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• Re: Park Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:38:46 CDT
  What is the European H4 conversion replacement ? Is it the SA grill or just replacement lights? Mark Ingalls 85 GL >From: Bill Davidson <wdavidson...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:06:26 -0800
  ...I'd give you the finger too for driving with the driving lights on during low beam - these driving lights are HIGH BEAM only...
• Re: LED Auxillary Brake and Turn Signal Lights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:58:23 -0800
  ...I like having the extra brake lights right in front of people's noses. I wired them into the existing tail lights. It was...
• Re: two red lights aren't on*&GLOWING RED LIGHTS
  Historical mailing list - K G
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:54:07 -0600
  Hi Everyone, While on this subject of the blinky red lights again(and I know this has been covered before)...what are the main...
• Re: Strobe lights on my vanagon--why?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:22:22 -0400
  ...Strobe lights on my vanagon--why? My 90 carat has developed an unwanted feature. When the engine is running the lights in the car...
• Both rear brake lights out.
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:26:56 -0800
  Obviously I'll check the bulbs, but what else could cause both brake lights to stop working? -David (1987 Wolfsburg)
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:29:57 EDT
  I was disappointed with the amount of pressure it took to get my brake lights come on. I did not have to depress the...
• Re: Opinions on Driving Lights any one?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:49:23 -0500
  >So, I'm thinking the Projektzwo driving lights that Ken Wilford sells >(though again pricey), or mounting a set of rectangular Hellas from >under...
• Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:27:35 -0400
  My '84 has the analog clock and it's fused with the interior lights, cigarette lighter, and stoplights (fuse #8). Fuse # Amperage Identification 1...
• Re: Back-up lights don't work
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 06:20:43 -0400
  How do you adjust it? My backup lights are on in first (Syncro) as well as in reverse. And I have a safety inspection...
• that is a good fog light
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:42:16 -0500
  ...i've got mine wired so the fogs come on whenever > the parking lights are on. :) then the 2nd position on the fog switch...
• Instrument Cluster Lights
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:43:30 -0400
  Hi; I'm working on an 84 cluster with analog clock that has foil damage resulting in non working instrument lights. After attempting to...
• Re: Cool Lighting
  Historical mailing list - sheng
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:51:46 -0700
  ...The problem I wanted to solve was needing two independent reading lights for the bottom bunk, plus have cargo lights for the back cargo...
• The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:46:01 -0800
  ...there is no such thing as a separate city light system on a vehicle - parking lights are the same as city lights and it...
• Re: Update: Dashboard light filters (LED dash lights)
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:43:32 -0700
  ...I got around to replacing the instrument lights > with super bright LEDs a couple of weekends ago and am very pleased with > the results...
• Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:14:56 -0500
  ...Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions > John, > I put a set of Hella XL low beam auxiliary headlamps, > part number 74700 (including "molly mounts"), on...
• Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:44:44 -0800
  The Vanagon dash/shifter lights are oddballs. They are not just bulbs, but come attached to their plastic sockets. The shifter lights have different...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:24:28 -0400
  ...my lights were bright and strong! Even better is go the SA grille route that adds driving lights inboard of the head lights. That...
• Re: Alternator and O2 Dash lights on
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:47:23 -0400
  ...To test the relay, you can disconnect the blue wire from the relay and see if the lights go out. Bill Knight Raleigh, NC...
• Re: Hella H4s and Relays
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:50:28 -0600
  Hi I have had Bosch lights with 55/60 watt H4 bulbs in my '85 van since 1996 with no problems. I understand that...
• Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:29:24 -0500
  ...Where did that qualification come from, except your imagination? No one has tried to claim that there are "ECE/DOT compliant city lights separate...
• Re: Cool Yellow Lights
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 15:02:32 -0500 (CDT)
  France switched over to white head lights in the late eighties, probably to comply with Euro norms. Only old cars still have the yellow...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
  Historical mailing list - WFryer
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:57:05 -0800
  ...Do they look similar to the DOT lights or do they have an additional component - city lights? Could someone refer me to a picture...
• Head Lights - 85-86
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 May 2006 16:20:04 -0400
  ...If I decide to make the 86 the "host" vehicle can I convert the rectangle head lights of the 86 to the round head...
• Re: SA Quad Grill Kit
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:32:57 EST
  In a message dated 12/26/05 11:10:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > The inner round lights are called driving lights and include...
• Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:28:14 -0400
  ...Vanagon Headlamp Relay Upgrade Frank Condelli $46 USD http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hdltrela.htm NEW LIGHTS: Fastforward Replacement Lights for Day/Bright lights...
• Re: Combo Driving and Fog Light Hookup
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 3 May 2001 10:44:54 -0700
  Stan, There's a page on my website with photos on how-to install auxiliary lights (and where I installed relays). http://www.geocities...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:58:26 -0700
  ...Lotsa volks switch to the earlier vanagon round lights which are effective and can be improved with brighter lights. http://www.frankcondelli.com/hdltrela...
• No water indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:08:40 -0700
  ...My water level indicator lights (below the stove) do not light up on my '85 westie. The lights for the battery indicator and fridge...
