

| Subject: | Re: Additional LED interior lighting for the westy? |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:24:12 -0600 |
Sorry, I didn't follow the link. I was remarking about the Sylvania Dot lights someone mentioned. Jim On Feb 16, 2006, at 6:31 PM, Luke Sponholz wrote: > It looks like the lights in the provided link are for AC - how did you > put these into the DC wiring in the bus? > > On 2/16/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote: >> Something cool you can do with them if you have a westy (or maybe any >> Vanagon, I haven't tried this in my Carat). I put two in the back over >> the bunk shining straight down. These are ideal for reading when >> camping, expecially if you tend to read with your head near the back >> bunk. When you open the back hatch at night, the whole rear can be >> illuminated by touching those two lenses--light everywhere. Now pop >> the >> engine hatch and voila... enough light to do just about anything on >> top >> of the engine. No hands, no props. >> >> I also put one on the inside pantry door so that it shines into both >> the upper and lower shelves. The light spreads enough to see >> everywhere, and the light scans the interior of the pantry as the door >> angle is changed. >> >> I'm thinking about a few more for upstairs and downstairs. >> >> I've never seen such a useful light. You can also unstick them and >> move >> them. >> >> Jim >> >> >> On Feb 16, 2006, at 1:56 PM, Thomas Myers wrote: >> >>> A couple of folks have talked about those new sylvania DOT lights for >>> the >>> westy a while back [ I bought a couple of them myself to try out ] >>> >>> This looks like a good solution if you are looking to hook up more >>> than one >>> or two to brighten up the inside of the camper without using too much >>> battery power. >>> >>> >>> >>> Tom >>> 90 Westy >>> Rochester, NY >>> http://motmyers.blogspot.com >>> >>> >>> ------ Forwarded Message >>> >>> >>> hey, check this out. These are sort of wired versions of the Dot-it's >>> this site has tons of other neato lights too. >>> >>> http://www.wiedamark.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2119 >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ End of Forwarded Message >>> >> > > > -- > 1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost" >
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