Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:21:55 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
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He hasn’t got one to work on. And not so easy , maybe, with fluorescent voltage to bulb. I dunno.
He did the obvious and easiest first.
Ab
> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> He might consider branching out and remodelling a less cool single fluorescent festoon and see his business really take off!
>
> Just saying I would buy one.
>
> BT
>
>> On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Yeah, this is for the cool kids for more modern vans :-)
>>
>> Sorry jeff
>>
>>
>> There are a few diff light types. Greg chose the one type he has on his van.
>>
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>> > On Jul 19, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Wait - my 85 has a stock light with one bulb??
>> > Jeff I’m Winnipeg
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On Jul 19, 2022, at 7:36 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Bruce,
>> >>
>> >> My 85 has the stock light with the three bulbs. My 84 has completely different lights and they are all over the van. I will likely be on my own to find LED replacements for the bulbs.
>> >>
>> >> I have already put LED bulbs in the stock kitchen light. I only put in two as three were two bright and they are the white light. I’m sure my wife would prefer the more yellow light and the dim option. I may have to drive over to Alistair and see if I can get one!
>> >>
>> >> EC
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>> On Jul 19, 2022, at 7:46 AM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Trying to remember as I have been without the van going on 7 months. It is
>> >>> a fluorescent light but not the same style - more rectangular. Does not
>> >>> have 3 separate bulbs. Perhaps an after market light from the previous
>> >>> owner? Never thought much about it.
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Monday, July 18, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What do you have Bruce?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Ab
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On Jul 18, 2022, at 7:22 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> That stock light must have come in newer models - I nothing of the sort
>> >>>> in my 86.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> BT
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On Monday, July 18, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Friend Greg has created a really good drop in replacement for the halogen
>> >>>>> festoon bulbs in the westy kitchen light . It’s dimmable led, no mods to
>> >>>>> the light unit needed, apart from taking out the festoon bulbs.it’s
>> >>>>> really quite impressive.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Blog post
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> https://shufti.blog/2022/07/18/vanagon-stock-westy-kitchen-l
>> >>>>> ight-improvement/
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Alistair
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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