My 2 cents: I'll take panel # 2 !!!!
When I had my Cessna 172, it originally came with a sort of 'wide angle overhead spot light' on the ceiling and a 'spot light' on the pilots door post. Well that worked ok if you had instruments that their 'faces' and 'needles' would glow OR you sat back far enough where your head wouldn't block out some of the instruments - otherwise you'd have to turn the lights up so bright that in turn would end up bothering me when I was looking 'outside'..
I rebuilt my panel and installed 'instrument post lights' which in most cases just replaced the upper 2 screws that held the instruments in - hooked them up thru a reostat so I could control the intensity and LOVED THEM !!! I still had the other lights but ended up only using them for looking for something around the cabin / cockpit or reading the map..
Now, with all that said, I'll take anything you elect to give me !! (beggars can't be choosers) BUT I prefer panel #2 with the 'eyebrow' lighting..
Bill
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