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Subject:Re: Anyone know of a good Westy LED ceiling light they like?
From:kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Date:Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:40:52 -0400

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 9:12 AM paul gordon <paul_gordon@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> On my Westy I installed a 1/2” aluminum extrusion over the sliding door
> and one over the galley area, the full length. Then mounted LED strips
> inside the channel so as not to get any glare from the lights. Very
> indirect.
> I then fished a 12v circuit down to the rear ashtray where I mounted a
> dimmer switch inside the never to be used again ashtray. This setup is
> convenient and the light can be made to be very subtle.
> > On Oct 19, 2020, at 10:17 PM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting, my '87 Westy has only the light under the shelf, no overhead
> > or over the sink lighting. I have a USB rechargeable lantern (UCO
> Madrona)
> > that I use when camping, it hangs from the bar used to pop the top. I
> like
> > it because it's dimmable and also has an unobtrusive blue bulb for use
> when
> > you just need minimal light. There are a bunch of cool rechargeable
> camping
> > lights out there. I have some Go Westy LED bulbs in the under-shelf light
> > but I find them too bright, wish that fixture was dimmable.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 1:50 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I've got my Westy all torn apart to replace the top tent, resurface the
> >> bunk boards, and on and on and on or course.
> >>
> >> One of the things I am considering is replacing the overhead light as
> well
> >> as the light under the "parcel tray."
> >>
> >> I want something not too intensely bright, LED, daylight color, and
> suits
> >> the form factor of each of the two applications--and is cheap and looks
> >> good. Not too much to ask these days, is it? : )
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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