Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:16:04 -0700
Reply-To: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
In-Reply-To: <0EB7EE1A-4E8B-4363-8367-E42BF96273F4@shaw.ca>
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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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