 with beige interior we have, the footwell LEDs light up very nicely! This is where I wish the Sport line trim had a light colored interior option for MY14. From the ordering guide, there will be a oyster/black two-tone option but that won't be available till March. |
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I hate the fact that brightness of ambient lighting depends on the brightness of instrument cluster. I'd like the ambient to be more vivid, but it's comfortable for me when instrument cluster is only at 1/2 of maximum brightness or less. Ambient lighting is not that noticeable at these settings. It would be really convenient if ambient lighting settings were completely independent.
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I have not taken pictures of the new ambient light LEDs in my car, but they are definitely brighter than the older ones. With a black interior, you may only notice the difference between old and new LEDs if you sit in them back to back, since it's not as obvious.
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my leds in the door are way to bright... its distracting at night...my car did not have the ambient light in the doors so I bought all the parts from Calgary BMW. I must have the new leds. but they are only orange. no white.. well dosent that just suck now for me..lol....
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It seems like the LED part you have is 63319350967 from your picture. That's interesting, because when I swapped my LEDs out about 1.5 years ago, I switched mine to 63319353133 - that was the new one used in 2015 models and on at the time, and it was noticeably brighter than my old ones. At the time, I did not see a 63319350967 part number so it's possible this part is newer. Either that, or this part is specific to baseline cars where you cannot change the LED color (only orange). Ones where you can change between orange / white are probably a different part number.
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