I am glad you posted that about the indicator lights.  I thought either the opening was plugged I made a mistake and was getting ready to take it apart.  All of the lights are bright but the indicator, which, as you said, can hardly be seen in daylight.  They are all an improvement over the foil with that one exception.

Dave B.
Boise
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From: alex@mevay.org <alex@mevay.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 11:03 AM
To: David Boan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive

> 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