Abstract: An automotive vehicle illumination mechanism for an instrument cluster dial includes a transparent light guide having a generally planar front surface, at least one semi-circular light socket, and at least one dial socket, a light source arranged within the light socket for directing light into the light guide, a lens having a focal axis arranged adjacent the light source and within the light socket for collecting the light from the light source and transmitting the light with a predetermined spread angle toward the dial socket, and a plurality of reflective surfaces, distributed in a fan-like arrangement about the focal axis and intermediate the lens and the dial socket, for redirecting light received from the lens toward the dial.