Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:18:37 -0600
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
In-Reply-To: <0EB7EE1A-4E8B-4363-8367-E42BF96273F4@shaw.ca>
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Forget that cool kid - how does Eric have three bulbs on a stock light? That’s not cool that’s hot!!
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> 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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