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Subject:Re: Dash control lights question
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:23:08 -0400

Mine's an '84 but I bet they're the same...

At 14:08 7/8/99 -0700, Steve Macaulay wrote:

>1.  4 vent/heater slider controls - was there some lighting behind these?
>Mine's completely dark.

Yes, single bulb plugged into the back of the panel, also lights the fan
switch (below)

>2.  Front fan control switch on right side of the 4 vent/heater slider
>controls - this control is not illuminated on my van, but the rear heater
>fan control on the left side of the slider controls is.

Lighted with the rest of heater panel

>3.  Two round A/C control nobs to the left of the cigarette lighter (fan
>control, A/C on/off temp control) - was there some lighting behind these?
>Mine's completely dark.

No idea (swelter, swelter <g>).

>4.  Headlight on/off switch and dash panel dimmer dial on left of dash.
>Mine's completely dark when the headlights are on.

Not illuminated.  You already turned the lights on, so why would you need
to fiddle with the switch?   Either that or it's a German proficiency test.
<g>  All the Jettas I've seen are this way too.

david

David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net