Me, too.  I didn't think LEDs could go dim.  Voltage drop?

Mike
'85 Westy [Lots of dim stuff, including say some, the owner]
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan J. Flint <ajflint@ITSA.UCSF.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: What to do for a dim dashboard light?

> Listers:
>         I have a very dim "High beam" indicator light.  I can't see if my
> high beams are on until its really dark outside (what's the fun in
> that).  I was planning to replace the bulb, but I wonder from some recent
> posts if cleaning contacts at the headlight switch or elsewhere would be a
> better initial step.
>         If you see a Wolfram Syncro Westfalia driving at dusk with
> highbeams on, that's me.  If you flick your highs at me, I probably think
> you are saying hello, and I will wave back.
>
> Thanks.
> Alan.
> Shrewsbury.
>
>
> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Marshall Ruskin wrote:
>
> > One important tip for this job, is to replace all your dash bulbs while
the
> > dash is taken apart.
> >
> > You don't want to have to pull the dash again, just to replace a bulb.
> >
> > Marshall Ruskin
> >
> > >In a message dated 11/16/99 6:31:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > >VintagePkr@AOL.COM writes:
> > >
> > ><< I've checked Bently for a procedure and all they seem to
> > > show is an exploded view and something bizarre about a knife to split
the
> > > case.  I asked a friend of mine with access to a mechanic's billable
time
> > > manual and he told me that the vanagon r&r of the heater is 4 hrs for
the
> > gas
> > > vanagon and 5 hrs for the diesel (why the 1 hr diff?) Still that's 300
> > bucks
> > > at least just for the labor 100 bucks more for a new fan motor and
right
> > now
> > > the van is teetering on the edg >>
> > >
> > >any way you look at it, the job is a whoppin pain in the ass.    you
have
> > to
> > >remove the whole dash.  then you have to split open the heat seamed
housing
> > >to get at the motor.    there is no "quick easy fix".    bite the
bullet,
> > do
> > >the job once, and do it right.  maybe a friend can let you use their
heated
> > >garage to work in. (remember plastic breaks like glass in freezing or
below
> > >temps) i think Ron sells the fan motors for less than $100..im pretty
> > sure..
> > > check his site.   dont even bother putting a used fan motor in, or
you'll
> > be
> > >doing the same thing next year again..  i actually have a few used dash
> > >blowers that are prolly good,  but i'd never put a used one in my
van...
> > >
> > >chris
> > >
> >