73 CS what is the light that is under the steering cover near ignition

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73 CS Need some ideas. what is the light that is under the steering cover near ignition.. when I took the lower steering cover off this light with long wire hung down ..what is it .. where does it go or fit before I put the lower steering cover back on?

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There is a light that illuminates the ignition so you can see where to stick the key into.
Mine works and it is a nice quirky touch.
 
I don't know where it fits but it illuminates the fan, heat, and vent control panel in my coupe.
 
It fits into a slot in the upper portion of the aluminum steering cover. There is a small opening between the key and the turn signal stalk. The back of this opening has a beveled plane, that i believe the light is supposed to reflect off of towards the center console. I find it not very effective. After a while you learn which HVAC levers to move without looking.
 
You can see the little sliver of orange-ish light below the key - it lights up when the parking lights are on.

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Sven said:
It fits into a slot in the upper portion of the aluminum steering cover. There is a small opening between the key and the turn signal stalk. The back of this opening has a beveled plane, that i believe the light is supposed to reflect off of towards the center console. I find it not very effective. After a while you learn which HVAC levers to move without looking.
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Interesting, my key chain obstructs it so I may have never realized that it points that way.
 
A rather rare item- in German it is called a prisma, in English it is a Prism.
I believe it is made of pure unabtanium. Think of it as a unique attribute of the e3 and e9 models
 
oneills said:
I don't know where it fits but it illuminates the fan, heat, and vent control panel in my coupe.
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It indeed does. I was so happy when I got mine to work. Really super nice feature. Only stupid thing you have to drive in the dark to enjoy it and that doesn't happen much.
 
Sven said:
It fits into a slot in the upper portion of the aluminum steering cover. There is a small opening between the key and the turn signal stalk. The back of this opening has a beveled plane, that i believe the light is supposed to reflect off of towards the center console. I find it not very effective. After a while you learn which HVAC levers to move without looking.
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One member of the group asked for one. I had none and asked my cousin to make another 5. He made 17.
They are $16 each in the USA
 
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