Date:         Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:10:12 -0400
Reply-To:     David Katsuki <dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM>
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From:         David Katsuki <dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reading in a Westy
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
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Guess I also went a little light happy, and put in both a thin-line
fluorescent light on the passenger side in the back (just aft of the door)
but also put in two of the single "eyeball style" lights from JC Whitney.
To solve the reading problem in the front, I put in a double eyeball-style
light unit right between the front seats at the back.    The passenger seat
gets reading light from this one either when facing forward or when turned
around.    And of course all lights are powered from the aux battery.

Dave

At 03:28 PM 8/16/98 -0100, The Bus Depot wrote:
>> I've wondered about
>> installing a light on the right side, like the light on the driver's side.
>> Anyone had any experience in trying to do such??
>
>The previous owner of my '89 Westy went a little light-happy, installing an
>aftermarket light directly over the sliding door (roughly opposite the stock
>one), another directly behind the passenger seat, pointing forward toward
>the front, and a third on the passenger side a bit further behind the
>sliding door (over the sofabed).  I have never used the one over the
>sofabed, although my wife/co-pilot find the one pointing towards her seat
>useful when reading maps, etc.  But the one over the sliding door has proven
>invaluable.  I can't count how many times I've used it when going into the
>side door to grab something at night. It's great having a light right there
>when you open the door.  I never thought of wanting a light there when I had
>a Westy with the stock interior light setup, but now that I have it, I can
>definately say that when I upgrade to my "dream" Syncro Westy, I'll put one
>there myself.
>
>- Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot
> http://www.busdepot.com
>