Well in this case it's not German engineering but the fact that when our
vans were made but Afaik there was no such thing as a blue LED [or they had
just come out and very extremely pricey]

Mike

On 12/31/03 4:53 AM, "Jeff Stewart" <fonman4277@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> The blue high beam  indicator light is not an LED but an incandescent bulb
> and does burn out.   All the other indicator lamps are LEDs.  Don't ask,
> 'cause
> the answer is  "German Engineering".  They are available from VW
>
> Having been through this earlier this year with my '84, all I can add is that
> it is a PITA to change as well. The bulb was kinda pricey through the VW
> dealer, too, at $9.00, but at least they had it. In my case, it was keeping my
> Westy from passing Virginia state safety inspection. The bulb from the dealer
> also included a the blue cover for the bulb.     Jeff
>
>