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Jan 12, 2009 | 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dofu

Blue LEDs is one of the newest LED technologies...

While orange isn't the nicest looking color, Nissan engineers chose this layout because it's been proven to be less tiring on the eyes on long drives at night while remaining clearly visible. Since orange lights are less obtrusive, drivers are also able to pay more attention to the road.

As for Consumer Reports claiming white or blue light having less glare than orange... shows what they know about lighting technologies

Consumer Reports' critique was that the brightness and sharpness of the orange showed up on the windshield, as a glaring reflection, which caused a "blinding" of the driver at night. This results in vision fatigue over time--- maybe they do know a bit about lighting after all. Secondly, the black/gray color layout in the daytime required that the dash lights be on at all times since one can't read the gauges.

If you read the "What I hate about my G" thread (which may have >200 entries by now) you'll see that the Nissan engineers made quite a few design errors (as do most car manufacturers), such as placement of the seat controls on the seat itself, the dash lights, etc.