geekdaddy
X1/9 Learner's Permit...
My absolute favorite time to drive the X is early evening thru dusk. Perhaps it's because I can tolerate the sun beating down on my head but prefer to have it at lower angles (with cooler temps) and I certainly don't want to drive with the targa-on unless I have to.
Early morning or evening is my next favorite. With respect to night driving, my gauges have white faces (thanks to Jeff's help). My dash gauges are all LED powered and my headlamps have relays (thanks to Bob B's help) so I have good visibility ahead and in the cockpit. I also installed trition illumination on my HVAC knobs (thanks to Dan's help) so they're also easy to find at night. It's really difficult to capture the "actual" experience with a camera, but the HDR mode of my Nexus comes fairly close in the photo below (which shows the radio off because I was also performing a radiator fan test and wanted to ensure I could hear 'em ):
Early morning or evening is my next favorite. With respect to night driving, my gauges have white faces (thanks to Jeff's help). My dash gauges are all LED powered and my headlamps have relays (thanks to Bob B's help) so I have good visibility ahead and in the cockpit. I also installed trition illumination on my HVAC knobs (thanks to Dan's help) so they're also easy to find at night. It's really difficult to capture the "actual" experience with a camera, but the HDR mode of my Nexus comes fairly close in the photo below (which shows the radio off because I was also performing a radiator fan test and wanted to ensure I could hear 'em ):