I added some inexpensive additional taillights to my van last fall.  I
posted a link to my poor pics online one other time..here is the link again

https://picasaweb.google.com/dhanson928/ExtraVanTailLights#

  I found these 'running lights' at one of the chain autoparts stores..I
think they were under $5 each, including the bulbs.   There are two bulbs in
each. I modified them to make one bulb a full time running light and one is
an added brake light.  I mounted them at eye level for cars that are behind
me, because the normal Vanagon lights are pretty low.  I like having the
extra brake lights right in front of people's noses.  I wired them into the
existing tail lights.  It was a little tedious running the wires into the
rear hatch.

  These have been in operation on my hatch for about 6 months now without
any problems.  They do take some screw holes right into the body...so "Stock
is Holy" Vanagonites may not want to even look at the pics....grin.

  Don Hanson

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@aatransaxle.com>wrote:

> Here are some pics of what I am trying for aux lights. A temp setup to see
> how they work and reflect on the rear glass, so don't gawk at the cat 5
> cable wiring I ran for now. Had a 3rd brake light already up top that works
> fine. The LED T/sig and brake/tail lights are for a trailer originally and
> just sitting on the rear shelf. I just tapped into the factory wiring at
> the
> stock lights.
> Bright to say the least but do reflect a bit, so I will try them closer to
> the window and see if that helps. Not horribly reflective, but definitely
> there and noticeable.
>
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> 425-788-4070
> "On the cutting edge of Old technology"
> 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk
>
> Coincidently. I just put a pair of LED Stop/Tail/T-sig lights on mine.
> For now, I Just set them on the rear camper shelf to see how the
> reflections
> did at night. Not horribly distracting, but needs the lights either closer
> to the glass of to kill the reflectivity on the rear lid just below the
> glass. The very top reflections didn't bother me much.
> A temporary setup till I figure out a better way, but they sure be
> bright...
>