Last year during a long round trip drive from Bend, Ore., to Flathead
Lake, Mont., I noticed a strange reflection in the passenger side rear
view mirror. It looked like two small incandescent lamps and was only
visible when the sun wasn't super-bright, like dusk or dawn. Probably
visible after dark, too, but I was camping by then.

Whenever I saw those lamps I looked all around the van to see if I could
suss out what the mirror was reflecting. The plane of reflection was
about an inch or so behind the plane of the mirror glass so I know those
lamps were not some kind of creepy spook lamps behind the van, but a
reflection from somewhere inside.

Not until I pulled the cover off the auto shifter console a few weeks
ago did I discover that what I was seeing were the two instrument bulbs
used to backlight the shifter's PRND21 legend.

Thought I'd share that.

Okay, I'll be on my way now.
--
Rocky J Squirrel
'84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
'74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR