Well, I drove yesterday afternoon with the newly-tinted stereo buttons. In the daylight, unfortunately, the tint completely masks the buttons! If I hadn't known which was which, I wouldn't have been able to turn the unit on, scan for FM stations, or change to the CD mode. In the sunlight, also, it looks cheap and jury-rigged. I'm afraid this has got to go.

Think_different, I like your suggestion. However, if I fiddle with the LEDs (you meant dabbing the marker on the LEDs, not the buttons, right?) and don't like the result, or if I screw up the faceplate, I suspect the store will give me some flak about the unit being damaged.

However, they have a 30-day exchange policy, so perhaps I'll go with Kenwood or JVC. Ah well, thanks for the tips!

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