or, just get a projektzwo rear wing mit lighten (or however they say
it on the website)

sudhir

On 2/13/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> There was a third brake light in my 84 when I got it. It's a "Lucas Rear
> Guard" and works very well and makes me feel more visible, especially
> considering how low a Vanagon's brake lights are.
>
> I'm currently trying to find the right LED strip to mount from the outside
> on the pop top of the Westy. I have one, but I think a wrecking yard stroll
> is in order. It would be very visible way up there, as long as we didn't get
> our feet tangled in the wiring!
>
> On 2/13/06, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > John Lavery wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> > > I've seen a 3rd brake light mounted in the area behind the A/C.  In my
> > > case, the light would have to be bright enough to be easily visible
> > > through the dark tinted window on my rear hatch.
> > <snip>
> >
> > I installed a "HogLite" (intended for a Harley Davidson) in my '85 Westy
> > which has limo dark window tinting.  You can find these a bit cheaper
> > than the site below or you can find suitable alternatives including some
> > at J.C. Whitney.
> >
> >   ( http://www.hoglite.com/ )
> >
> > The tinting was done on my Westy before I got it so I wasn't aware that
> > there was actually more than one layer on the rear glass.  The tinting
> > was too dark for the light to be effective in daylight so I decided to
> > cut an opening in the tinting for the light to show through.
> >
> > I cut a length of vinyl window blind to act as a template and carefully
> > made a cut around it at the appropriate location.  To my surprise, I
> > easily peeled away the first layer of tinting which was enough for the
> > light to shine through the other layer brightly.  When the light is off,
> > one is hard pressed to even see that there is a strip with one layer
> > removed.  That's because it's directly behind the shelf at the rear of
> > the air conditioning cabinet and that area is dark.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm really happy with the results!
> >
> > Mike
> > Houlton, Maine
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>