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Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by bob1029 on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @10:23AM (#45967450)
> Older cars had dim green lighting for the gauges and even had a knob to adjust the brightness up and down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgh2zbifn7E

Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by boldlybold on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @11:39AM (#45968575)
I knew before clicking this was going to be a Saab, I miss mine!
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by potato3732842 on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @12:14PM (#45969112)
Many if not most cars had green gauges in the 80s and 90s. They all had some sort of knob, wheel or other adjustment.
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by procaryote on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @01:25PM (#45970049)
Saab went further though and just light up the relevant instruments. If you're good on fuel, it remains dark etc.
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by calvinmorrison on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @07:19PM (#45974146)
Saab also had a battery warning light, like most cars. However, if the battery was not charging, the light would not come on. Also if the bulb burned out, your alternator wouldn't work.

My saabs, of the 5 I own, only have working lights in about 2 of them. One has no tacho (from factory), one no speedo (broken)

Turns out you pretty much dont need any of that stuff anyway.

Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by jjtheblunt on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @11:46AM (#45968690)
i miss mine too!
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by Sparkle-san on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @01:19PM (#45969976)
Saab also had a feature where it would turn off all the lights in the instrument panel, but you could turn them back on by hitting the top of the dash. Might be a Swedish thing as Volvo had it too.
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by calvinmorrison on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @07:17PM (#45974133)
night mode!
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by wildzzz on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @02:15PM (#45970652)
Saab loved to talk about their fighter jets in their car marketing.
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by marcosdumay on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @10:57AM (#45967950)
That's a nice feature, but the driver actively operating that camera at 70 mph is quite unsettling.
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by njarboe on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @05:22PM (#45973040)
The low green glow in the 65 mustang I drove in high school was divine.