Date:         Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:57:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Brent Weide <brent_weide@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brent Weide <brent_weide@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Instrument Light Bulb Type and Brightness Questions

Two questions here....

I have a total of four bulbs burnt out on my 91 Multivan.  Two in the auto
trans shift console, and one in each of the 2 fan controls in the dash.
According to the collective internet brain there were two different types
of light bulbs for lighting up the vanagon dash.
One type (Part Number : 431919040** on vanagain.com), which installs with a
quarter twist, lights up the gauges and digi clock.
Another type (Part Number : N0177512** on vanagain.com) is used for the fan
controls and auto trans console.

Can anyone validate this?

Another question about the quarter turn type of bulb which installs in the
gauge cluster.....I see that vanagain.com has two different wattages for
those bulbs, 1.2 (has black base) and 2.0 watt (has white base).  Does
anyone know if I can just swap in 2.0 watt bulbs and expect better
illumination of the gauges?  Will I burn anything up or radiate myself or
anything?

Thanks again,
Brent