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P3D v4 Panel Lights not placed properly

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When I went out to the airport in the night to see the searchlight, I also turned on the panel lights and they are from another version of the aircraft. Are they in the model? Can I get rid of them because none of the gauges I added illuminate though their xml code says they are supposed to. Here are screen shots to compare.
 

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Well, I got help here but not in this thread but I know it's brand new and not everybody lurks here like I do. They have lives and day jobs, LOL! Retired has some advantages after all the "honey-do's". Anyway I found a thread that said the illumination file is NOT in the panel folder but in the TEXTURE folder. So, went there and found the culprit from the old S2F panel NOT the S2G panel. I copied one of the lit gauge backgrounds and then opened up my S2G left panel bmp. Placed it in Adobe Photoshop and created layers for each gauge including the lit type on the panel lights panel. Another screen shot. I will do the copilot's side tomorrow and check why the lower left gauge is dim. I have to do a bit of real aircraft research and see if the gauges are backlit red or white like this. Don't have any more time this afternoon with church tonight.
Properly lit panel.jpg
 
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