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Subject:Re: 88 Vanagon auto transmission indicator lamps - how to change?
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:25:37 -0800

There are two screw to the floor, to the corners of the console, and two
more towards the upper front corners. You need to lift the carpets and feel
for them.I think somebody posted the correct part number for these bulbs,
and I didn't write it down, or I did, and lost it. I need them too. Don't
think you'll find anything as direct replacement elsewhere.

Hector

> My look through the Bently manual seems to indicate that somehow the top
> part of the interior 'transmission shifter tower' comes off to provide
> access to those burned out bulbs.  I've done some minor prying with a
> screwdriver to see if the top would pop off, but so far no luck.
>
> Can anyone out there enlighten me as to the secret?  Also, once I get this
> cover off, do I need to have made a trip to the local VW shop to get new
> bulbs or can I expect to get what I need from FLAPS?
>
> Thanks all.
>
> John Graham
> 1988 Vanagon Westfalia
> Charlotte NC
>
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