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Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:28:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Updated Tail Lamps
In-Reply-To:  <20090323155232.EB0A858F347@izzy.vickersdesign.com>
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Those bulbs melted my taillights as well.






On Mar 23, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:


> Date:    Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:02:31 -0400
> From:    Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Updated Tail Lamps
>
> Bill,
>
> I've used high-powered tail lights and brake lights on my Vanagon for
> years and when I recently inspected the internals of my taillight
> housings I found that they were distorted from the heat.  Some black
> plastic actually bubbled.  Now, my current Westy is a part-time
> vehicle, so the amount of time I actually used the taillights is not
> that high.
>
> I thought about using the type aluminized adhesive tape HVAC folks use
> to seal ducts inside the taillights to increase reflectivity.  There's
> lots of heat-and-light absorbing black in there after all.
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