1998 Vanagon?  Where can I get one? <g>
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> From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 13:49:34 -0800
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Interior Lights not working
>
> When I bought my 1998 Vanagon GL the light switches did not work at all.
> http://members.home.net/holisticdream/vanagon1989.htm
> I paid the VW Dealer to fix it and if I had known how easy it was I would
> have done it myself. Apparently the switches need cleaning every so often.
> Just take them out and scrape and clean and lubricate. They get stuck over
> time I was told. It took him about 5 minutes to clean them but they still
> charged me full price "by the job."
>
> Try it and pmail me to let me know if that fixed the problem.
>
> By the way I am very happy with the VW Dealer and their prices. It is just
> that I was so new to Vanagon ownership back then that I did not know how
> simple things were to fix. This list has saved me hundreds if not over  a
> thousand so far.
>
> William P.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Stegman" <stegmanmj@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:35 PM
> Subject: Interior Lights not working
>
>
>> Hi All,
>> The interior lights in my 88 will come on when I flip the switch up or
> down.
>> However, the lights won't turn off when the door is closed and the
> switch
>> is in the up position (or down for that matter.)  The only way to get the
>> light off is to put the switch in the middle position.
>>
>> When I have the engine on and the drivers door open, I get the chimes, so
>> the van "knows" the door is open...
>>
>> Any ideas where to look?
>> Thanks.
>> Matt
>> Cincinnati
>>
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