A (perhaps nutty) idea I have is to make a LED lit
"star sky" in the '82 Westy. Was thinking to lay out LED's
in a pattern on the underside of top bed in a suitable pattern.
Bought an IKEA 160 LED sting "Gnistra" (or similar). Problem
is that it runs off 24 V so I have to figure out how to
split it into 12V sections. The IKEA LED string is not currently
in the catalog, but I found mine in the bargain section near the
checkout. They also show up on ebay now and then.

I also investigated some white LED options from Princess Auto, but they
all had unpleasant light color.

Martin

--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Re: 12V LED mood lighting?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Received: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 1:30 PM
> A van-bud from Colorado has a few 3-light LED units that he
> wired into the rear over-stove wires, and overhead up front,
> that his passenger and rear seat occupants can turn on.
> Flexible neck. They are so "directional" that they
> don't seem to create glare for the driver and work
> extremely well. Not the end-all resource, but a place to
> start:
> http://www.shopwiki.com/search/12+Volt+Map+Light,+6+Leds
>
> bob
>
>
> > I'm really talking about LED rope or track
> lighting in the camper to
> > distribute soft lighting throughout the vehicle.
> Maybe faint light
> > for the rear passengers that can be used while I'm
> driving.

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