Date:         Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:02:35 -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: Trivial Problem
Comments: To: Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4F934229.9090707@dugbert.com>
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not glue ..
something sticky,
like permatex High Tack gasket sealer.

LED's sound nice.
I like to get a small red LED and aim it at the shift console PRNDL ..
so it's easy to see at a glance at night what gear yer in.

it's not that difficult to find yourself at 60 mph in 2nd accidently..
the engine sounds and feels 'about the same' at 60 whether in 2nd or 3rd.

''....why ( while talking to the passenger about something else )  is
that tach needle pointing so far to the right ?????         oh shoot !
...I'm in 2nd. "



On 4/21/2012 4:26 PM, Dug Smith wrote:
>> As far as Vanagon problems go, this in pretty minor but it bugs me
>> just the same. On my '85 Weekender auto, the lights in the PRNDL
>> indicator keep falling out. It's a pain getting that "box" out, and
>> even a bigger one getting it back in. I stick the bulb holders into
>> the holes and twist and pull and they are locked in place. Sometimes
>> one will fall out just trying to get it back in place, but even if
>> both stay in place within a couple of weeks both fall out again.
>> Again, pretty minor issue! I'm tempted to glue them in, in which case
>> one or both bulbs will then burn out.
>
> I replaced mine with LEDs, and zip tied them in place - a previous owner
> had removed all the bulb mounts anyway.
>
> toodle pip,
> --
> Dug Smith                | Terry Pratchett: It's almost
> (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll
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>