Date:         Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:56:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: aux back up light installed
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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It's still turned on by engaging reverse gear ?

I ask because ..
if it's on a manual dash switch, sooner or later it'll get left on
( although if it's that bright you'd probably notice in the rear view
mirrors ) ..

and hey ...you might want to flash someone following you too closely with
very bright headlights..
but it is also illegal just about everywhere to show a white light to the
rear while driving down the road going forward.

and then we really need cop style  roof lights that point out to the side
...for finding ninja camping spots..
or the ultimate, the hand swiveled and tilted roof mounted spot light ..with
the control handle inside.
Don Hanson has such.

Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: aux back up light installed


the airplane light was in one of the other chrome housings (I have 4),
I had a reg. utility lamp in the chrome housing I was originally going
to use, not the 250 w aircraft light :)

In any case, I'll go out on a limb and say that an additional back up
light is a necessity, well around here it is. During the dark wet
winters it almost comes down to backing up by braille. I don't know
how owners with limo tint manage.

alistair


On 1-Jun-11, at 8:16 PM, Chris S wrote:

> Well done despite the lesser output over the previous airplane  light.
> Every Westfalia should have one. It would make late night  campsite
> reversing safer.
>
> Chris.
>
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>
> Dnia Jun 1, 2011 o godz. 17:29 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>  napisał(a):
>
>> a start with one idea in mind and end up with something falling a bit
>> short :)
>>
>> The light is installed and working.
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/vanagon-syncro-aux-back-up-light-installed/
>>
>> alistair