Date:         Tue, 17 May 2005 13:44:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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Best idea I've heard all day. On the 84 Westy, the over-door lamps and
over-counter lamps all come off Fuse 8 ("S8 on the wiring diagram). It's
a piece of cake to pull the wire off the fuse, and re-route it under the
carpet to my house battery fuse panel behind the driver's seat. Thanks,
Loren!

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR



On 5/17/2005 9:03 AM Loren Busch wrote:

>RE: Interior Lighting
>Although I haven't moved all my interior lights to the aux battery,
>the best solution I have seen is to make the change at the fuse block
>under the dash.  All the interior lights and radio run off fuse 3.
>Remove the fuse an run a fused line from the aux battery to the load
>side of the fuse bracket, this will move the interior accessories off
>the starter battery.
>As for adding lights, when I added lighting above the front seats I
>pulled the headliner loose and tapped into the wiring above the
>drivers door, the line that runs back inside the tray above the
>sink/stove.  And for the rear light I added above the rear seat/bunk,
>I pulled that tray loose and tapped into the line at the stock light
>and ran a pair of wires from the back end of the tray to the center of
>the headliner (in my '85 w/o AC) or in the case of my current '90 with
>AC into the AC plenum to that light.
>Hope this helps. It's not complicated, but does require pulling a
>bunch a little screws and some sneaking of wires.
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