If your center vent thumb wheel has red & blue markings on it...then it is not lit. The e32 vent you link to has a white transluscent marking on the thumb wheel that the light shines thru...and so do early e34s (1989-1993) Sometime in 1993 the center vent was changed and became non-lit.Originally Posted by ChefJRD
Notice in the pic below that the thumb wheel has red & blue painted markings...this is the non-lit center vent from my 95 525iT.
Notice the white transluscent marking on the center vent thumbwheel in this pic below...this indicates a lighted thumb wheel.
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