Yes, the Westy has no hole because the headliner is plywood with no cloth
cover.  I did this on my '84, but the whole headliner has to come out to cut
the hole and run wires.  This is a bit of work.  I don't remember what I did
with the metal plates, but they are just sheet metal riveted on each end to
hold the teeth in the fixture.

It was worth it, but it's down the list on my '85.

Stuart
'85 Westy

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Graham
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 7:47 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Adding a front passenger dome light

Ken, I have an '88 Westy and also wanted an interior light over the
passenger door.  What I found is that the light over the driver's door has a
metal plate behind the headliner that insures that the light 'fixture'
has something solid to latch into.

As I recall, the passenger side of the headliner on the Westy had no hole at
all for a light on that side.  My solution was to get one of the metal
plates from a 'donor vehicle', cut the hole on that side and add the backing
plate to make it just like the driver's side, and of course, run the wiring
over to that side above the headliner.  It's a nice addition, I think

John