Mounting element for installation in a panel of a vehicle

The invention relates to a mounting element (3) for installation in a in a panel (1) of a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, intended installation opening (2), corresponding with the installation opening (2), mounting frame (4) in which at least one functional element ( 5, 6, 7) is held, wherein the mounting frame (4) has a (to the contour of a peripheral edge of the mounting frame 4) corresponding, made of a transparent plastic light extraction section (9) having a light outcoupling surface (8), where (on a light extraction surface 8) opposite Lichteinkopplungsflache (10) is a hollow reflector (11) and at least one LED (12) are provided, and wherein the LED (12) is arranged with respect to the Lichteinkopplungsflache (10) so that light generated by the LED (12) light exclusively by reflection on the hollow reflector (11) on the Lichteinkopplungsflache (10) can be radiated.