>Has anyone attempted to make LED taillights for the Vanagon?  Any home-bound
>hobbyists with too much solder laying around?
>
>I had idea of installing flat plates with pre-drilled holes for the LEDs in
>place of the taillight reflectors and running "custom" wiring to the
>taillight electric plugs.

Yes indeed. I even mentioned it on the list.

Idea: Maye larger lights using LEDs, and within the red area make a
VW symbol of blue ones (will give the lights a purple appearance from
a distance, like hotrodders' blue dots, but the symbol will be
visible closer up). Put them in the taillights, not brakelights. You
COULD put red VW symbols in your indicators too...

Or drill your tailgate panel  in a BIG VW-symbol pattern and install
red LEDS for a real custom brakelight!

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Andrew Grebneff
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<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Ph: 0064 (3) 473-8863 fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527
1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van
1989 Toyota Corona 2.0D Select CT170 diesel sedan
1992 Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel MPV (=narrow "Previa")
1984 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with 260hp Subaru SVX flat-6 &
Porsche G50 trans)
Seashell, Macintosh, VW & Toyota van nut