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Subject:Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:11:35 -0700

Yeah, this is for the cool kids for more modern vans :-)

Sorry jeff 

There are a few diff light types. Greg chose the one type he has on his van.

Alistair 

> On Jul 19, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Wait - my 85 has a stock light with one bulb??
> Jeff I’m Winnipeg 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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
>>>> 
>>>>