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Subject:Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:18:37 -0600
Forget that cool kid - how does Eric have three bulbs on a stock light? That’s not cool that’s hot!!

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> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:11 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>>