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  • Re: 2 questions from a new list member
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:03:32 -0400
    ...I installed a string of 3 under-counter lights from Wal-Mart replacing the horrid flourescent lamp my westy came with. (I keep the...
  • Re: Headlights out
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:10:35 -0600
    ...I > > have the SA lamps - and all four lamps failed to come on. I am at a > > disadvantage because I moved and my Bentley...
  • Re: CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
    Fri, 3 May 2002 10:35:01 -0500
    ...Require the same stringent glare standards for HID lamps as for >the e-code lamps. > >3. Consider all "driving" or "auxiliary" white lights to...
  • Re: instument panel lamps
    Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
    Tue, 28 Jul 1998 03:47:12 -0500
    ...instument panel lamps Any advice about changing burnt out instrument panel lamps on my 87 Vanagon? specifically the heater control panel. It doesn't...
  • Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:56:33 -0600
    ...What makes sealed beam lamps "sealed"? Are the vanagon�s U.S. >>> headlights sealed beams? >> >> Sealed-beam lamps are literally that -- lamp, reflector, lens...
  • instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Soiney
    Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:45:57 -0500
    ...There is some scratching on the warning lamp "glass" but otherwise ok mail if interested thanks!!
  • VERY CLEAN 1985 VANAGON GL FOR SALE !
    Historical mailing list - SKP
    Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:38:03 -0700
    1985 Vanagon GL, seats 7 and Conv to Bed, Very Clean, Runs great, 10k on new Engine and 5 speed, AC, Alloys, Fog lamps...
  • BLINKER QUESTION 87 WESTY
    Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
    Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:32:57 -0500
    ...I checked all of the lamps and they work fine. the 4 way flashers work fine. any clues as to what may be wrong...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Lamp?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 10 May 2012 11:19:18 -0700
    ...Oil Pressure Lamp? > > So last weekend I pulled the dash and did R&R under there. Put it back in. > Over the past two...
  • Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:24:39 -0500
    ...http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-White-LED-Panel-6SMD-5050-car-Interior-Dome-lights-lamp-T10-Festoon-Ba9s-/300786101566?pt=Motors_Car...
  • Re: troubleshooting no a/c
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:18:41 EDT
    ...As I recall that switch, it doesn't guarantee that you are actually getting power to the fog lamps. Depending on brand (such as...
  • Re: Delta Six DS4000
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:52:22 -0700
    ...The lamps are available but not cheap. > > Yrs, > d > > At 11:07 PM 6/23/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote: > >> Hi everyone. I have the...
  • Re: GE High output "bulbs"<F>
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:44:26 -0600
    ...GE lamps...lighten up... This list is a never ending source of amusement... (By the way, as a former GE Lighting employee, I need...
  • Re: H-4 Euro Lamp
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:48:30 +1200
    ...Afternoon, >Fred > > >We can definitely help you out with the H4 lamps for your vanagon... >They are a Hella unit which replaces the outside...
  • Re: Friday Listserve Humor
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Fri, 15 Dec 2000 07:06:53 EST
    ...lightbulb" or >"light bulb"; another 6 to condemn these 6 as >anal-retentive. >> It is neither; it is "lamp". You must have forgot one.
  • Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:56:12 -0700
    ...buzzer in parallel with the idiot lamp should give an audible alarm > whenever the oil pressure lamp lights. > > There's only a single wire...
  • Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:25:09 -0800
    ...Just below the main lamp (on the main reflector) is another small light holder that is for a park lamp or "city light" as...
  • Re: map light
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Wed, 7 Nov 2012 16:02:56 -0700
    On 11/7/2012 12:46 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Not having ever had this lamp in the camper, I really don't...
  • City Lights
    Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
    Sun, 14 Nov 1999 12:06:24 -0800
    ...The rectangular Hella I beleive another term for 'city lights' is day time running lamps. I could be wrong about this though... dave
  • Need relay mod with sylvania Xtra visions?
    Historical mailing list - Mike D.
    Sat, 9 Aug 2003 17:01:43 -0700
    ...relay mod? If not, would a new switch help (I measured the voltage at only 10.3V at the lamps, with the engine off).
