ah yes, now I remember why I used a license plate light to replace mine! Edward On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote: > The Vanagon dash/shifter lights are oddballs. They are not just bulbs, but > come attached to their plastic sockets. The shifter lights have different > sockets than the dash lights. I was able to get the dash lights from NAPA, > but not the shifter lights. I suppose I could just find a 12v LED and try > to solder it in the socket somehow. Or, I could just spend the $$$ and put > my time into something else. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Edward Maglott > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 11:11 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion > > What type of bulb does the stock light use? is that available in LED? I > have gotten a lot of different LEDs direct from china via ebay or direct > from vendors like banggood.com. > > Edward > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Stuart MacMillan > <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Anyone done this? Go Westy has a set for $25, which seems high. > > These lights are on all the time, so I'm reluctant to replace the > > special light assembly which apparently is dealer only and also > expensive. > > > > > > > > Seems like Radio Shack offers a DIY option for about $6 if I knew what > > I was doing! > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Stuart > > > > |
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