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Date:         Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:51:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject:      Re: You light up my life...and my van
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BA1DE9B4.C72%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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In addition to Terry's comments on the 50W bulbs, you can take one of the old signal or brake bulbs (17W, iirc), and move it to the running light socket (5W iirc), and you now have visible running lights and two spares for each side. bmc :)

Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe 1823 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-426-1244 http://www.volkscafe.com

> From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:22:28 -0800 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: You light up my life...and my van > > In case anyone is interested: > > > From: CTOnLine@webtv.net > Subject: Couple of items of interest > > Hi All, > > I have an opportunity to procure the parts for the big amp relay kit at > a pretty good deal on a one time shot, ( 1 week ) and as much as I > want-- from VW-- and prior to loading up with all of the components to > make up these kits I thought I would make an offering to the lists so I > can figure out where I'm going with this. > > The deal is---2 genuine 40 amp VW hella relays, the relay mounts, all > the wiring, all wires tagged as to where exactly where they go, allt eh > pre wired terminal ends and a detailed, simple to follow > instructions.--- > > The price for the whole can of worms will be $30.00--plus $4.00 shipping > wherever you may reside in the continental US. > But prior to me just go and biting the bullet on a railroad car full of > these components, I'd like to have an idea if in fact there is any > interest in them. > > And this is only good for one week starting on the 9th of this > month---then the stuff will not be available at this price. > > Here's another deal--- > > For some time I have been a proponent of running 50 watt > tail lights, > stop lights, & turn signal bulbs. > > I have had them in my 85 GL for almost 4 years with > excellent results. > > On the first day, the first hour, I had my 87 Westy the first thing I > did was to add these efficient tail light bulbs with > absolutely no adverse effect at all to the lenses, except being able to > be seen at night like all the rest of the late model vehicles on the > road--contrary > to one persons negative feedback when he bought and installed them > himself-- at best I think he put in the wrong bulbs in or somethnig. > > Anyway here's the deal--I have landed on a load of 50 watt single > filament rear lamp bulbs, for the Vanagon receptacles at a good > price--$2.99 each---a buck less each than I originally got them for my > own Van. > Plus $4.00 shipping priority mail anywhere in the US for a set of 6 > bulbs--- > > The difference is unreal--the rear tail lamps can be seen for miles > instead of feet---excellent rear end visability to on coming traffic--- > > Later, >                  >               > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| > > Terry-- > > "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/terryshighonlifepage > > http://community.webtv.net/vwfirstaidkit/VWFirstAidKit > > http://community.webtv.net/VanStuff/VanagonWestfalia > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message


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