  • Re: reverse lights not working,
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:36:45 EST
    ...Is there anything else you know of that I could try? >> Lamp grounding. George
  • Re: OXY---ignoring maintenance will lead to an unreliable Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:57:28 -0700
    ...sensor lamp has turned on. > I am NOT going to replace the sensor but could some one please tell me > where the re-set...
  • I need an IdiuT light! [low fuel warning lamp]
    Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
    Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:07:07 -0800
    ...Do any of the vanagon models offer a low fuel warning lamp? If not, I'm tempted to either: 1) pay closer attention to...
  • Re: LED backup lights update
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:30:49 -0800
    ...Gently press the tabs on the lamp holder in. Remove lamp holder. Mine’s an '84, so they don’t get *much* older. There...
  • Projektzwo fog replacements available
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 15 Oct 1998 08:44:52 -0400
    ...Description Price 103-02-711-00 Lamp unit, fog lamps type 2 DM76,00 Packing material 10,00 bank charges 20,00 transport charges...
  • Re: Pre-state insepction repair - somewhat URGENT
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:20:15 -0400
    ...Left turn signal flashes only the turn signal lamp. Transmission in reverse does not turn on reverse lights. The questions: 1. Ground? 2. Reverse...
  • Re: OIL warning light up
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:38:07 -0400
    ...It illuminates the oil pressure lamp (but not the buzzer) if the pressure falls below 0.3 bar at any time. The other circuit...
  • Amphibious vehicle!
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Sat, 4 Dec 1999 10:57:34 -0600
    ...Then National Lampoon did a spoof ad of a floating bug with the caption "If Ted Kennedy Had Owned A VW, He Would Be...
  • Re: tail light bulb question
    Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
    Fri, 30 May 2003 07:34:36 -0500
    ...E-mail message Some people have melted their lamp assemblies with higher wattage bulbs, so I'd consider that a last resort. Adding a...
  • Re: Anyone used "Night Hawk" bulbs? (searched archives)
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:50:06 -0500
    ...The required ballast/control gear will probably always be more expensive and bulkier than a simple filament lamp or LED. The accountants don't...
  • Re: A Request
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:38:06 -0500
    ...aggravating problem - > trying to keep our lighting adjusted and keep the lamps from just > flopping around up front. > > The one most problematic at the...
  • Re: Square to round lights
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 5 Oct 2002 09:35:32 -0700
    ...Not sure about size (165mm or 200mm) but lamps are common and cheap zwo Con: Ohmygod expensive Fast - Pro: Keep stock grille - bolt on...
  • SA grille owners only question
    Historical mailing list - Dave C
    Sun, 11 Apr 1999 12:58:19 -0400
    ...drivers side driving lamp melting any wires? And did you do anything interesting to route wires behind the driving lamp (again drivers side)? Thanks...
  • headlamps
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:57:53 -0700
    What is the most likely reason for the headlamps on my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile to be kaput? All other lamps work, headlights...
  • Re: Headlight adjusters
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:41:39 -0500
    ...a devil of a time getting my new adjusters I got from VC to snap in place > in the metal around the lamp itself. > > > >
  • Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 26 May 2001 19:36:40 -0500
    ...mind since I started reading this > thread. > I can't remember where its from. Was it some kind of Nat. Lampoon > thing? > > Larry A. >
  • Re: OX and charge lights on
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:30:31 EST
    ...They share in the circuitry needed to provide the lamp checking function. George
  • DC Lighting conversion for brightness
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:50:47 -0700
    ...the weekender produces 400 lumens and draws .9 amps The CCFL lamps I bought draw .75 amps and produce the 30,000cd/UF in...
  • Re: low-voltage lighting
    Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
    Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:19:53 -0900
    ...Remember that incandescent lamps draw more when being turned >> on. 15 amps of lamps will pop a 15 amp fuse if they all get...
  • Re: round H4 headlights, was: Re: Me too: Re: [Syncro] Sanity
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:36:23 -0700
    here is something daniel stern wrote to me regarding the different bulbs for H4 E-code lamps: "[of the following three bulbs: Standard 60...
  • Re: "City Lights"
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:13:19 +1200
    > >How about city lights? What is a city light? It's a European-type parking >>lamp, a small 5W bulb sticks through a grommet...
