

| Subject: | Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:21:55 -0700 |
He hasn’t got one to work on. And not so easy , maybe, with fluorescent voltage to bulb. I dunno. He did the obvious and easiest first. Ab > On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > > He might consider branching out and remodelling a less cool single fluorescent festoon and see his business really take off! > > Just saying I would buy one. > > BT > >> On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 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 >> >>>> >> >>>>
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