I bought the LED bulb kit from Go Westy and installed them. Here are some pics. http://tinyurl.com/br8ht9u BTW these LEDs are dimmable. I haven't taken any before/after pics of the heater/fan controls, since I didn't have ANY lights there before the LEDs. I can't power up the Syncro yet, since I have exposed wires from my fire. -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco Original Owner 87 Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy) Third Owner 12 Golf TDI Original Co-Owner
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Bell Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 10:11 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Dash Lights one suggestion, try making your own led version. It is not superbright (again due to the beam pattern nature of the led) but it does work. my attempt is here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/vanagon-heater-control-light-led-hack / further thought here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/vanagon-led-dashcontrol-lights-commer cial-improvement/
and Go Westy's improved led unit (this might be the best answer) http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23492&category_id=339&category _parent_id= alistair
On 2012-12-28, at 10:00 AM, Steven Johnson wrote: > I would just like a decent solution for the ventilation/heater control > bulb. I don't know what engineer came up with the crappy OEM plug and > bulb for these controls but it really > sucks. I replaced the bulb once > and couldn't figure out how it was supposed to be secured but I > didn't the best I could. So now I have a bulb that comes on when it > wants to.... > > I'm open to any suggestions.... > > Steven > 91 Westy > >> >> On Dec 28, 2012, at 12:03 AM, OlRivrRat wrote: >> >>> Check out these guys ~ this link is for a 90Vanagon but you can >> plug >>> in your own year if you're concerned about a possible diff' >>> >>> >> http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-vehicle-replacement-bulbs/vehi >> cle/1990-volkswagen-vanagon--/64-1112--/ >>>> I would like to get more light shinning on my dash. Is there an >>>> upgrade to the little stock bulbs? >> |
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