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Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:53:39 -0600
....And also on the subject of lights -- My instrument lights are exceedingly dim. When I pulled the cowl off the speedometer assembly, I saw...
Riverside class
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:13:56 -0600
Working on my 05 calendar.....I'd like to assist you AGAIN in RS...I'll bring my lighting equip (Full Monte)....all you...
Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:04:12 -0700
...Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges Sorry try this link for the fridges. You can also find...
Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 05:18:00 -0700
Check out these two links for info on auxiliary lighting: <http://www.puma-access.com/lighting.html> <http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/aux...
Re: Help With Instrument Lighting Please
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Mar 97 12:29:15 EST
...Help With Instrument Lighting Please Author: DBMaguin@softart.com at Internet Date: 3/21/97 11:21 AM Hi All, My digital clock between...
Re: NO Relay, what to do?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:32:10 -0700
...NO Relay, what to do? > If the typical relay is sold for lighting applications, wouldn't that be > continuous duty? > Edward > > At 09:27...
LED headlights
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:17:53 -0400
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx?category|category_root|-26=Lighting&category|cat_-26|181=Headlights&canned_results_trigger=&partfamilyid=23459 http://www.youtube...
Fwd: Re: LED lighting
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:48:16 -0800
What about using some silicone caulk? It tends to hold pretty well, but can be removed from most surfaces by rubbing. You just need...
Installed $7 55W Aux Lights from Harbor Frieght
Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:23:57 -0800
Wow, they really make a difference lighting up the area between the van and the low/high beams. Now I'm cranking out 510W...
Kamei Vanagon lighting update
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:04:50 +0100
Hi all, Here's the continuing stoooory of Vanagon aftermarket lighting. I generated a storm of interest from folks on the list as to...
Re: tail lights
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:45:15 -0800
...Seems the rear lighting problem is twofold. First being noticed by other drivers. Second not melting the plastic housing of the existing lamp assembly...
Re: Cool Lighting
Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:51:37 -0800
...Cool Lighting > > Frank - > > I'm using two 6 - LED fixtures manufactured by a company called Holly > Solar. > > The problem I wanted to solve was...
Re: rear Westy lighting
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:28:35 -0600
...rear Westy lighting<br /><br />I know it's Friday, but I wasn't kidding about the previous post "Rear lighting". I...
Re: Home after 4950 miles..
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 18:37:11 -0500
...me feel >like a slacker for going to work instead of lighting out for the >territories. That Westy at home is just going to...
Re: Another dumb question, air control slider lighting
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:34:56 -0500
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Re: Switch to LED lighting
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 12:48:06 -0400
At 12:00 PM 7/3/2010 Saturday, Steven Johnson wrote: >A resistor in parallell with any other resistance or LED actually reduces >the...
Re: "goose-neck" lighting
Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:37:24 EDT
Hella makes a nice one. They make a short goose neck (~7 in.) that plugs into a lighter receptacle or they make a longer...
Re: Propane powered fridge while driving (?)
Historical mailing list - Jim
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:11:56 -0700
<http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Lighting_the_Dometic_182.htm> Jim Ri wrote: > I wish I could get mine lit! Tried like...
Re: Hella H4 xenon blue 100/80w bulbs
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:50:38 -0700
...around that site you'll find almost everything you will ever need to know about automotive lighting. Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit"
Re: Another dumb question, air control slider lighting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:33:13 -0800
...Another dumb question, air control slider lighting > > sure, I gave it a go > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/vanagon-heater-control-light...
Re: Rear Wiper Relay: Use 171 955 529? Pre '90 Headlight SW Change; Handle more Amps? (1988 Westy)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 26 May 2012 23:28:02 -0700
...Putting the later switch > in an earlier van prevents the dash lighting from getting any power. Putting > the earlier switch in a later van...
Re: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 12:45:59 -0700
...Otherwise a circuit fault could bring down your whole lighting >system which is not too cool when you're whizzing around a curve in...
Re: fluorescent light --> replace
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Tue, 25 May 2004 05:56:14 -0400
...Here is the web site --> http://www.solar-electric.com/lighting.html The prices are so reasonable I have considered adding additional lighting in...
Re: LED lighting - Dash Lights
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:44:07 -0500
Does anyone happen to know what kind of LED size and voltage I would need for the dash lights? I am want to upgrade...
lighting that damn fridge
Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:22:07 -0400
you guys were onto something hot...pun intended. I got the heating tubes hot by running the dc circuit for about 45 minutes, then...
DC Lighting conversion for brightness
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:50:47 -0700
Anybody know the formula for converting the following brightness spec (30,000cd/UF) into lumens? The standard 8watt flourescent in the weekender produces 400...
neat interior light product
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:31:17 -0800
found this on the web, haven't used one but looks perfect for lighting up closets etc in Westy. small stick on led lights...
RE: RED LIGHT!!!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 03 Apr 1995 13:28:53 EDT
...Lighting switch terminal, Fuse box terminal of the lighting switch. Ignition/starter switch terminal, fuse box terminal of the ignition switch. If the warning...
Re: Lighting options - again.
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 29 Dec 2000 10:27:39 -0800
...Anyway the lighting is so pathetic that I may end up doing something sooner rather than later. Between the South African set up and...
Re: Fw: Re: tire jack + extra lighting
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:57:32 -0300
...tire jack + extra lighting > > > | I just did this a month ago. Went to a junk yard and pulled the light and > | the metal plate...
