Put a basket handle on my pop top?! I am WAY too old for that!    :-)

On 2/13/06, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com