No Blue Dials ????

[broady69]

:eek::eek::eek:

What do you mean no blue dials in the GTI Mk6. That's signature VW. How can ditch the Blue Dials for White Dials.... What are you trying to be a Toyota???

**Goes and cancels his Mk6 order**

[philthy]

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2009/05/blue_sunglasses-1.jpg

Solved!! :biggrin:

Agreed tho, blue dials are the shiznit.

[faisan]

**Goes and cancels his Mk6 order**

Your not serious are you? Going to cancel your order because it doesnt have blue dials?

[broady69]

Your not serious are you? Going to cancel your order because it doesnt have blue dials?

Unless it's an optional extra on the R20...Yes!

[Yevvy]

just do the led mod. change all the dash lighting to blue leds - Solved! i agree it is a dissapointment thou.

"Sadly, the cool blue dash lighting has been replaced by boring white, because some idiots complained about not liking blue." - Top Gear Australia

[ranton-inc]

That annoyed me when i drove a MKV R32 and it had a Blue Needle and white numbers.. i was like ewwwwwww !

Edit

FYI its indigo not blue :P

[phaeton]

just do the led mod. change all the dash lighting to blue leds - Solved! i agree it is a dissapointment thou.

"Sadly, the cool blue dash lighting has been replaced by boring white, because some idiots complained about not liking blue." - Top Gear Australia

Problem solvered :D

Someone must have a modification package available already :nana:

[WEDEL.1]

:eek::eek::eek:

What do you mean no blue dials in the GTI Mk6. That's signature VW. How can ditch the Blue Dials for White Dials.... What are you trying to be a Toyota???

**Goes and cancels his Mk6 order**

I actually agree. I couldn't believe the Passat CC has white lighting and to make it worse, neither does the Golf.

I'm glad I bought the Mk V.

Maris

[Yevvy]

I think that if someone cancels the order on the car just because of its backlighting, then he treats a car like a fashion item. And that makes me sick.

[kaoticice]

I kinda like the white dials, looked more exclusive and upper-class imp. alot of audi's influence i guess :)

[Preen59]

Excellent. I'll be able to say "My Caddy has better looking instruments than your whizz bang GTI! :nana:"


That really sucks, though.

[mtaoz3]

I loved the look of the blue dials on my Mk V, but was told by a salesman that blue was causing trouble for older people. I am not an optometrist and would love to know if there is any truth in that claim. I must say that I find the white dials of the Golf VI easier to see on a long night drive, but yeh, nowhere near as classy looking.

[wanga1983]

There is truth to that statement. Have a look at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkinje_effect - explains why red light, for example, is better than blue light under dark conditions. White light, of course, contains "all" colours and is therefore better suited to providing best visibility under a wider variety of lighting conditions.

[Corey_R]

I must admit the first time I heard that they were ditching the blue lights I was disappointed.
But then I saw the white dash in the standard MK6 and was suitably impressed with the clarity of it. I do really like the blue, and I would say for certain there will be a mod for it, but yeah.

In fact, I'd say there will probably be a RGB led mod which will then allow you any custom colour under the sun!

[tdi guy]

I loved the look of the blue dials on my Mk V, but was told by a salesman that blue was causing trouble for older people. I am not an optometrist and would love to know if there is any truth in that claim. I must say that I find the white dials of the Golf VI easier to see on a long night drive, but yeh, nowhere near as classy looking.

So is the MK6 for older people???

[kaoticice]

I think we're all a little skeptical right now, but i rkn the color will grow on us :drinkbeer:

[anarchycamp]

Nothing wrong with a bit of a change although the blue does look good.

Could be worse, they could go back to the green like in my MkII GTI :biggrin:

[Mrk_Mickey]

I read something a while ago that said blue was the worst colour to look at for a while because it incurred the most visual fatigue; and of course, red was the best leaving you with the least fatigue. White is somewhere in between.

The dials in the 4 and 5 were really attractive...it's a shame they're not continuing it.

[maca]

If the dials mean that much to you, buy a Mk5 :D

[Mr Messy]

There is truth to that statement. Have a look at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkinje_effect - explains why red light, for example, is better than blue light under dark conditions. White light, of course, contains "all" colours and is therefore better suited to providing best visibility under a wider variety of lighting conditions.

I was told this by a BMW fanboy explaining why their cars have orange dials.

Prolly has a bit to do with the red mood lighting on the MKV as well.

[Lams]

wear blue tint glasses, then you'll also look fashionable... not

[oliverconnell]

I was told this by a BMW fanboy explaining why their cars have orange dials.

Prolly has a bit to do with the red mood lighting on the MKV as well.

i do find the blue spreads into the cabin alot more compared to ones in the bmw, but then again there is always the adjustment dial. does look better in blue though.

[mikinoz]

I want retro orange.

Really, the car is more than the gauges guys.

[maca]

I want retro orange.

Really, the car is more than the gauges guys.

Couldn't agree more. I didn't buy a Mk6 because of the horn :nana:

[SmutsGTI]

I agree but i'd still mod the LED's lol!

[twotribez]

Yes, I sat in an MK5 with Blue dials other day and honestly, it seems more rice. I don't like it and I am glad they went the white dials. Much more upmarket feel to it.

When i was young, I had a civic with blue dials hahaha. Not a fan of them anymore

[maca]

Yes, I sat in an MK5 with Blue dials other day and honestly, it seems more rice. I don't like it and I am glad they went the white dials. Much more upmarket feel to it.

When i was young, I had a civic with blue dials hahaha. Not a fan of them anymore

I agree. I had a Mk6 Loan car and the instrument cluster feels alot more upmarket. The white MFD makes the big difference for me (although much smaller than the full size Mk5)

[gti]

Blue dials rock!

[GTi Crow]

I read somewhere that using blue and red colouring was much better for the eyes. Good to see VW have gone for looks rather than health of driver :duh:.

Having had a GTI for nearly 4 years I actually prefer the blue, but hopefully will be able to compare when I have the Mk VI sitting along side the Mk V.