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[Vinzanto]

I drive a full 84 Westy just to start out.

-What rating of jack do you all use for the aformentioned Westy, 2.5, 3 ton?(I do not have the original VW jack)

-The little light in the back above the kitchen uses a 2-prong bulb I've never seen, does anyone have a part number for this little guy?

[Darren2dream]

Nice Van

I cant answer the Jack question other than to say the original jack isn't very safe to begin with and yer van weighs around 5k all in.

For the lamp, I'd recommend going warm white LED for replacement. It's a G4 lamp base
Any of these would work:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-bi-pin/filter/Base,G4,1,3377:

Have fun
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84' Wolfsburg Westy GL 1.9 Manual

[joseph928]

At home I use a 3 ton floor jack. On the road I use a high lift jack with the adapter for a van.
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1987 syncro westy tin top sun roof , GW2.3, rear locker, decoupler, Gary Lee tire rack & winch mount, lift, south african grill, big brakes , rhein alloy ,15 BFG AT, Fiamma 10 foot awning ,140 watt rear 85 watt front solar , mppt, truckfridge, automatic fire extinguishing system, tencent oil cooler, And a RMW SS exhaust! - 1971 bug convertible 1776 engine- 2010 Subaru turbo - 1993 Toyota 4x4 truck - 1999 Harley 95 CI, big bore, Andrews cams . Also 80-84- vans. Stock 65 sunroof bug.

[thatvwbusguy]

Check out the scissor jack from Bus Depot. Works with the stock jack points and is much more stable than the original Bilstein jack that came with the van. Works very well for roadside repair. I keep a couple in the van to help make things nice and stable when camping.

http://www.busdepot.com/237011031

For a floor jack, the bigger the better. The price difference between 2 ton and 4 ton is usually not that much. Spend a bit more up front and you will be happy with it for a long time.

Van Cafe offers a complete LED replacement bulb kit for the camper for less than $40.00:
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1239_138/camper_interior_led_bulb_kit.html

You can get them cheaper on eBay or at www.superbrightleds.com if you don't want to do the whole van. There should be some part numbers on this thread:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=228739&highlight=led+replacement+bulb
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Jay Brown
'85 Zetec Westfalia
Newmarket, NH


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ditto here for lift jack w. adapter..

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1299275510577/search?keywords=jack&x=0&y=0