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Subject:Re: Just some annoyances..
From:Jim Felder
Date:Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:25:36 +0000

Don't know about the lighting, but I have a solid grey headrest in very
good condition for $30 plus shipping. You have to get a screwdriver or a
hook and pull those wire retainers out for the headrest to make it past the
detents.

Jim

On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 12:22 PM Gordon Mah <gordonmahung@gmail.com> wrote:

> Today I'm asking about 3 annoyances to make wife happy:
>
> 1)  What options are out there to add night lighting to the gear box area,
> either from above or below?  At night it is easy to switch into 2nd gear
> when you want to be in "D" simply because it is dark and you overshot the
> position:
> https://s19.postimg.org/mkaasgi1f/gearbox_lighting.jpg
>
> 2)  Lights were acceptably dim in those 1989 days.  Can this light be
> replaced with something brighter without blowing a fuse?  The light above
> the driver's door is also quite dim.
> https://s19.postimg.org/7plpea8gj/light.jpg
>
> 3)  This one is just cosmetic.  Does anyone have a source for this
> headrest in black/gray?  Secondly, any idea how to remove these?  Mine
> don't seem to budge.
> https://s19.postimg.org/i0y26y05v/head_rest.jpg
>
> Thanks!
> -g