Conquering the ambient lights on the dashboard.

[aelysndiayeoi]

The longer the days grow shorter, the more time I spend driving at nite. Despite my preference for a low-level illumination surrounding the door pockets and below, I am utterly annoyed by the two stripes that extend above the dashboard. Not only does the bright stripe reflect in the door mirrors, but I also think it ruins my nite vision. It's still far too bright, even though I've turned the ambient lighting down to its lowest setting.
Accordingly, I am seeking advice on how to conceal these two bars. It would be rather tacky if I just gaffer taped them over. I wish I were more adept at painting, because I would attempt to tone them down. Disassembling the dashboard and soldering the led strips is something I'm not sure I want to do. Does anyone here have a solution to this problem? If so, what is it?

[dahliamn]

Maybe experiment with various hues to find out if any stand out more than others?

[raffael.rutherfordhu]

You should really have the option to turn them off.
My goodness.

[rowenanp]

Like you, this was annoying me.

With only a few weeks under my belt and a single nighttime drive under my belt, I haven't had a chance to put this to the test...

[rowenanp]

This was grating on my nerves as well.

So far, I haven't had much of an opportunity to put this to the test, what with just a few weeks of experience and only one nighttime drive.

[raffael.rutherfordhu]

Really, that's the crux of it. The only way I've found to turn off the door picket lights, which I'm not a huge fan of, is to set the brightness to zero. I am considering trying some 4mm drafting tape across the dashboard. I can remove it if I sell the car, but I intend to keep it for the time being.

[rowenanp]

Additionally, you can find 4mm copper strip on eBay.

[aelysndiayeoi]

Thoughtful; I'd like that if my car had the brick red paint job.