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I'm in Ken C's age bracket but for me the opposite is desired: dimmer lights.

Years ago a pilot/ car-racer friend impressed upon me the importance of dim lights to minimize the effect on your eyes. His plane and cars had red lights, dimmed. (Studebaker Avantis, & Hawks and Larks w/ R- engines, had red dash lights also).

I don't say that this is true. But I have noticed less fatigue in night driving if I keep the dash lights on dim. And in my youth for coast-to-coast nonstop treks I turned the dash lights off - something you can't do in modern cars.

On our 240s, at night, I need only to see the speedometer and temp gauge. If the cruise works, I really only care about the engine temp. On a trip I might turn the lights up every hour or so to check fuel.

I don't get why anyone would want bright instrument lights. Preference? If you're driving hard/ rallying at night perhaps you want to watch the tach and speedo also.

Otherwise I think you have better night vision with lights dimmed inside the car.
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240s: 2 drivers and some parts cars