Genesis 2015: looking to dim rear ceiling lights.

[madhermit]

Anyone have any bright ideas as to dimming the overhead lights in a 2015 Genesis sedan? My 2.5yr old's face gets blasted by the overhead light. He is on the passenger side. Any soft sticking circular yellow gel sheets? Other ideas?
Toronto gets cold most winters! Glue needs to stick!

 

[glennk]

Change the bulb with a different warmth amount. A warm white festoon (2700K) should work.

 

[madhermit]

Anyone know how easy it is to change the bulb?

 

[Program1]

My 2.5yr old's face gets blasted by the overhead light. He is on the passenger side.

I was thinking about you last night while I was driving home with my 6yr old in the back seat. He likes to turn on the light so he can look at his books while we drive. I don't mind since it's not in my rearview so I let him keep it on. But I noticed the light shines on his legs (not his eyes). So it made me wonder how it shines in your son's eyes. I've never checked, but does it pivot to not shine on the passenger?

 

[xsolara]

I believe those bulbs are LED not incandescent bulbs. If LED's then voltage can be reduced by resistors ...however that might screw up something else in the lelectrical system ... LED's don't get very hot so maybe a dab of black paint on the bulb might work to lower the light level

 

[zeez]

I was thinking about you last night while I was driving home with my 6yr old in the back seat. He likes to turn on the light so he can look at his books while we drive. I don't mind since it's not in my rearview so I let him keep it on. But I noticed the light shines on his legs (not his eyes). So it made me wonder how it shines in your son's eyes. I've never checked, but does it pivot to not shine on the passenger?

Since the OPs child is 2 years old they are probably still rear-facing, whereas your child is front-facing.

 

[ksoze]

Try stick on LED light dimmers. They are available in various dimmable amounts and may have a size that fits:

https://www.amazon.com/LightDims-Original-Strength-Electronics-Appliances/dp/B009WSJNCW

 

[xsolara]

Great idea..solves those who think light is too bright plus easy to do :=)
Amazon is amazing for finding odd items

 

[ksoze]

I ordered these to put on my clock radio display near bed and my cable box time display which were too bright and distracting at night. They were in easy to cut sizes that were perfect for those items:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006R0VWSG

 

[madhermit]

Exactly. My guy is rear facing.

Ksoze... those dimmers look perfect. Thanks!

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[Program1]

Anyone have any bright ideas as to dimming the overhead lights in a 2015 Genesis sedan?

Okay, I experimented last night. Try this. Get some scotch tape and make a 2" by 2" square on your countertop by layering it. Then, use a sharpie and color it as evenly as you can. Stick it on the light lens and it'll dim quite well. You can trim the excess quite easily and neatly with a pair of scissors. I still got it to stick right on the rim of the light lens trimming to make it look like it fits.

If you wanted to go super clean, you could trace a template first using paper while the light is turned on.

Add another layer of the same tape to go even more dim.

 

[madhermit]

Installed (stickered) this...

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00CLVEQCO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For $8.50 CDN. (Sooooo. $2 USD)

Works perfectly. Have tons of other stickers to dim stuff in bedrooms etc.

Perfect solution IMO.