Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 17:40:09 -0600
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: map light
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Dave,
Are you looking for a dash light exactly, or would a general light in the
front cabin area do?
I put in a double-gooseneck LED light in my westy between the front seats.
It's bright enough that I can read a map if I aim both lamps that
direction. I can see into the glovebox aimed in that direction. I get a
little light into the pantry area, and a little into the fridge. It's very
handy, and, unlike a flashlight, always there. And the batteries never need
replacing. I'm sure there are better ones on the market than I could find
ten years ago, but if you don't run across anything that suits you, I will
look through my stuff to find the one I bought back then. It has a
satisfying WWII-era toggle switch with a nice thunk to it.
Jim
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> Scott, $40 on Bus Depot. I guess that might be ok for someone with money
> to burn, but here in Oklahomastan I can take my wife for a celebratory
> dinner for that. Well, not a big deal celebratory dinner, but better than
> an ordinary night out. Not having ever had this lamp in the camper, I
> really don't miss it. I just found out it exists, as a matter of fact.
> mcneely
>
> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> > hey all right ..
> > year and model is stated !
> >
> > how much do vendors want for this lamp assembly - something like 45
> bucks ?
> > I think up to 25 is reasonable.
> >
> > They're seldom needed, but when you do need one....there's only one per
> > vanagon, and sometimes they break anyway.
> >
> > re map lights ..
> > what I *really*like is a gooseneck style that mounts with screws to the
> > top of the dash ..
> > I put mine just to the right of the ashtray and near the lip of the dash.
> >
> > The shorter ones are hard to find - I found some like 18 inch long ones
> > - don't need that.
> > I'm constantly using my map light to find stuff in the cockpit at night
> etc.
> > Mandatory equipment on any 'keeper' Vanagon I think.
> >
> > scott
> > www.turbovans.com
> >
> >
> > On 11/7/2012 8:50 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> > > I need a map light for my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with
> 2.1 engine (enough information Scott?).
> > >
> > > If anyone with a matching lamp from a parts van would be willing to
> part with it, I will pay a reasonable amount. I can get the bulb from the
> online vendors, but they want big bucks for the lamp itself. This is the
> lamp that is above and to the left of the glove box, rectangular in shape,
> snaps into the dash.
> > >
> > > I didn't even know there was such a lamp, until my mechanic and I
> pulled the dash for other reasons. So now I know the spot for the lamp is
> there, and I have the wire and plug hanging out. I'd like to fill the
> opening with a lamp, but if I have to pay what the vendors want, I'll just
> push the wire back in and forget it.
> > >
> > > mcneely
> > >
> > > --
> > > David McNeely
> > >
> >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>
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