Lighted? That's the cigarette lighter.  Replacement from the on-line
vendor of your choice.  I got my replacements from Ron at Bus Depot.
About $6.00 IIRC. Cheap enough that I bought a spare.

Jim

On Oct 18, 2009, at 12:08 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Don,
>
> Sounds like you are talking about the infamous "Silver Socket" - a
> power
> supply outlet for 12 volt appliances.
>
> These can be purchased at Harley Davidson outlets, John Deere Tractor
> outlets, and some others. Maybe even some of the list vendors have
> them.
> The way you describe it there must be part missing. Might be easier to
> just replace the thing.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver -- and no - I don't have a "Silver Socket" in mine.
>
> Don Hanson wrote:
>>  I have an 84 with the 'used to be' lighted power outlet on the
>> dash left
>> of the glove box.  Mine is hanging kinda loose like they seem to do
>> on many
>> vanagons. I've been frustrated a bunch of times trying to get this
>> odd-ball
>> device to hang into the dash correctly.   I'm wanting to make it
>> good and I
>> don't care about keeping my van 100% Original.  So what kinda
>> outlet do
>> people recomment to replace the one that came over with this van?
>>   Don Hanson
>>
>>