Walt, (and anyone else who has info on this) I just put my new console in yesterday, and I too am noticing the light shine thru the edges of hte AC control panel (and it never used to). Is this maybe becuase the lights on the back of the panel are pushed thru more now then originally (I think they were slightly recessed into the sockets, and when i reinstalled them, i pushed them all the way in) Just wondering... THis is really bothering me! DO you think painting the edges black will help?