A (perhaps nutty) idea I have is to make a LED lit "star sky" in the '82 Westy. Was thinking to lay out LED's in a pattern on the underside of top bed in a suitable pattern. Bought an IKEA 160 LED sting "Gnistra" (or similar). Problem is that it runs off 24 V so I have to figure out how to split it into 12V sections. The IKEA LED string is not currently in the catalog, but I found mine in the bargain section near the checkout. They also show up on ebay now and then. I also investigated some white LED options from Princess Auto, but they all had unpleasant light color. Martin
--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> > Subject: Re: 12V LED mood lighting? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Received: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 1:30 PM > A van-bud from Colorado has a few 3-light LED units that he > wired into the rear over-stove wires, and overhead up front, > that his passenger and rear seat occupants can turn on. > Flexible neck. They are so "directional" that they > don't seem to create glare for the driver and work > extremely well. Not the end-all resource, but a place to > start: > http://www.shopwiki.com/search/12+Volt+Map+Light,+6+Leds > > bob > > > > I'm really talking about LED rope or track > lighting in the camper to > > distribute soft lighting throughout the vehicle. > Maybe faint light > > for the rear passengers that can be used while I'm > driving.
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