Mystery: Interior mood lights suddenly appear

tettes · 05-15-2010, 01:44 AM

Update: I dug around and discovered my car has the Cube's mood lighting installed. The control dial for it looks like it was shoved underneath the dash, but must have fallen at some point and was sitting under the passenger-side floor mat. My gf's feet must have been turning the thing on and off last night. Party in my car!!! Thanks for the help, all.

I was driving to dinner with my girl tonight when interior mood lights suddenly started flashing in the foot wells and in the center cup holder of my Z!

The weird part is I don't know why they started flashing all of the sudden, and I certainly didn't install them (although I bought the car used with 2k miles on it, so perhaps the previous owner installed them.)

The colors were changing from red to green to blue to white, but when we got back in the car after dinner, the lights stayed dark for about 5 mins when they just went all white.

Any ideas how I can control this? They seem to have a mind of their own, and I don't see a switch anywhere.

Help!

daleks · 05-15-2010, 01:57 AM

LSD? Drugs are bad mmkay.

tettes · 05-15-2010, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daleks

LSD? Drugs are bad mmkay.

I know this sounds like a joke, but it's not!

The only other detail I left out was I was in a part of town where I had to use valet parking today, so maybe the valet hit a switch or something to turn it on? I just don't know where it is.

Believe me, I was trippin' when it started happening.

Xan · 05-15-2010, 02:12 AM

As you have an 09, you don't have heated seats.
So the buttons on your mid console (next to your cup holder) should be unused.
If they installed something, biggest chance is that they put the button in there.

05-15-2010, 02:14 AM

Have you checked the wiring or fuse?

kannibul · 05-15-2010, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xan

As you have an 09, you don't have heated seats.
So the buttons on your mid console (next to your cup holder) should be unused.
If they installed something, biggest chance is that they put the button in there.

2009's don't have heated seats? That's news to me...I mean, since i own a 2009 and have a pair of switches, that when activated, make my seats warmer.

Rogue Z · 05-15-2010, 02:21 AM

put up some pics....

Xan · 05-15-2010, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kannibul

2009's don't have heated seats? That's news to me...I mean, since i own a 2009 and have a pair of switches, that when activated, make my seats warmer.

Oops my mistake.. it's the heated mirrors you're missing...
(it's late)

But if he has a base, then the answer could still apply...

Zsteve · 05-15-2010, 03:05 AM

I think your car was saying "Chic a wow wow" or how ever that kind of music went.

Xan · 05-15-2010, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zsteve

I think your car was saying "Chic a wow wow" or how ever that kind of music went.

Bow Chicka Wow Wow

Zsteve · 05-15-2010, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xan

Bow Chicka Wow Wow

Time to put in a movie.

g96818 · 05-15-2010, 04:43 AM

or vids

kenchan · 05-15-2010, 08:04 AM

Just pull the wiring and throw it out...far away.

TamZ · 05-15-2010, 12:44 PM

My luck...nobody will "get" this..but I still thought I'd post it.

Dembflyr · 05-15-2010, 12:51 PM

I get it.

05-15-2010, 01:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
tettes Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 55 Drives: 09 370z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 15	Mystery (solved!) : Interior mood lights suddenly appear Update: I dug around and discovered my car has the Cube's mood lighting installed. The control dial for it looks like it was shoved underneath the dash, but must have fallen at some point and was sitting under the passenger-side floor mat. My gf's feet must have been turning the thing on and off last night. Party in my car!!! Thanks for the help, all. I was driving to dinner with my girl tonight when interior mood lights suddenly started flashing in the foot wells and in the center cup holder of my Z! The weird part is I don't know why they started flashing all of the sudden, and I certainly didn't install them (although I bought the car used with 2k miles on it, so perhaps the previous owner installed them.) The colors were changing from red to green to blue to white, but when we got back in the car after dinner, the lights stayed dark for about 5 mins when they just went all white. Any ideas how I can control this? They seem to have a mind of their own, and I don't see a switch anywhere. Help! Last edited by tettes; 05-15-2010 at 06:58 PM.

05-15-2010, 02:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 24	As you have an 09, you don't have heated seats. So the buttons on your mid console (next to your cup holder) should be unused. If they installed something, biggest chance is that they put the button in there. __________________

05-15-2010, 02:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rogue Z Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 559 Drives: 2009 Silver MT 370Z Rep Power: 18	put up some pics.... __________________

05-15-2010, 03:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	I think your car was saying "Chic a wow wow" or how ever that kind of music went. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

05-15-2010, 04:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
g96818 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: A rock in a big pond Posts: 681 Drives: 2009 370Z, 2012 M56 Rep Power: 3394	or vids __________________ CZP are lying thieves!

05-15-2010, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
daleks Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St. Louis Posts: 424 Drives: 2011 Evo X MR Rep Power: 15	LSD? Drugs are bad mmkay.

05-15-2010, 02:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	Have you checked the wiring or fuse?

05-15-2010, 08:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Just pull the wiring and throw it out...far away.

05-15-2010, 12:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dembflyr Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 886 Drives: G37S Sedan Rep Power: 16	I get it. __________________ 2012 G37S Sedan 6MT - Project Practicality 2009-6MT-Sport/Touring-Dembflyr's Journal-TT Build Thread-CAR IS SOLD

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