I painted the edges on my panel black. It seemed to help quite a bit (still not perfect, but much better) :) P.S. I LOVE MY CAR!!! UGHHHH!!! HURRY UP WARM WEATHER! Kevin Abato 16680 -----Original Message----- Subject: RE: [DML] AC Panel (and Misc.) illumination THis is really bothering me! DO you think painting the edges black will help?