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How-to for "theater lighting"?


DMC12
03-21-2002, 11:33 AM
You know when you get in some cars the dome light fades out instead of just turning off. How do they do this?

nittanys1
03-28-2002, 11:45 AM
My car has that feature, it came like that from the factory, so i dunno if there is anything you can buy to get it to do that.

TheMan5952
03-30-2002, 10:04 AM
not sure. It might be a realy that slowly turns down the power so it goes dark slowly.

Tinseltown349
04-12-2002, 03:57 AM
One word....Gremlins!

DMC12
06-13-2002, 07:19 PM
Originally posted by Tinseltown349
One word....Gremlins!

Hehehe:D But seriously, I know they use a relay and some circuit that lowers voltage to the lamp progressively... but anybody know of a wiring diagram or aftermarket part?

aka
01-16-2003, 01:56 PM
below is link I found to a company that has hook-up for theater lighting for cars.

http://www.centechwire.com/catalog/accessories/il2.shtml

white_mr2
04-03-2003, 10:25 PM
I have that feature, but my car came like that.

DMC12
04-07-2003, 12:54 PM
Originally posted by aka
below is link I found to a company that has hook-up for theater lighting for cars.
http://www.centechwire.com/catalog/accessories/il2.shtml
THANKS!!! That is exactly what I've been searching for:ylsuper

Cadetdan
05-07-2003, 11:09 PM
You guys realize that all that is a cheap relay and a 2 small capacitors in parallel. Its not a tough thing to put in your car I did it to the single done light in my Geo for like $8, I also had it hooked up to my dash dimmer so I could over ride it if I had to.

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