sure, I gave it a go 

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/vanagon-heater-control-light-led-hack/

alistair

On 2012-11-18, at 8:15 PM, MICHAEL H wrote:

> ... Harry and David have me wondering if the front control panel socket could be lit by an LED. the rear control panel and the lighter surround might work like dash gauge LED lighting for the optical angle. anybody know how to do the math on this ?    t i a                mike
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM  
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
> 
> ... "put peg in hole, put peg in hole" (wish I could remember which cartoon I've liberated that line from) ... one [rear control] panel at a 90* angle - straight and simple ; the front control panel is a sharp angle with barely enough wiring to wrestle in back into place. might be easier to pull and replace socket and bulb from underneath. you may want to slide a butter knife between that panel and the dash and alternate end to end because those pins are where bad words come from {we good, mod ?}      h t h                  mike
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> 
> ________________________________
> From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 8:08 PM
> Subject: Re: One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
> 
> At 06:31 PM 11/18/2012, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>> I'd like to replace
>> the bulbs so I can see the climate controls at night. Cheers, Harry
> 
>   I forget how
> its light works.
> 
> Yrs,
> d