Well, just to save you the time looking, it's a 12V outlet, similar to the
other 12V outlet on your dash - the cigarette lighter - but with a
"European" flavor.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 4:57 AM
Subject: SILVER SOCKET Re: Switch/Light??

> In a message dated 11/9/03 7:27:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Noelslv@AOL.COM
> writes:
> >
> > On my 82 Westy (aircooled) there is 1 inch dia silver switch/light
housing?
> > on the lower dash just to the right of the steering column.  It appears
> > stock
> > but isn't shown in the Westy owners manual or Bentleys.  Anyone have any
> > idea
> > what it was/is?
> >
> >
>  look in archives under "silver socket"  there is probably 5 pages of
people
> asking the same question as you :<)