• Re: LED Auxillary Brake and Turn Signal Lights
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:54:27 -0800
  Here are some pics of what I am trying for aux lights. A temp setup to see how they work and reflect on the...
• Re: Quad Grilles are Back!
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:28:00 -0700
  ...what is the difference between the H3's and the H4s? Well, in the context of the grilles, the H3s are the inner lights...
• Re: smoked tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:47:39 -0400
  ...Dan Ryan expressway in Chicago, it was lime green -- the paint, AND the brake lights, turn signals, running lights, etc. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: Stupid Electrical error
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 1994 12:55:56 -0400
  hmmm sound strange - while i dont explicitly know the ciruit for the dash lights the way the variable birghtne usually works is with a...
• Projektzwo driving lights...how high wattage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:43:13 -0500
  I am wiring mine this weekend, with relays to each, and curious how high a wattage bulb I can use in these lights before...
• battery and oxy lights staying on too long
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:21:29 -0700
  So my battery and oxs dash lights have always come on under startup and stayed on until my van gets about 1500 rpms at...
• buses by the depot cool driving lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:02:58 -0500
  There's photos of a nice slate coloured Westfalia at BBTD that has some neat driving lights i haven't seen before. Regular beams...
• Re: Led back up lights inside bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:20:05 -0700
  ...But I will be wiring the bumper led lights to a dash switch so they don't come on in town. Alistair > On Mar...
• Re: Lights out!
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:20:22 -0500
  John, do the lights work when you hold the stalk back in "flash mode?" if so, it is likely your headlight switch. Jim On...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 00:22:21 -0500
  ...But the parking lights will run the battery down just >> >as completely-- they just take longer to do it. >> >> i believe in some countries...
• Re: Fasten Seat Belt Lights Not working
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:00:36 -0700
  ...Fasten Seat Belt Lights Not working | |My friend has Stick Shift Vanagon and I noticed on his van that his "fasten |seatbelt lights" come...
• Re: Brighter Headlight Bulb 86-91
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 16:03:09 -0700
  ...No red brake lights or tail lights. I hope they get nabbed before they cause an accident. MM
• In addition to a 3rd brake light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:22:15 -0800
  Another thing you can do to brighten up your brake lights is change the bulbs to 50 watts each. I did and now and...
• Instrument lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:55:42 -0500
  CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO CHANGE THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON A 1991 CARAT? I DON'T WANT TO BREAK SOME OF THAT OLD...
• Re: Back-up lights & now tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:42:23 -0800
  John, What bulbs did you try for tail lights? I installed brighter bulbs used in Honda's(easy access for me) last January on...
• Re: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 00:16:24 -0700
  I have the Bosch relays installed in my van and the lights work much better than stock. Not H4 80/100s mind you like...
• Re: Square to round lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 09:35:32 -0700
  ...Square to round lights The discussion lately on lights has sparked my interest. I currently have the DOT 9004/H3 square lights with relays...
• Re: Typical wiring for Vanagon > trailer?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:35:02 -0400
  ...Edward At 03:59 PM 6/17/2006, mark drillock wrote: >Most trailer lights use the same bulb filament for brake lights as for...
• Re: Typical wiring for Vanagon > trailer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:41:30 -0400
  Rather than "Custom" wiring and lights, I prefer to wire the flat 4 trailer connector "Standard". You can buy the power converters as powered...
• Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 16:41:29 -0700
  ...Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips? I hope you have tips to help me troubleshoot my brake lights. '84 Westy Wolfsburg. Symptom: No brake lights. No...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:24:52 -0400
  ...2 outer lights on High: all 4 lights on seems the best for my use and surroundings (rural country roads mostly). I already had...
• Re: aux headlights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:03:29 CST
  ...and you'd be illegal. :( i chose to trigger my fog lights off the parking lights ... so that i can run my fog lights...
• fog light wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 17:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
  I'm ready to begin the project of installing my new Hella 500 fog lights on the van (thanks for the suggestion Sean). The...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:36:05 -0800
  Sorry Chris, this is going to sound a bit harsh, but lights in the eyes is something that bothers me for a variety of...
• Re: back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:53:58 -0800
  ...back-up lights > When my backup lights didn't work I first checked bulbs, fuses, continuity > in wires, then checked the switch near on...
• Re: Headlight Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 May 2009 11:57:48 -0500
  These lights are not CIBA - but something else - it's an international name, but for the life of me at the moment I cannot...
• Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:05:53 +0200
  ...This is straight from the battery, and feeds the front and rear parking lights, and instrument lights. Second, you have the X. This is...
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:36:14 +1000
  ...Are you saying that the E code lights are worse then the DOT lights for blinding other road users? Have you ever actually seen...
• Re: What lights for an upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:08:55 -0700
  ...What lights for an upgrade? > I want to upgrade the lighting on my 88 GL to the e-code lights but > don't know...
• Re: New SA grill
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:39:52 -0700
  > Before I decide on a wiring method for these new lights I wanted to know > if > it's legal to have these on at...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:51:55 -0500
  At 10:30 PM 12/3/2010, David M wrote: >I have no brake lights. I checked the fuse and the bulbs. Both good...