ah yes, now I remember why I used a license plate light to replace mine!
Edward

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> The Vanagon dash/shifter lights are oddballs.  They are not just bulbs, but
> come attached to their plastic sockets.  The shifter lights have different
> sockets than the dash lights.  I was able to get the dash lights from NAPA,
> but not the shifter lights.  I suppose I could just find a 12v LED and try
> to solder it in the socket somehow.  Or, I could just spend the $$$ and put
> my time into something else.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Edward Maglott
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 11:11 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
>
> What type of bulb does the stock light use?  is that available in LED?  I
> have gotten a lot of different LEDs direct from china via ebay or direct
> from vendors like banggood.com.
>
> Edward
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Stuart MacMillan
> <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Anyone done this?  Go Westy has a set for $25, which seems high.
> > These lights are on all the time, so I'm reluctant to replace the
> > special light assembly which apparently is dealer only and also
> expensive.
> >
> >
> >
> > Seems like Radio Shack offers a DIY option for about $6 if I knew what
> > I was doing!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Stuart
> >
>
>