gautam8@gmail.com wrote:
> Actually, the 05 Civic has a dimmer setting for the instrument panel
> when the headlights are turned off that is separate from when the
> headlights are turned on.

> Does the '03 model have that as well?

The problem is not headlights verses no headlights, it is outside ambient
light.

If I turn on my lights during the day, maybe because it's overcast, maybe
because I am in a "headlights on for next twelve miles" dangerous stretch
of road, I can't see my instrument panel unless I adjust the brightness up.

Then I turn the lights off. At night, I start up the car, turn on the
lights... the instrument panel is too bright. Still putting out the same
lumens as last time I checked, but now I don't want that many lumens.


Back to the OP... I sometimes catch the glow of my radio in the drivers
side window. It's all about seat position and angles. If it's bright
enough to see, it's bright enough to reflect visibly in the side window
when it's dark outside. I think the only solutions are to drive in well
lighted areas, or make sure the windows are dirty.

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