Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:22:29 -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
In-Reply-To: <5C9ABC7C-066C-4AE5-9EE4-CF6F8A9ED9C7@icloud.com>
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It is hot, that’s why the led snap in is cool!
Ab
> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:18 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Forget that cool kid - how does Eric have three bulbs on a stock light? That’s not cool that’s hot!!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:11 PM, 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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