  • Re: Isenglas Windows [NVC]
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:13:05 -0500
    ...Bakelite was the other alternative, and of course no good for lamp covers. Jim On Jul 30, 2006, at 6:47 PM, John Rodgers...
  • Re: Foglights on my Webpage
    Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
    Wed, 18 Mar 1998 11:37:14 -0800
    Gees, where do I sign up, that fog lamp set up looks Sweeeet! The front of my Westy is smashed up from hitting a...
  • Re: Interior Lights/rechargeable batteries
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Sun, 17 Oct 1999 07:34:07 -0400
    Why not mount 12v lamps and wire them into the fuse box? Most FLAPS carry small utility lamps with a switch, and the wiring...
  • Re: Instrument lamp replacement
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Thu, 17 May 2007 12:13:59 -0700
    ...YAHOO.COM writes: > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know the secret for getting the instrument > > > lamps out? I've pulled > > > > and twisted about as hard as I dare...
  • Projekzwo Lower Grille Fog Light Kit Replacement - Update
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 8 May 2007 16:14:47 -0500
    ...No direct lamp replacements were available and the Hella ones that came with the original Projekzwo kits were NLA. So I had to put...
  • Upgraded Tail Lights again
    Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
    Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:00:59 -0700
    ...This looks like a great place to find lamps / bulbs http://www.bulbtown.com/93_MINIATURE_BULB_BA15S_BASE_p/93.htm
  • Re: Head Lamp Assembly ..pass side
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:43:29 EST
    In a message dated 2/25/06 5:26:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, chris@MIRAIUSA.COM writes: > I a need passenger side glass...
  • Re: Welcome aboard Christophe/German imports
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 3 May 2007 17:45:35 -0700
    Jake de Villiers typed: > Or the talented and lovely Swedish grille with the four round 7" > lamps. :) Easy there, big fella. -- Mike "Rocket J...
  • Tail Light Up date-Week 2
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:49:04 -0500
    ...Anyway, no problems, and obviously noticeable rear lamps. And the back-up lights are out of this world!! Very bright, and you can actually...
  • a 76 FI success story... (kinda long)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:38:35 -0400
    ...Wrong! Both light the lamp. What's up? I suppose further, should you hook one end of the lamp to 12V and probe the...
  • Re: Can this do that?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 22 May 2011 19:26:16 -0400
    ...The instructions were to then start the engine, wait for the oil pressure lamp to go out, then shut it off and top off...
  • A Fantastic Find at Canadian Tire!
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:48:40 -0600
    ...Two lamp reflectors/enclosures (178 mm), 2 H4 bulbs, 2 high quality boots. Instructions. The price: 89.00 CDN! Aprox $55.00 US! My...
  • advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
    Historical mailing list - Greg Kriss
    Sat, 15 Jun 2002 10:48:31 -0400
    ...Is there an easy way to mount fog lamps above the bumper? My Vanagon has the grey plastic bumpers but the clearance from the...
  • Water tank mystery
    Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
    Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:44:21 -0700
    ...Filled it to btwn the second and third probe and saw the lamps asserted on the stove front to indicate correctly. The water slowly...
  • Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:56:45 -0500
    ...seems: > >http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/img_3794.jpg That's prezackly the one I mean, and the correct lamp. Yrs, d
  • 1984 Westfalia 12V Power Outlet
    Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker (Guido)
    Mon, 3 May 2010 21:25:55 -0500
    ...Can anyone tell me what this power outlet is for??? It actually looks like a lamp bulb would fit into it. Thanks JB 88GL...
  • (no subject)
    Historical mailing list - Roger Stone
    Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:25:41 EST
    ...Still have the lamps (in the box) you sold me over a year ago. Roger
  • Cigarette Lighter Mystery
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:02:28 -0700
    ...How does one remove the brown lamp holder? Sawzall, Plastique, Voodoo incantations? waiting patiently for deliverance and an AHA! from a fur lined rut...
  • Re: Fw: Tail Lights/82 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
    Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:04:42 -0400
    ...Tail Lights/82 Vanagon Noticed that the intensity of the left side tail lamp was much less that the right side of our 82...