I stopped at the local branch of the store yesterday. They had no suggestion on how to dim the lights, so I asked for a piece of scrap window tint. They gave me one, which turned out to be big enough to cover the blue lights twice. Good thing, too, because one piece of limo tint wasn't enough! I had to put on two layers!

It's much better now, looks good in the dark. Once I drive it this afternoon, I'll know if my jury-rigged tint fix looks okay. (There's also the question of whether the tint will begin to peel.) If I don't like it, I'll return the unit and get something else, I guess. They had a nice Kenwood that didn't look like a video game, but didn't have fusion-powered control buttons, either.

Note to stereo buyers: Might be a good idea to shop for your new head unit at dusk, just in case. . . .

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-- Paul W. (The Benzadmiral)
('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino