> I finally decided to start pursuing some serious solutions for lighting
the
> big black hole of an engine bay/cargo area of my Westy. I was groping
around
> in the darkness last night trying to unload my groceries, thinking... "why
in
> the world didn't they put a courtesy light back here...what happened to
that
> can of tomato sauce?!"
> Has anyone successfully added a light source back there that would not
> obscure the opening, be easy to turn on and off, and of course jive with
the
> rest of the interior? I would be very interested to hear of any such
> solutions!

Scott... I had the same problem... it's not particularly hard to do...
picked up a 12 volt light with integral switch at an RV store... they have a
selection... picked a low profile model... I don't think you mentioned what
model van you have... I have a westy with A/C so I mounted it on the under
side of the A/C cabinet... easy to reach from the rear hatch opening and the
rear seat... just run unswitched wires to it.... switch it on when you need
it...

Good Luck,
Bill