what I do sometimes is install a small red LED above the shifter area .. kinda tucked in and out of sight .. That lights the whole area in red light ...kinda exotic at night. I like to be able to see around the cockpit at night some.
On 11/7/2012 12:18 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 02:44 PM 11/7/2012, Stuart MacMillan 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. > > There are two bulbs connected in series, so they really should last a > long time. Was me I'd just replace them and forget about it. > > Yours, > David > |
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