The blue high-beam indicator is an incandesent light. They are about $7 USD at the dealer. When the one in my '87 burned out, the dealer did not have it in stock so I installed a red LED with the proper resistor. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 65 Notchback > I read the FAQ about blue LEDs with great interest, with blue instrument > lights in mind. I love the blue lights in New VWs, and would like to > duplicate this for my van. Blue filters or paint aren't any good, they rob > too much light, so I have been thinking of blue LEDs. What I understand > from > this article is that blue LEDs are expensive and hard to make. Also that > they haven't been on the market for too long. > > So, what about the blue LED in the high beam indicator light? Does anyone > know where I can get those, and is that one one of the types described in > this article? VW has been using it for years, and in great numbers, too, > so > it cant be hard to find elsewhere. Or is it a LED i another color with a > blue filter? If anybody know, speak up. I cant wreck a lot of good VW > instruments to et enough blue LEDs! > |
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