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Subject:Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:06:55 -0600

Wait - my 85 has a stock light with one bulb??
Jeff I’m Winnipeg 

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> On Jul 19, 2022, at 7:36 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bruce, 
> 
>        My 85 has the stock light with the three bulbs.  My 84 has completely different lights and they are all over the van.  I will likely be on my own to find LED replacements for the bulbs. 
> 
>        I have already put LED bulbs in the stock kitchen light.  I only put in two as three were two bright and they are the white light.  I’m sure my wife would prefer the more yellow light and the dim option.  I may have to drive over to Alistair and see if I can get one!
> 
> EC 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 19, 2022, at 7:46 AM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Trying to remember as I have been without the van going on 7 months.  It is
>> a fluorescent light but not the same style - more rectangular.  Does not
>> have 3 separate bulbs.  Perhaps an after market light from the previous
>> owner?  Never thought much about it.
>> 
>>> On Monday, July 18, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What do you have Bruce?
>>> 
>>> Ab
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 18, 2022, at 7:22 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> That stock light must have come in newer models - I nothing of the sort
>>> in my 86.
>>> 
>>> BT
>>> 
>>>> On Monday, July 18, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Friend Greg has created a really good drop in replacement for the halogen
>>>> festoon bulbs in the westy kitchen light . It’s dimmable led, no mods to
>>>> the light unit needed, apart from taking out the festoon bulbs.it’s
>>>> really quite impressive.
>>>> 
>>>> Blog post
>>>> 
>>>> https://shufti.blog/2022/07/18/vanagon-stock-westy-kitchen-l
>>>> ight-improvement/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair
>>> 
>>>