diff --git a/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp b/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp
index 8dfa8d9d5..f50af23ff 100644
--- a/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp
+++ b/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct InternalDataRenderer : public GLInstanceRendererInternalData
 		m_shadowTexture(0),
 		m_renderFrameBuffer(0)
 	{
-		m_lightPos=b3MakeVector3(-5,50,50);
+		m_lightPos=b3MakeVector3(-50,30,100);
 
 		//clear to zero to make it obvious if the matrix is used uninitialized
 		for (int i=0;i<16;i++)
diff --git a/examples/RenderingExamples/TinyRendererSetup.cpp b/examples/RenderingExamples/TinyRendererSetup.cpp
index 51c9119c1..0a3025a63 100644
--- a/examples/RenderingExamples/TinyRendererSetup.cpp
+++ b/examples/RenderingExamples/TinyRendererSetup.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct TinyRendererSetupInternalData
 	int m_textureHandle;
 	int m_animateRenderer;
 
-	double m_lightPos[3];
+	btVector3 m_lightPos;
 
 	TinyRendererSetupInternalData(int width, int height)
 		:
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ struct TinyRendererSetupInternalData
 	m_textureHandle(0),
 		m_animateRenderer(0)
 	{
-		m_lightPos[0] = -3;
-		m_lightPos[1] = 3;
-		m_lightPos[2] = 3;
-
+		m_lightPos.setValue(-3,15,15);
+		
 		m_depthBuffer.resize(m_width*m_height);
         m_shadowBuffer.resize(m_width*m_height);
 //        m_segmentationMaskBuffer.resize(m_width*m_height);