What about trying a brighter "led" brake bulb?  I have seen these in
Wal-mart and I was thinking of trying one on my Vanagon.  They are about
$6 each, but the wattage should be very small and also the lifetime of
led lights is usually measured in decades.  Just a thought.

Ken Wilford
www.vanagain.com
John 3:16

mark drillock wrote:

> Tabe, that 'Ebay guy' also sells and presumably uses headlight relay
> kits to greatly reduce the current flowing through the switch.
>
> In any case, over the years there have been several reports on this list
> of people who MELTED their rear light assemblies after installing high
> wattage bulbs.
>
> I think a modest increase in the 5 watt tail light bulb may be ok. There
> is a 10 watt Sylvania bulb #5008 that can replace the 5 watt #5007. I
> have them in one of my Syncros.
>
> Mark
>
>
> tabe johnson wrote:
>
>> Hey Dennis,
>>
>> You made some good points I'd like to comment on:
>>
>>
>>
>>> The tail light sockets will melt.
>>> The headlight switch will fail.
>>>
>>>
>> The ebay guy says he's been running his for years with no ill
>> effects.  (Not that I believe everything I read on the net.)
>>
>>
>>
>