Date:         Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:50:41 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> if your stock instrument light sockets are damaged or blown out......
> you can find some small socket..........like say the ones in the rear side
> marker lights......
> drill some holes. or whatever, and arrange your own custom instrument
> lights.
> Just run wires from the light switch, or another good place.
> For some reason, I like to wire the instrument lighting ( I like red light
> in an o.p guage ) in oil pressure gauges to 'igntion on' voltage, so ithe
> guage light  on any time the engine is runing.   Just get the right kind of
> voltage from a proper place and rig something decent in there, even if home
> made a bit.
>
>
>

Hey Scott.

Thanks. Good ideas.

The currently burned out idiot light bulb is not a priority, but maybe
I'll set up something soon.

And in looking for a specific thread on an LED instrument light build,
found this.

Check out PG 2:

http://tinyurl.com/b7w65l

Pics showing how to swap in LED's to the Vanagon bulb base.

Neat!

Neil.

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