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Subject:Re: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive
From:Alex MeVay
Date:Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:03:18 -0400

> one not covered in the other, and vice versa.  I would have liked GW to
> offer options for the dash light color (the white is pretty bright for
> my taste), and getting the tubing that prevents light from bleeding

I installed this too, and while generally very happy, I agree GW got
some of the brightnesses wrong.  My kit was purchased in 10/2016, and
it's possible they have made some changes, but the turn signal
indicator is all but invisible during the day, and the blue high beam
indicator is eyeball-searing at night, like, had-to-put-tape-over-it
bright.  They used 100kOhm resistors to drive both.  I'm currently
working on finding different resistor values for both, and had
intended to make a detailed post when finished, but initial
indications are that 470k for the high beams and 2k for the turns
might be good compromises for day/night visibility.

Also interested in a reliability/philosophy/Zen and the Art of Vanagon
Maintenance thread, as I feel I've had to make some serious mental
rearrangements as a result of Vanagon ownership.

-Alex

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