The light as originally comes with this, is so blue and dim, that I
found it nearly unusable. However, you can replace the bulb with a
whiter light and it's quite decent.

On Apr 10, 2005, at 4:46 PM, Brian Wasson wrote:

> FYI, today I was at Home Depot and picked up a small fluorescent light
> fixture for around $10. It runs on either eight AA batteries or an
> optional AC adapter. I noticed that the DC-in plug took 12 volts, and
> figured I could retrofit it to work with 12v auto wiring. A few minutes
> to take it apart and solder leads to the plug outlet and I now have a
> nice $10 light that I can install in the Vanagon. I haven't hooked it
> up yet, so I can't comment on the light output. If it's good enough I
> may replace the stock light over the kitchen with another one of these.
>
> Brian W.