08blue6r

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so after i installed my metra kit and new headunit, the stock navigation is so dim you can barely see it at night...anybody else have this problem?

ninjajim4

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did you try adjusting the brightness level through the navi settings menu? maybe they got reset when you did the install

08blue6r

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i think thee might be a wire wired wrong because the color doesnt change when i turn my lights on like it used to...is it wired into the cd player in anyway?

ninjajim4

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you didn't answer my question. i believe that that auto dimming is also a setting in the menu. i'm honestly not sure where that particular feature gets its wiring from without looking at a diagram, but i suppose it wouldn't be unreasonable for it to get the voltage from somewhere on the stereo harness.

from what i recall though, the stereo and nav are completely separate and unrelated. how's the volume on the nav? working?

08blue6r

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Oh sorry I forgot to answer I haven't tried it yet. I'll have to try hard to see it since it's daylight because you really can't see it it's so dim

08blue6r

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heres an update...it only gets dim when i turn the headlights on...and i cant find the brightness adjustment in the menu

ninjajim4

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sounds like it's working fine then. it's supposed to change brightness levels depending on if the headlights are on or not (ie if it's dark or not). dig around in the settings and adjust to where you like. it's there somewhere

08blue6r

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Yes, you can make the background change to black when you turn your lights on but it's different now it's barely readable. And use to when you turn the interior dimmer all the way up to where the gauges change color it would go back to white. It no longer does that

ninjajim4

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i took a look through my settings the other day. you can get to the brightness menu by holding down the display button, which is the bottom left most one on the nav control panel. if you don't want your screen brightness level changing when you turn your headlights on or off, you can switch it to day mode. when it is in night mode, you get the transitions. that has nothing to do with changing the background color.

i have no idea what's going on with your guages