Re: Switch to LED lighting
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:57:59 -0700
Guessing LED 'fools' the CC that brakes have not been applied yet. BenT Sent from my LED taillights On Jul 2, 2010, at 12...
Re: Fridge sparker
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:31:25 -0800
...I wonder now about other folks with lighting problems with their fridges, and wonder if a new sparker would help them. Your experience points...
Re: interior lighting - led strip
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:33:13 -0800
...Got much better light in the van now. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/vanagon-interior-lighting-with-led/ > > > alistair -- Neil n 65...
Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:47:40 -0600
...COM> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 8:00 PM Subject: Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area? > At 08:53 PM 1/25/2001, Dave...
How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:34:07 -0700
Tracy, Both David Robertson and David Beierl have already given good advice on starting with the simpler stove lighting and troubleshooting the propane system...
Fluorescent with inverter was-Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:40:23 -0400
...LVC adding LED interior lighting > How about plugging an inverter into the cigarette lighter, then using a > 120v > flourescent light (the new kind) on...
photos!... 6.5" speaker install; LED cabin lights
Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
Sat, 28 May 2005 17:12:32 -0400
...in the rain, also photos of the new LED cabin lighting* and dashboard lighting in my bus which I'm excited about! best, Robert...
12 Volt Halogens (was RE: generators vs. camping (long and tiresome))
Historical mailing list
Thu, 03 Nov 1994 13:18:23 PDT
>3. Lighting of all types (inclding Halogen, flourescent, etc) is >available for 12 volts and is very efficient. Where does one find 12 volt...
Re: LED lighting
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Tue, 10 May 2011 11:34:20 -0700
...LED lighting Thanks for pointer to INREDA product. Was thinking of this: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/bnc/pts/2369559953.html (also has links...
Re: "goose-neck" lighting
Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:59:06 -0700
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: "goose-neck" lighting I want to add some lights to my westy. I would like to add one over...
Re: help powered trailer converter
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:17:04 -0700
Unless you are building the trailer lighting system, you have to use the converter. American rear lights use one filament for both the turn...
Lighting - HighPower Bulbs
Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 17:46:41 -0500
Further to the recent thread on lighting, I thought that I would report to the list on my experience using (illegal) 80W/100W 9004...
Dashboard lighting help
Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:24:41 EDT
Hey. Anyone know: #1: Where can I order appropriate bulbs for my 82 Vanagon Westy's dashboard (over the clock)? #2: Will I be...
Interior Lights
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Fri, 2 May 2003 16:17:31 -0400
I, for one, hate fluorescent lighting and cannot bring myself to install it in my Vanagon despite any energy savings. Has anyone looked into...
LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:50:51 -0400
I would like to add some interior lighting to my '85 Westy. I have found some battery powered LED lights that would work nicely...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 06:07:43 -0400
All these Dometic fridge lighting problems can be solved by replacing the fridge with this fridge > http://server2.gs-shop.de/200/cgi-bin...
Interior lighting added
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 22:47:43 -0500
I did a small upgrade to Olly today using some low-profile spotlights I found at IKEA. I'm quite pleased with the results...
Re: Everybus (f)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:37:27 EST
...to > light my refer, im sure there will be some folk "lighting reefers" at everybus.. but what people do inside their own vans is...
Re: light emitting diodes
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:19:01 -0800
...He essentially installed LED based track lighting. I don't have a link for the track light type setups, Google might help.
Halogen bulbs ... is there a difference between AC & DC bulbs?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:06:26 -0400
I have some "Under counter" halogen lighting fixtures that are fed through a transformer that steps down to 12 volts. Can these be connected...
Re: High Tops
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:04:33 -0800
...or a finished surface? Single wall construction or double w/insulation? If double wall is wiring for lighting installed (even if fixtures not installed)?
Re: replace kitchen light
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:18:30 -0400
There is a lot on the Samba about LED lighting. Here is just one thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2019 to 11 Jul 2019 (#2019-170)
Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:00:03 -0500
...Help lighting fridge (4) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:24:13 -0700 > From: Tom Neal <tneal4242@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Anyone...
Re: old style spotlights?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:53:00 +0000
...For checking out campsites, for lighting up > other vehicles, even for extra lighting driving off road.. I still see em on > emergency vehicles, power...
Re: Friday van lights
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:40:52 -0700
...a lot of thread about lights, how about fixing this vans lighting > problem? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yULP8-AL-zs > > ed-91...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:23:49 -0600
On Sep 1, 2011, at 2:24 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > Or... you can end all the fridge voodo and get an Isotherm fridge...
Re: Westfalia refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Fri, 30 Jun 1995 11:01:46 -0700 (PDT)
The manual for mine says to check the airflow through the outside vent. You know, that thing that looks like two small aluminum pie...
Dashboard
Historical mailing list - Gary Lonsdale
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 12:46:19 -0400
...Oil gauge, Gas gauge, Temp gauge and room for CB instead of mounting underneath, and more colourful lighting, lets bring these babys to the...
Re: Write Up: Inexpensive Interior Lighting
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:59:50 +0000
...But over the years I have come to appreciate the permanence of wired-in lighting. The two most important places are between the driver...
Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:20:58 -0500
...http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays/ Ken Madsen 87GL - upgraded headlight wiring/relays - S/A lights. -----Original Message----- From: ID Workshop [mailto...