Sorry about the following noob question...
I recently purchased a new (to me) 2008 Z4M Roadster. Per the VIN, it was one of the last 40 or so cars off the line. As best I can tell, the shift knob isn't backlit like on other M cars.
The car only has 3k miles on it and is otherwise pristine, so I don't think anyone switched out the knobs. Is it possible that BMW ran out of backlit M knobs at the end of the production run?
I took a pic of the knob with my cellphone tonight with the lights on:
It looks like the shift pattern is in chrome and adjusting the dashboard lights makes no change in the appearance of the shift knob. Is this different than other M coupes and roadsters?