Ambient lighting jig assembly and method

A method of determining an appropriate angular position of a light source relative to an insert panel with respect to a predetermined line of sight, comprising:

• energizing the light source to project a light stream onto the insert panel;
• observing the light stream projected onto the insert panel;
• and
• coupling the light source and the insert panel with respect to each other to determine and fix the light source at an angular position relative to the insert panel sufficient to optimize the light effect on the insert panel from the predetermined line of sight.

A method of manufacturing a panel assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• energizing a light source to project a light stream onto an insert panel;
• observing the light stream projected onto the insert panel;
• if the light stream is visible along a predetermined line of sight, affixing the light source and the insert panel with respect to a trim panel;
• determining a first angular position of the light source with respect to the trim panel after affixing the light source relative to the trim panel;
• determining a second angular position of the insert panel with respect to the trim panel after affixing the insert panel relative to the trim panel;
• operatively coupling a vehicle light source to a vehicle trim panel such that the vehicle light source is oriented at the first angular position with respect to the vehicle trim panel;
• and
• operatively coupling a vehicle insert panel to a vehicle trim panel such that the vehicle insert panel is oriented at the second angular position with respect to the vehicle trim panel.