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Subject:Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:22:29 -0700

It is hot, that’s why the led snap in is cool!

Ab

> On Jul 19, 2022, at 9:18 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Forget that cool kid - how does Eric have three bulbs on a stock light? That’s not cool that’s hot!!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>