On my 1987 GL, it was a bulb with a blue cover. I also had the exact same
symptom - it was really dim from the burned-up filament bits coating the
inside of the bulb.

A new one was about $7 at the dealer, so I stuck in a red LED (with a
resistor) it's place.

TomC
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85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
65 Notchback

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl M. [SMTP:thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 8:37 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: High Beam Indicator
>
> That blue 'bulb' is actually an LED. On most printed circuits, it is
> removeable from it's socket, which is soldered to the circuit. Pull and
> wiggle gently and it should pull out of the socket.
>
> Karl Mullendore
> Westy Ventures
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Hi All:
>
> I am having a problem with my blue indicator for the high beams. It is
> incredibly dim. Even in full darkness with the dash lights dimmed you can
> barely tell that the indicator is on. I pulled the dash expecting to find
> that the LED for the indicator had backed out and wasn't illuminating the
> blue lens, and to my surprise the expected LED appears to be a small light
> bulb instead.
>
> Does anyone have experience with this? From looking at the connector for
> this bulb it looks like the only way to replace it would be to replace the
> entire foil/cellophane printed circuit strip for the dash.
>
> Anybody got any suggestions?
>
> TIA,
> Dan Weber
> Miss Blue - 87 GL Weekender