Interior door panel light
 

Over the course of the weekend, I discovered that my car is equipped with an LED (10) and optical conductor (11) inside the door panel compartment or storage.
I said "discovered" because I've never seen these lights on.
Is there a way to turn them on?

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Good Catch... Just looked, never noticed them before after 6+ years with the X, and I have the clear plastic "optical conductor" as well. It doesn't look like there is any LED or bulb at either end, so this may be a good mod/addition to make these do something.

Thanks,
John

Yes, there is an LED bulb that is attached to the optical conductor. It is on the latch side of the door.
I know this because I removed the door panel this weekend.
There's a wire running to this bulb, so it might be connected.
The question is how to turn them on.

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ditto

I just played with mine... Light switch to auto and turn up intensity control to full brightness, then I could see the light, never noticed them before.

Solved. They go on when the headlights are on.

Yep, very dim...

IIRC this is the ambient lighting pkg part of the premium pack and yes it's barely visible even at night!

Mine are on at night and cast a very nice light. I haven't noticed them to be overly dim.