Date:         Thu, 26 May 2011 11:51:45 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
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And speaking of extra lights.....

I don't know if the newer model campers have a slider door light, but
I only had the driver side light (stock '81 Westy)

Ran new wires, switch, plunger thingy on slider door (sure glad I
scavenged that from a parts van) and now have a slider door light.
It's located where one of the vents was (which had messed up vanes)

Had to run new wires from driver side. In hindsight (easy fix) would
have had the slider on a separate switched ground.

And..... there are "courtesy" switches available from VW Mk3's
possibly Mk2 (?)  (trunk?)  that have a notch. Slider door open (duh
;)  depress the switch so it rests on notch keeping light off. I
understand the stock Vanagon switch can be modified as such (search
thesamba for pics) Not sure how useful this is in real life, but,
well, there ya have it.

Sorry for going slightly OT.

Neil.

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@gmail.com> wrote:

> Another trick BUT for the passenger side A pillar...
>
> If you have a lighted vanity mirror on the passenger side sun visor you can
> use the existing wires to pull your fish wire down, then pull your new wires
> back up along with lighted vanity mirror wires.

--
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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