I've been using LED dash lights for about 8 years now, first homemade units then the ones from Van Cafe (btw, the homemade ones compare well with the store-bought). I like them but they could be improved. The light comes out of the LED more from the tip than from the sides and that is not the best geometry for the Vanagon bulb housing. I've tried a few things to improve, yet to try is some reflective foil in the housing.

cheers
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alistair

On 2011-11-23, at 12:41 PM, fonman4277@comcast.net wrote:

> On the other hand, I recently switched my instrument panel lights to the white LEDs from Van Cafe and I love them (and the cookies, too!)     Jeff
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> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
> Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 14:45
> Subject: interior LEDs - get rid of the morgue
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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> When I bought my LED festoon bulbs to replace the incandescents in the door switched interior lights, I made the mistake of buying cool white instead of warm white. The light cast by those LEDs caused my friend to label my van "the morgue".
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> But no more, thanks to a lighting filter.
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> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/vanagon-changing-the-colour-of-cool-white-leds/
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> alistair
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